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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000802
Pringle Elementary School
5500 Reed Ln SE, Salem, OR 97306 · (503) 399-3178 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
429 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 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
67%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
26.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.6% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 26.5% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Pringle Elementary School
Pringle Elementary School's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pringle Elementary School this school | 488 | 87.9% | 28.0% |
| Battle Creek Elementary School Salem | 426 | 89.2% | 23.1% |
| Sumpter Elementary School Salem | 451 | 88.7% | 38.0% |
| Kalapuya Elementary School Salem | 483 | 88.4% | 47.5% |
| Liberty Elementary School Salem | 400 | 89.0% | 27.9% |
| Powell Valley Elementary School Gresham | 368 | 82.6% | 21.5% |
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 Pringle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #398 of 591 | #24 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #507 of 646 ▼ 75 | #36 of 62 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #539 of 646 ▼ 119 | #37 of 62 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #78 of 710 | #9 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #570 of 587 | #50 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #85 of 587 | #2 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #189 of 645 | #33 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #259 of 493 | #21 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
488
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 488 | 22.4 | 21.8:1 | 88% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 22.3 | 21.4:1 | 67% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 23.5 | 21.2:1 | 91% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 21 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 26.2 | 22.9:1 | 46% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 46% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 44% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 28 | 20.4:1 | 27% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 18 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pringle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (600 to 488); teachers down 14% (26.2 to 22.4).
About Pringle Elementary School
Students in Salem, Oregon, attend Pringle Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school enrolls 488 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321, so this school runs 52% above that.
Pringle Elementary School is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J, where 65 schools serve 37,776 students.
The most common group at Pringle Elementary School is White students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Marion County, the White share is about 66%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 22.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.8:1. This ratio sits 5.3 above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Roughly 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pringle Elementary School is 28.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Marion County, 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.
Lee Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pringle Elementary School. Pringle Elementary School places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 497 in 2020-21, 488 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 21.8 students per teacher, compared with 23.7 in 2020-21.
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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
Nearby schools
- Lee Elementary School0.6 mi · 336
- Battle Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 426
- Sumpter Elementary School1.6 mi · 451
- Judson Middle School1.7 mi · 811
- Leslie Middle School1.7 mi · 735
- Wright Elementary School2.1 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Pringle Elementary SchoolHow large is Pringle Elementary School?
Pringle Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pringle Elementary School serve?
Pringle Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Pringle Elementary School have?
Pringle Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
How diverse is Pringle Elementary School?
Pringle Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pringle Elementary School?
Pringle Elementary 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.