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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000807
Sumpter Elementary School
525 Rockwood St SE, Salem, OR 97306 · (503) 399-3337 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
400 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 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
57%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
43.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 35.2% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Sumpter Elementary School
Sumpter Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumpter Elementary School this school | 451 | 88.7% | 38.0% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Medford | 401 | 86.8% | 38.6% |
| Battle Creek Elementary School Salem | 426 | 89.2% | 23.1% |
| East Orient Elementary School Gresham | 382 | 82.5% | 41.2% |
| Kalapuya Elementary School Salem | 483 | 88.4% | 47.5% |
| Pringle Elementary School Salem | 488 | 87.9% | 28.0% |
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 Sumpter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #244 of 591 | #12 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #312 of 646 ▼ 27 | #16 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #298 of 646 ▲ 33 | #18 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #124 of 710 | #14 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #462 of 587 | #28 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #195 of 587 | #18 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #171 of 645 | #25 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #283 of 493 | #24 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
451
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 89% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 66% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 22.5 | 21.2:1 | 82% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 22 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 24.7 | 22.1:1 | 27% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 31% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 25 | 22.0:1 | 34% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 20% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 23 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumpter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (547 to 451); teachers down 3% (24.7 to 24).
About Sumpter Elementary School
Sumpter Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Salem, Oregon, under Salem-Keizer SD 24J. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 451 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Oregon enroll about 321 students on average.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J counts 37,776 students in its 65 schools, and Sumpter Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Sumpter Elementary School, about 62 are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 2% Black. The diversity index for Sumpter Elementary School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sumpter Elementary School, giving a ratio of 18.8:1. The school's 18.8:1 compares with an average of 16.5:1 for elementary schools in Oregon. By family income, 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 28.1%. Sumpter Elementary School scores 38.0%.
Census data for Marion County show the median household earns about $77,351 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Marion County number 111, with about 53,799 students.
Sumpter Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Crossler Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sumpter Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sumpter Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 47 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 22.6:1 in 2020-21 and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Sumpter Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Crossler Middle School0.8 mi · 804
- Judson Middle School0.8 mi · 811
- Liberty Elementary School0.9 mi · 400
- Wright Elementary School1.3 mi · 378
- Schirle Elementary School1.4 mi · 306
- Battle Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Sumpter Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sumpter Elementary School?
Sumpter Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sumpter Elementary School serve?
Sumpter Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sumpter Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sumpter Elementary School is approximately 18.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sumpter Elementary School?
Sumpter Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Sumpter Elementary School in?
Sumpter Elementary School is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.