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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000808
Swegle Elementary School
1751 Aguilas Ct NE, Salem, OR 97301 · (503) 399-3191 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
441 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 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
48%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
14.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
8.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.7% | 8.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 14.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Swegle Elementary School
Swegle Elementary School's state test result (11.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swegle Elementary School this school | 496 | 88.9% | 11.8% |
| Scott Elementary School Salem | 464 | 88.6% | 13.2% |
| Eyre Elementary School Salem | 538 | 89.0% | 10.8% |
| Auburn Elementary School Salem | 592 | 88.3% | 10.9% |
| Grant Community School Salem | 444 | 89.0% | 28.5% |
| 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 Swegle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #577 of 591 | #48 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #639 of 646 ▼ 45 | #60 of 62 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #630 of 646 ▼ 18 | #55 of 62 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #69 of 710 | #8 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #525 of 587 | #39 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #333 of 587 | #32 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #165 of 645 | #21 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #445 of 493 | #43 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
496
-71 (-13%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
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 | 496 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 89% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 26.6 | 19.0:1 | 67% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 28.1 | 18.5:1 | 74% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 27 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 29.1 | 18.1:1 | 86% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 28 | 20.8:1 | 86% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 26 | 22.6:1 | 69% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 70% (447) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 24 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swegle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (527 to 496); teachers down 14% (29.1 to 25).
About Swegle Elementary School
Swegle Elementary School operates as a large elementary school in Salem, Oregon. Its 496 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 55% above the 321 average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J has 65 schools and 37,776 students, and Swegle Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Swegle Elementary School is 70% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Marion County overall, about 29% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Swegle Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Teachers at the school number 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.9:1. The 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 28.1% for Swegle Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 11.8%. The 16.2-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Marion County, median household income is about $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Swegle Elementary School is among the 111 public schools in Marion County.
McKay High School is located about 0.5 miles from Swegle Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools average 13.5% on proficiency, and Swegle Elementary School is below that at 11.8%.
In the federal locale system, Swegle Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 567 in 2020-21 and 496 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.9:1) than in 2020-21 (21.0:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Swegle Elementary 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
- 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
- McKay High School0.5 mi · 2,380
- Cesar E Chavez Elementary0.9 mi · 464
- Auburn Elementary School1.0 mi · 592
- Hoover Elementary School1.1 mi · 402
- Scott Elementary School1.2 mi · 464
- Waldo Middle School1.4 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About Swegle Elementary SchoolHow large is Swegle Elementary School?
Swegle Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-05.
Is Swegle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swegle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swegle Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swegle Elementary School is approximately 19.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Swegle Elementary School?
Student demographics at Swegle Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Swegle Elementary School in?
Swegle 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.