Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082001497
Miller Elementary School
1650 46th Pl SE, Salem, OR 97317 · (503) 399-3332 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
285 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 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
69%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
24.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +9.9pp 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 25 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 14.9% |
% 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Miller Elementary School
Miller Elementary School's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Elementary School this school | 318 | 89.6% | 19.6% |
| Lee Elementary School Salem | 336 | 87.8% | 24.0% |
| Highland Elementary School Salem | 263 | 90.1% | 15.7% |
| Jackson Elementary School Medford | 321 | 87.5% | 15.4% |
| Richmond Elementary School Salem | 242 | 88.8% | 11.4% |
| Desert View Elementary School Hermiston | 351 | 91.7% | 48.8% |
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 Miller Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #518 of 591 | #35 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #457 of 646 ▲ 127 | #28 of 62 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #559 of 646 ▲ 20 | #39 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #376 of 710 | #37 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #412 of 587 | #22 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #56 of 587 | #1 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #151 of 645 | #10 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #170 of 493 | #13 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
318
-87 (-21%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 27.0:1
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 | 318 | 17.5 | 18.2:1 | 90% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 16.7 | 20.6:1 | 69% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 19.9 | 18.2:1 | 76% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 15 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 20.2 | 20.6:1 | 70% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 70% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 16 | 24.2:1 | 68% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 54% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (417 to 318); teachers down 14% (20.2 to 17.5).
About Miller Elementary School
Miller Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Salem, Oregon, (ZIP code 97317). It enrolled 318 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Within Salem-Keizer SD 24J, Miller Elementary School is one of 65 schools. The district enrolls 37,776 students.
The most common group at Miller Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 45%. The school is also 32% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Pacific Islander, and 4% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 29%. Miller Elementary School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 17.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 18.2:1 here. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 90%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Miller Elementary School, the prediction is 27.8% and the result is 19.6%.
Marion County has these Census figures: the median household income is $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Marion County has 111 public schools and roughly 53,799 students.
Houck Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Miller Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 19.6% is above the 12.2% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Federal data show a 21% enrollment decrease, from 405 in 2020-21 to 318 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 27.0:1 to 18.2:1.
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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 Miller Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Miller Elementary. Miller Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 17.
- Miller ElemDodge City, KS · 780 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 675 students
- Miller ElementarySan Diego, CA · 611 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 575 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLITTLE ELM, TX · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Houck Middle School0.4 mi · 830
- Eyre Elementary School0.5 mi · 538
- Four Corners Elementary School1.0 mi · 362
- Roberts High School1.6 mi · 515
- Auburn Elementary School1.8 mi · 592
- Richmond Elementary School2.6 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Miller Elementary School?
Miller Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Miller Elementary School serve?
Miller Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Miller Elementary School have?
Miller Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Miller Elementary School?
Student demographics at Miller Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 45% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Miller Elementary School in?
Miller Elementary School is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
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