Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082001683
Valley Inquiry Charter School
5774 Hazelgreen Rd NE, Salem, OR 97305 · (503) 399-3150 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
136 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
26.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 9 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 35.4% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Valley Inquiry Charter School
Valley Inquiry Charter School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Inquiry Charter School this school | 149 | 91.3% | 31.6% |
| Malin Elementary School Malin | 126 | 91.3% | 34.9% |
| Mosier Community School Mosier | 161 | 91.9% | 29.7% |
| Merrill Elementary School Merrill | 184 | 91.3% | 30.5% |
| Washington Elementary School Medford | 221 | 88.2% | 20.1% |
| Stanfield Elementary School Stanfield | 235 | 90.6% | 38.4% |
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 Valley Inquiry Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #338 of 591 | #18 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #427 of 646 ▼ 143 | #25 of 62 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #321 of 646 ▼ 34 | #19 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #630 of 710 | #59 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #133 of 645 | #5 of 61 |
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
149
-18 (-11%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 149 | 9 | 16.6:1 | 91% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 4.8 | 34.4:1 | 67% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 6 | 37.5:1 | 59% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 7 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 7.4 | 22.6:1 | 41% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 7 | 23.6:1 | 40% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 6 | 24.3:1 | 48% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Inquiry Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (167 to 149); teachers up 22% (7.4 to 9).
About Valley Inquiry Charter School
Valley Inquiry Charter School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Salem, Oregon, that operates as a charter school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 149 students. Elementary schools in Oregon have about 321 students on average; enrollment here is 54% lower.
Valley Inquiry Charter School is run by Salem-Keizer SD 24J, whose 65 schools enroll 37,776 students.
About 48% of students at Valley Inquiry Charter School are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. The White share of the county population is higher, at 66%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. The school has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is about 16.5:1. Federal data show 91% of students (136) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Oregon public elementary schools, Valley Inquiry Charter School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Valley Inquiry Charter School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.6%) and its predicted rate (27.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
The county, Marion County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,351 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Marion County has 111 public schools with about 53,799 students, including Valley Inquiry Charter School.
Valley Inquiry Charter School's nearest public school is Hammond Elementary School (about 1.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Valley Inquiry Charter School ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area. Charter status: Valley Inquiry Charter School is a public charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 18 students, from 167 to 149. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.9:1 to 16.6:1.
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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
- Hammond Elementary School1.1 mi · 460
- Stephens Middle School1.4 mi · 1,014
- Yoshikai Elementary School1.8 mi · 478
- Chemawa Indian School2.1 mi · 198
- Hayesville Elementary School2.2 mi · 442
- Lamb Elementary School2.3 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Inquiry Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valley Inquiry Charter School?
Valley Inquiry Charter School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Valley Inquiry Charter School serve?
Valley Inquiry Charter School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Valley Inquiry Charter School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Valley Inquiry Charter School.
How diverse is Valley Inquiry Charter School?
Valley Inquiry Charter School reports a student body of 48% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley Inquiry Charter School?
Valley Inquiry Charter School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Marion County.
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