Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082004192
Lee Elementary School
5650 Venice St SE, Salem, OR 97306 · (503) 399-5570 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
295 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 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
61%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
27.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
18.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.7% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 20.9% |
% 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
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Lee Elementary School
Lee Elementary School's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Elementary School this school | 336 | 87.8% | 24.0% |
| Miller Elementary School Salem | 318 | 89.6% | 19.6% |
| Jackson Elementary School Medford | 321 | 87.5% | 15.4% |
| Highland Elementary School Salem | 263 | 90.1% | 15.7% |
| Highland Elementary School Gresham | 465 | 83.0% | 14.2% |
| Richmond Elementary School Salem | 242 | 88.8% | 11.4% |
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 Lee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #456 of 591 | #29 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #554 of 646 ▼ 40 | #38 of 62 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #527 of 646 ▼ 63 | #36 of 62 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #342 of 710 | #35 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #569 of 587 | #49 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #139 of 587 | #11 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #192 of 645 | #36 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #29 of 88 | #2 of 6 |
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
336
+74 (+28%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 336 | 15.5 | 21.7:1 | 88% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 17.2 | 17.3:1 | 67% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 17.2 | 16.0:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 12 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 16.3 | 18.5:1 | 57% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 15 | 20.2:1 | 58% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 19 | 26.1:1 | 53% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (303 to 336); teachers down 5% (16.3 to 15.5).
About Lee Elementary School
Lee Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Salem, Oregon. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 336 students.
In Salem-Keizer SD 24J, 65 schools enroll a combined 37,776 students.
Lee Elementary School is 52% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 34% White, 4% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Marion County, the Hispanic share is about 29%. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lee Elementary School was 21.7:1. This ratio sits 5.2 above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 88%.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lee Elementary School's results are 4.5 points below predicted: 24.0% against 28.5%.
Marion County has these Census figures: the median household income is $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marion County is home to 111 public schools and about 53,799 public school students.
The shortest distance from Lee Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Pringle Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lee Elementary School is 8th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Lee Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment has grown by 74 students since 2020-21, to 336.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Lee Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lee Elementary. Lee Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 13.
- Lee Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 257 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 780 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 717 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 581 students
- Lee ElementaryEast Wenatchee, WA · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Pringle Elementary School0.6 mi · 488
- Battle Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 426
- Leslie Middle School2.1 mi · 735
- Sumpter Elementary School2.2 mi · 451
- Judson Middle School2.3 mi · 811
- Morningside Elementary School2.5 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lee Elementary School?
Lee Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lee Elementary School serve?
Lee Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lee Elementary School have?
Lee Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lee Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lee Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lee Elementary School in?
Lee Elementary School is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
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