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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082001600
Harritt Elementary School
2112 Linwood St NW, Salem, OR 97304 · (503) 399-3457 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
440 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
19.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.9% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 26.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harritt Elementary School
Harritt Elementary School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harritt Elementary School this school | 498 | 88.4% | 25.9% |
| Keizer Elementary School Keizer | 565 | 90.1% | 19.3% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School Medford | 398 | 87.4% | 22.1% |
| Ash Creek Elementary School Monmouth | 433 | 93.8% | 25.7% |
| Cummings Elementary School Keizer | 397 | 88.9% | 18.1% |
| Fairfield Elementary School Eugene | 381 | 87.4% | 30.8% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harritt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #436 of 591 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #536 of 646 ▼ 105 | #11 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #511 of 646 ▼ 16 | #10 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #68 of 710 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #414 of 587 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #126 of 587 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #176 of 645 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #481 of 493 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
498
+36 (+8%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 27.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 498 | 27.4 | 18.2:1 | 88% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 21.9 | 23.6:1 | 66% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 22.6 | 20.7:1 | 73% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 17 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 24.7 | 20.5:1 | 63% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 68% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 24 | 23.1:1 | 51% (285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harritt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (507 to 498); teachers up 11% (24.7 to 27.4).
About Harritt Elementary School
At 2112 Linwood St NW in Salem, Oregon, Harritt Elementary School operates as a large elementary school. The school serves 498 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Oregon is roughly 321 students; this school is 55% above that.
Harritt Elementary School is among 65 schools run by Salem-Keizer SD 24J, which serves 37,776 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Harritt Elementary School is Hispanic (48%). Enrollment also includes 38% White, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 16% share among Polk County residents. By the diversity index, Harritt Elementary School comes in at 62%.
Teacher staffing is 27.4 full-time equivalents, or about 18.2 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 16.5:1. About 88% of students, or 440, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Harritt Elementary School's results are 2.4 points below predicted: 25.9% against 28.3%.
In the county around the school, Polk County, median household income is about $85,118, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Harritt Elementary School is among the 24 public schools in Polk County.
Kalapuya Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Harritt Elementary School is behind the 34.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Harritt Elementary School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 27.2:1 to 18.2:1 over the same years.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,662
Census ACS
Median income
$85,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
11,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Kalapuya Elementary School0.6 mi · 483
- Straub Middle School0.6 mi · 568
- Brush College Elementary School0.9 mi · 250
- Chapman Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 306
- West Salem High School1.1 mi · 1,606
- Walker Middle School1.2 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Harritt Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Harritt Elementary School?
Harritt Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Harritt Elementary School serve?
Harritt Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Harritt Elementary School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Harritt Elementary School.
How diverse is Harritt Elementary School?
Harritt Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Harritt Elementary School?
Harritt Elementary School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.