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Which teacher or staff member at South Salem High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,195
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000820
South Salem High School
1910 Church St SE, Salem, OR 97302 · (503) 399-3252 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,195 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Oregon public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,964 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 549 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 590 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 570 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 486 | 22% |
Student demographics
63%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
35.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
6.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 6.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 13.5% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 South Salem High School
South Salem High School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Salem High School this school | 2,195 | 89.5% | 23.8% |
| McNary High School Keizer | 1,995 | 89.9% | 23.5% |
| South Medford High School Medford | 1,856 | 86.9% | 34.4% |
| North Medford High School Medford | 1,721 | 86.8% | 42.2% |
| Willamette High School Eugene | 1,455 | 87.5% | 18.6% |
| West Salem High School Salem | 1,606 | 89.5% | 24.5% |
Matched among Oregon high 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 South Salem High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #127 of 177 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #185 of 194 ▼ 51 | #13 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #131 of 201 ▼ 3 | #9 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,195 | #6 of 257 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #146 of 171 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #25 of 171 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #53 of 207 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #20 of 67 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,195
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,442
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 26.8:1
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 | 2,195 | 93.2 | 23.6:1 | 89% (1,964) |
| 2023-24 | 2,310 | 99.1 | 23.3:1 | 67% (1,544) |
| 2022-23 | 2,256 | 103.3 | 21.8:1 | 96% (2,158) |
| 2020-21 | 2,196 | 82 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,949 | 78.1 | 25.0:1 | 47% (910) |
| 2015-16 | 1,880 | 77 | 24.4:1 | 51% (964) |
| 2010-11 | 1,971 | 79 | 24.9:1 | 50% (992) |
| 2000-01 | 1,943 | 94 | 20.7:1 | 19% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 1,442 | 65 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Salem High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,949 to 2,195); teachers up 19% (78.1 to 93.2).
About South Salem High School
South Salem High School is a high-enrollment high school in Salem-Keizer SD 24J, located in Salem, Oregon. The student body numbers 2,195 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Oregon) has about 630 students.
Enrollment across the 65 schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J totals 37,776 students.
South Salem High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 45%. Other students are 38% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Marion County, the White share is about 66%. The chance that two students picked at random at South Salem High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The school employs the equivalent of 93.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 23.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at South Salem High School is 89%.
The allk12 Grade for South Salem High School is C+. Compared with Oregon public high schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with South Salem High School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 27.9%. South Salem High School scores 23.8%, 4.1 points below that line.
Federal survey data for Marion County show that median household income is about $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. South Salem High School is among the 111 public schools in Marion County.
Nearest public school: McKinley Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, South Salem High School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes South Salem High School as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 2,196 in 2020-21, 2,195 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.8:1 in 2020-21 to 23.6:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at South Salem High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 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
- Waldo Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
Nearby schools
- McKinley Elementary School0.4 mi · 269
- Bush Elementary School1.0 mi · 255
- Candalaria Elementary School1.1 mi · 271
- Salem Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 245
- Morningside Elementary School1.3 mi · 311
- Richmond Elementary School1.4 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About South Salem High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Salem High School?
South Salem High School enrolls approximately 2,195 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Salem High School serve?
South Salem High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at South Salem High School?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at South Salem High School.
How diverse is South Salem High School?
South Salem High School reports a student body of 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees South Salem High School?
South Salem High 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.