Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000789
Highland Elementary School
530 Highland Ave NE, Salem, OR 97303 · (503) 399-3155 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
237 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
63%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
23.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
12.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 12.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 12.9% |
% 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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School this school | 263 | 90.1% | 15.7% |
| Miller Elementary School Salem | 318 | 89.6% | 19.6% |
| Richmond Elementary School Salem | 242 | 88.8% | 11.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Medford | 221 | 88.2% | 20.1% |
| Yaquina View Elementary Newport | 264 | 90.5% | N/A |
| Englewood Elementary School Salem | 285 | 87.7% | 30.9% |
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 Highland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #550 of 591 | #42 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #613 of 646 ▼ 8 | #49 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #565 of 646 ▲ 59 | #40 of 62 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #477 of 710 | #48 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #344 of 587 | #13 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #118 of 587 | #8 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #145 of 645 | #8 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #26 of 493 | #1 of 47 |
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
263
-105 (-29%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 263 | 15.1 | 17.4:1 | 90% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 16.7 | 17.6:1 | 69% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 21.3 | 16.3:1 | 72% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 17 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 20.8 | 20.6:1 | 92% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 92% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 75% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 99% (504) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 25 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (429 to 263); teachers down 27% (20.8 to 15.1).
About Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Salem, Oregon. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 263 students in kindergarten through 5.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J runs 65 schools with a combined 37,776 students. Highland Elementary School is one of them.
Highland Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 44%. Smaller groups are 41% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, and 3% Black. County-wide, 29% of Marion County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 17.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Highland Elementary School is 90%.
Highland Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.7% is 11.9 points below the 27.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marion County show that the median household income is $77,351, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Highland Elementary School, Marion County has 110 other public schools.
Nearby, Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Highland Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Highland Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 29% enrollment decrease, from 368 in 2020-21 to 263 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 21.6 in 2020-21 to 17.4 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 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
Other Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary School is the 48th largest of the 56.
- Highland Elementary SchoolGresham, OR · 465 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolGrants Pass, OR · 344 students
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 976 students
- Highland ElementarySanford, NC · 854 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolMarengo, OH · 836 students
Nearby schools
- Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School0.5 mi · 95
- Oregon School for the Deaf0.5 mi · 86
- Eagle Charter School0.5 mi · 150
- Grant Community School0.6 mi · 444
- Parrish Middle School1.0 mi · 691
- North Salem High School1.1 mi · 2,107
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School enrolls approximately 263 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Highland Elementary School serve?
Highland Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Elementary School?
At Highland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Marion County.
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