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What's the one class at Keizer Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000793
Keizer Elementary School
5600 McClure St N, Keizer, OR 97303 · (503) 399-3161 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
509 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 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
59%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
17.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -12.9pp since 2023
Math
14.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.8% | 14.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 20.3% |
% 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
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 Keizer Elementary School
Keizer Elementary School's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keizer Elementary School this school | 565 | 90.1% | 19.3% |
| Harritt Elementary School Salem | 498 | 88.4% | 25.9% |
| Table Rock Elementary White City | 675 | 95.6% | 15.6% |
| Independence Elementary School Independence | 425 | 93.2% | 16.5% |
| Loma Vista Elementary Hermiston | 397 | 92.7% | 32.8% |
| Ash Creek Elementary School Monmouth | 433 | 93.8% | 25.7% |
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 Keizer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #521 of 591 | #36 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #601 of 646 ▼ 82 | #47 of 62 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #616 of 646 ▼ 143 | #48 of 62 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #32 of 710 | #5 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #538 of 587 | #42 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #165 of 587 | #13 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #146 of 645 | #9 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #178 of 493 | #15 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
565
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 565 | 27.9 | 20.3:1 | 90% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 28.4 | 19.1:1 | 66% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 27.1 | 20.7:1 | 70% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 23 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 34.7 | 21.2:1 | 71% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 32 | 20.5:1 | 71% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 73% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 37 | 19.7:1 | 69% (502) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 27 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keizer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (737 to 565); teachers down 20% (34.7 to 27.9).
About Keizer Elementary School
The public elementary school Keizer Elementary School is located in Keizer, Oregon. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 565 students. That is 76% above the average of about 321 students for elementary schools in Oregon.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J has a total of 65 schools and 37,776 students, Keizer Elementary School among them.
The largest group at Keizer Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 53%. Other groups include 35% White and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County residents are about 29% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Keizer Elementary School scores 59%.
Keizer Elementary School lists 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.3 students per teacher. The school's 20.3:1 compares with an average of 16.5:1 for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 90% of the student body.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Keizer Elementary School would be expected to post about 27.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.3%.
In Marion County, home to about 349,244 people, the median household earns about $77,351 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Marion County number 111, with about 53,799 students.
McNary High School is about 0.5 miles from Keizer Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 19.3% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Keizer Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 562 to 565. The number of students per teacher dropped from 24.4 to 20.3 over 4 years.
People who know Keizer Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Keizer
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Claggett Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Whiteaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Gubser Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Cummings Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- McNary High School0.5 mi · 1,995
- Cummings Elementary School1.1 mi · 397
- Whiteaker Middle School1.4 mi · 654
- Gubser Elementary School1.5 mi · 423
- Kennedy Elementary School1.7 mi · 358
- Clear Lake Elementary School1.7 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Keizer Elementary SchoolHow large is Keizer Elementary School?
Keizer Elementary School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Keizer Elementary School serve?
Keizer Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Keizer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Keizer Elementary School is approximately 20.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Keizer Elementary School?
At Keizer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 53% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Keizer Elementary School public or private?
Keizer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.