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What's the most underrated thing about McNary High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,995
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000817
McNary High School
595 Chemawa Rd N, Keizer, OR 97303 · (503) 399-3233 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,995 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,794 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 510 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 495 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 527 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 463 | 23% |
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
45.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
16.1%
OR avg 31.8% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 are up about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 8.0% |
% 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 →
Where McNary High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #129 of 177 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #108 of 194 | #6 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #78 of 201 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,995 | #9 of 257 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #153 of 171 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #30 of 171 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #100 of 102 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,995
-21 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 23.6:1
% White
45%
was 57%
% Hispanic
43%
was 34%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,995 | 82.3 | 24.3:1 | 90% (1,794) |
| 2023-24 | 2,058 | 84.2 | 24.4:1 | 67% (1,372) |
| 2022-23 | 2,081 | 87.6 | 23.7:1 | 92% (1,906) |
| 2017-18 | 2,016 | 85.5 | 23.6:1 | 52% (1,052) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McNary High School.
About McNary High School
McNary High School sits in Keizer, Oregon, and is classified as a high school. Enrollment stands at 1,995 students, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 217% more students than the average for high schools in Oregon (about 630).
The district, Salem-Keizer SD 24J, has 37,776 students enrolled across 65 schools.
The biggest share of students at McNary High School, 45%, is White. The next largest groups are 43% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. In Marion County overall, about 66% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McNary High School scores 61%.
For every teacher at McNary High School, there are about 24.3 students; the school has 82.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 1,794 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 90% of enrollment.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For McNary High School, the prediction is 27.7% and the result is 23.5%.
The county, Marion County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,351 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting McNary High School, Marion County has 111 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, McNary High School is closest to Keizer Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, McNary High School ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
McNary High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,995, starting from 2,016. White students went from 57% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 45% 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
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Other schools in Keizer
- Claggett Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Whiteaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Keizer Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Gubser Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Cummings Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Keizer Elementary School0.5 mi · 565
- Cummings Elementary School0.7 mi · 397
- Whiteaker Middle School1.2 mi · 654
- Kennedy Elementary School1.3 mi · 358
- Gubser Elementary School1.4 mi · 423
- Weddle Elementary School1.4 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About McNary High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McNary High School?
McNary High School enrolls approximately 1,995 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does McNary High School serve?
McNary High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does McNary High School have?
McNary High School employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
How diverse is McNary High School?
McNary High School reports a student body of 45% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees McNary High School?
McNary High School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.