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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000787
Scott Elementary School
4700 Arizona Ave NE, Salem, OR 97305 · (503) 399-3302 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
411 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
46%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
22.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.4% | 12.2% |
% 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
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Elementary School this school | 464 | 88.6% | 13.2% |
| Swegle Elementary School Salem | 496 | 88.9% | 11.8% |
| Hayesville Elementary School Salem | 442 | 88.9% | 14.2% |
| Lamb Elementary School Salem | 436 | 90.4% | 13.3% |
| Yoshikai Elementary School Salem | 478 | 87.4% | 23.4% |
| Cesar E Chavez Elementary Salem | 464 | 88.1% | 13.9% |
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 Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #573 of 591 | #47 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #557 of 646 ▲ 58 | #39 of 62 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #574 of 646 ▲ 65 | #43 of 62 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #105 of 710 | #11 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #258 of 587 | #8 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #362 of 587 | #37 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #174 of 645 | #27 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #180 of 493 | #16 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
464
-66 (-12%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 89% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 27.1 | 19.2:1 | 67% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 57% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 21 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 31 | 19.5:1 | 87% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 87% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 28 | 22.6:1 | 75% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 59% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 21 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (604 to 464); teachers down 10% (31 to 28).
About Scott Elementary School
In Salem, Oregon, part of Marion County, Scott Elementary School is an elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 464 students. That puts enrollment 45% above the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J enrolls 37,776 students, and its 65 schools include Scott Elementary School.
The largest group at Scott Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 71%. Other groups include 15% White and 7% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Marion County residents are about 29% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Scott Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is about 16.5:1. The school has 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Oregon, Scott Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 13.2% actual against a predicted 28.2%.
In Marion County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $77,351 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Scott Elementary School, Marion County has 111 public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Scott Elementary School from the closest public school, Cesar E Chavez Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Scott Elementary School at 5th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Scott Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Scott Elementary School had a net loss of 66 students, or 12%. The ratio was 25.2:1 in 2020-21 and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Scott Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Scott Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Scott Elementary. Scott Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 11.
- Scott Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 493 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolScott Air Force Base, IL · 852 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 587 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 566 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Cesar E Chavez Elementary0.7 mi · 464
- Lamb Elementary School0.8 mi · 436
- Early College High School0.8 mi · 193
- McKay High School0.9 mi · 2,380
- Hayesville Elementary School1.2 mi · 442
- Swegle Elementary School1.2 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Scott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scott Elementary School?
Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades KG-05.
Is Scott Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scott Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Scott Elementary School have?
Scott Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Scott Elementary School?
Student demographics at Scott Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 71% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Scott Elementary School?
Scott 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.