Pratum Elementary School

Pratum Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary-level community in Salem, Oregon, part of Silver Falls SD 4J. The school instructs 71 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 78% smaller than the state mean of about 321.

Within Silver Falls SD 4J, which oversees 13 schools and 3,651 students, Pratum Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Pratum Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Marion County (around 83%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pratum Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.9%; actual is 65.3%, +22.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Marion County reports that median household income runs about $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Pratum Elementary School is one of 111 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students).

Nearest neighbor: Central Howell Elementary School, around 2.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pratum Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pratum Elementary School has decreased 5%, going from 75 students in 2018 to 71 in 2025.

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