Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000805
Salem Heights Elementary School
3495 Liberty Rd S, Salem, OR 97302 · (503) 399-3187 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
219 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 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
59%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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.9pp 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 24 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 17.4% |
% 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Salem Heights Elementary School
Salem Heights Elementary School's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Heights Elementary School this school | 245 | 89.4% | 22.7% |
| Oceanlake Elementary School Lincoln City | 246 | 89.8% | N/A |
| McKinley Elementary School Salem | 269 | 87.7% | 32.0% |
| Clear Lake Elementary School Eugene | 225 | 87.6% | 23.9% |
| Brush College Elementary School Salem | 250 | 88.8% | 41.5% |
| Englewood Elementary School Salem | 285 | 87.7% | 30.9% |
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 Salem Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #479 of 591 | #32 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #468 of 646 ▲ 89 | #30 of 62 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #524 of 646 ▲ 74 | #35 of 62 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #521 of 710 | #50 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #507 of 587 | #35 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #163 of 587 | #12 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #153 of 645 | #11 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #123 of 493 | #8 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
245
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 245 | 12.6 | 19.5:1 | 89% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 13.1 | 19.4:1 | 67% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 13.8 | 18.5:1 | 98% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 12 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 15.4 | 21.6:1 | 56% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 14 | 21.1:1 | 68% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 14 | 20.5:1 | 60% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 53% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 18 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (332 to 245); teachers down 18% (15.4 to 12.6).
About Salem Heights Elementary School
Salem Heights Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Salem, Oregon. It enrolls 245 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 24% below the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon.
The Salem-Keizer SD 24J system has 65 schools and 37,776 students.
About 56% of the student body at Salem Heights Elementary School is White. Other students are 28% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County residents are about 66% White. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Salem Heights Elementary School are from different groups.
With 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Salem Heights Elementary School, 89% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Salem Heights Elementary School is 5.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 22.7% actual, 27.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
The school is in Marion County, where the median household earns about $77,351 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Salem Heights Elementary School shares Marion County with 110 other public schools.
Candalaria Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Salem Heights Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Salem Heights Elementary School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Salem Heights Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 252 (2020-21) to 245 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.5:1, from 21.0:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Candalaria Elementary School0.6 mi · 271
- Wright Elementary School0.6 mi · 378
- Morningside Elementary School0.9 mi · 311
- McKinley Elementary School0.9 mi · 269
- Judson Middle School1.1 mi · 811
- South Salem High School1.3 mi · 2,195
Frequently asked questions
About Salem Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Salem Heights Elementary School?
Salem Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Salem Heights Elementary School serve?
Salem Heights Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salem Heights Elementary School is approximately 19.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salem Heights Elementary School?
At Salem Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Salem Heights Elementary School public or private?
Salem Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.