Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000809
Washington Elementary School
3165 Lansing Ave NE, Salem, OR 97303 · (503) 399-3193 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
324 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
11.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-51 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.9:1
% White
12%
was 14%
% Hispanic
74%
was 77%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Salem, Oregon, part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J, teaches 365 students, covering grades K through 5.
Washington Elementary School is one of 65 schools operated by Salem-Keizer SD 24J, a district that instructs 37,776 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Washington Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder is composed of 12% White, 10% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Washington Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 28.1%; actual is 10.8%, a gap of -17.3 points.
In the area at large, Marion County reports that median household income runs about $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Washington Elementary School is one of 111 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students).
Nearest neighbor: Waldo Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.6%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary School has decreased 12%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 365 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.
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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
- Waldo Middle School0.2 mi · 997
- Hallman Elementary School0.9 mi · 339
- McKay High School1.0 mi · 2,380
- Early College High School1.1 mi · 193
- Eagle Charter School1.2 mi · 150
- Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School1.2 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Elementary School?
At Washington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 74% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary School public or private?
Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
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