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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000819

Sprague High School

2373 Kuebler Blvd S, Salem, OR 97302 · (503) 399-3261 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,712 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,712
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 630
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,521 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 944926%
Grade 1041424%
Grade 1144026%
Grade 1240924%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
1,05662%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
33319%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
362%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
563%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
16510%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
141%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
342%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
89652%
Female
79847%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
35.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -13.5pp since 2023
Math
10.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2535.4%10.7%
2023-2448.9%7.9%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
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 →

Where Sprague High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Marion County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
23.5%#130 of 177#9 of 13
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
10.7%#153 of 194#8 of 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.4%#132 of 201#10 of 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,712#20 of 257#5 of 20
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.4:1#155 of 171#12 of 14
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.1%#50 of 171#4 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.9%#101 of 102#9 of 9
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,712
-15 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 24.5:1
% White
62%
was 72%
% Hispanic
19%
was 14%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-251,7127024.4:189% (1,521)
2023-241,76572.124.5:167% (1,181)
2022-231,77977.822.9:188% (1,570)
2017-181,72770.424.5:133% (571)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sprague High School.

About Sprague High School

Sprague High School is a high school in Salem, Oregon, reachable at (503) 399-3261. The school enrolls 1,712 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 630.

Federal data list 65 schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J, with 37,776 students enrolled.

The student body at Sprague High School is 62% White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The diversity index for Sprague High School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Staffing at Sprague High School comes to 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 24.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1. Sprague High School counts 89% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

After adjusting for student poverty, Sprague High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.5%; the prediction is 28.1%.

For Marion County, Census Bureau data show 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 Sprague High School, Marion County has 111 public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Schirle Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.2%; Sprague High School's is 23.5%, ranking 8th of 9.

Sprague High School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.

Enrollment at Sprague High School was 1,727 in 2017-18 and 1,712 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The percentage of White students decreased from 72% to 62% between 2017-18 and 2024-25.

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Marion County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Sprague High School
District
Salem-Keizer SD 24J
Address
2373 Kuebler Blvd S, Salem, OR 97302
Phone
(503) 399-3261
County
Marion County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,712
Teachers (FTE)
70
Student–teacher ratio
24.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
1,521 (89%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
411082000819
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sprague High School
How large is Sprague High School?
Sprague High School enrolls approximately 1,712 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sprague High School serve?
Sprague High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sprague High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sprague High School is approximately 24.4:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sprague High School?
At Sprague High School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Sprague High School in?
Sprague High School is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
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