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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000547
Yoshikai Elementary School
4900 Jade St NE, Salem, OR 97305 · (503) 399-3438 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
418 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 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
37%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
24.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 32.0% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Yoshikai Elementary School
Yoshikai Elementary School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshikai Elementary School this school | 478 | 87.4% | 23.4% |
| Cesar E Chavez Elementary Salem | 464 | 88.1% | 13.9% |
| Scott Elementary School Salem | 464 | 88.6% | 13.2% |
| Lamb Elementary School Salem | 436 | 90.4% | 13.3% |
| Hayesville Elementary School Salem | 442 | 88.9% | 14.2% |
| Hoover Elementary School Salem | 402 | 88.3% | 18.1% |
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 Yoshikai Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #468 of 591 | #30 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #334 of 646 ▲ 9 | #20 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #555 of 646 ▲ 17 | #38 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #88 of 710 | #10 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #554 of 587 | #46 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #489 of 587 | #48 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #205 of 645 | #41 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #342 of 493 | #30 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
478
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 478 | 22.7 | 21.1:1 | 87% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 26.7 | 18.1:1 | 67% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 27.7 | 17.3:1 | 70% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 22 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 26.3 | 21.3:1 | 80% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 80% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 43% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yoshikai Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (559 to 478); teachers down 14% (26.3 to 22.7).
About Yoshikai Elementary School
Yoshikai Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Salem, Oregon. The school enrolls 478 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 321 students for elementary schools in Oregon.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J counts 37,776 students in its 65 schools, and Yoshikai Elementary School is one of them.
About 78% of the student body at Yoshikai Elementary School is Hispanic. The school is also 12% White, 4% Pacific Islander, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 29%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Yoshikai Elementary School scores 37%.
A staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.1:1. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Yoshikai Elementary School's results are 5.2 points below predicted: 23.4% against 28.6%.
For Marion County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 111 public schools in the county, enrolling about 53,799, Yoshikai Elementary School among them.
Yoshikai Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Stephens Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Yoshikai Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Yoshikai Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 23.4% versus a 14.5% average.
The federal government classifies Yoshikai Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (472) to 2024-25 (478).
The discussion board for Yoshikai Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Stephens Middle School0.4 mi · 1,014
- Hayesville Elementary School0.5 mi · 442
- Lamb Elementary School0.6 mi · 436
- Hammond Elementary School0.7 mi · 460
- Early College High School1.2 mi · 193
- Scott Elementary School1.3 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Yoshikai Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Yoshikai Elementary School?
Yoshikai Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Yoshikai Elementary School serve?
Yoshikai Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Yoshikai Elementary School have?
Yoshikai Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yoshikai Elementary School?
At Yoshikai Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Yoshikai Elementary School public or private?
Yoshikai Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.