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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