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Best public schools in Salem, OR

58 public schools in Salem: 37 elementary · 11 middle · 8 high · 1 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Oregon.

Elementary schools

37 schools in Salem, best first
1
Eagle Charter School 91.9
Oregon Department of Education · Grades K-5 · Charter · 152 students
ELA 69%Math 56%Science 64%
#48 of 585 in Oregon
2
Candalaria Elementary School 84.4
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 285 students
ELA 66%Math 50%Science 43%
#92 of 585 in Oregon
3
Morningside Elementary School 81.1
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 318 students
ELA 60%Math 48%Science 42%
#111 of 585 in Oregon
4
Kalapuya Elementary School 78.4
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 508 students
ELA 51%Math 50%Science 52%
#127 of 585 in Oregon
5
Myers Elementary School 70.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 349 students
ELA 54%Math 41%Science 41%
#171 of 585 in Oregon
6
Sumpter Elementary School 69.8
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 484 students
ELA 54%Math 45%Science 30%
#177 of 585 in Oregon
7
Brush College Elementary School 62.5
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 265 students
ELA 48%Math 42%Science 28%
#220 of 585 in Oregon
8
Chapman Hill Elementary School 60.3
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 354 students
ELA 50%Math 40%Science 28%
#233 of 585 in Oregon
9
Schirle Elementary School 57.0
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 312 students
ELA 50%Math 36%Science 24%
#252 of 585 in Oregon
10
Wright Elementary School 56.7
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 397 students
ELA 44%Math 36%Science 33%
#254 of 585 in Oregon
11
Englewood Elementary School 50.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 296 students
ELA 39%Math 34%Science 41%
#288 of 585 in Oregon
12
McKinley Elementary School 38.5
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 280 students
ELA 35%Math 27%Science 33%
#360 of 585 in Oregon
13
Battle Creek Elementary School 38.4
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 442 students
ELA 43%Math 29%Science 16%
#361 of 585 in Oregon
14
Liberty Elementary School 32.7
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 447 students
ELA 38%Math 25%Science 22%
#394 of 585 in Oregon
15
Grant Community School 31.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 454 students
ELA 35%Math 28%Science 19%
#399 of 585 in Oregon
16
Yoshikai Elementary School 30.7
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 483 students
ELA 28%Math 34%Science 19%
#406 of 585 in Oregon
17
Lee Elementary School 29.5
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 297 students
ELA 34%Math 30%Science 14%
#413 of 585 in Oregon
18
Salem Heights Elementary School 19.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 255 students
ELA 31%Math 20%Science 19%
#469 of 585 in Oregon
19
Harritt Elementary School 19.4
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 518 students
ELA 29%Math 22%Science 17%
#472 of 585 in Oregon
20
Valley Inquiry Charter School 18.5
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · Charter · 164 students
ELA 31%Math 19%Science 15%
#477 of 585 in Oregon
21
Hayesville Elementary School 17.4
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 439 students
ELA 29%Math 22%Science 15%
#484 of 585 in Oregon
22
Pringle Elementary School 16.8
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 477 students
ELA 29%Math 19%Science 16%
#487 of 585 in Oregon
23
Hammond Elementary School 16.5
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 461 students
ELA 29%Math 22%Science 9%
#489 of 585 in Oregon
24
Bush Elementary School 14.1
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 252 students
ELA 23%Math 21%Science 17%
#503 of 585 in Oregon
25
Miller Elementary School 12.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 344 students
ELA 26%Math 20%Science 14%
#510 of 585 in Oregon
26
Hoover Elementary School 11.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 386 students
ELA 27%Math 21%Science 7%
#516 of 585 in Oregon
27
Highland Elementary School 8.6
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 294 students
ELA 27%Math 16%Science 10%
#535 of 585 in Oregon
28
Washington Elementary School 7.4
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 363 students
ELA 19%Math 15%Science 19%
#542 of 585 in Oregon
29
Auburn Elementary School 6.4
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 596 students
ELA 26%Math 16%Science 6%
#548 of 585 in Oregon
30
Cesar E Chavez Elementary 6.1
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 489 students
ELA 23%Math 17%Science 9%
#550 of 585 in Oregon
31
Scott Elementary School 5.6
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 521 students
ELA 22%Math 13%Science 12%
#553 of 585 in Oregon
32
Richmond Elementary School 5.4
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 266 students
ELA 25%Math 13%Science 6%
#554 of 585 in Oregon
33
Lamb Elementary School 5.0
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 430 students
ELA 18%Math 17%Science 7%
#556 of 585 in Oregon
34
Swegle Elementary School 3.5
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 505 students
ELA 17%Math 13%Science 11%
#565 of 585 in Oregon
35
Four Corners Elementary School 2.1
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 362 students
ELA 18%Math 10%Science 8%
#573 of 585 in Oregon
36
Eyre Elementary School 1.3
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 503 students
ELA 15%Math 11%Science 3%
#578 of 585 in Oregon
37
Hallman Elementary School 0.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades K-5 · 356 students
ELA 16%Math 9%Science 3%
#580 of 585 in Oregon

Middle schools

11 schools in Salem, best first
1
Howard Street Charter 91.8
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 186 students
ELA 67%Math 52%Science 39%
#17 of 202 in Oregon
2
Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School 91.3
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 94 students
ELA 58%Math 49%Science 59%
#18 of 202 in Oregon
3
Judson Middle School 71.5
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 772 students
ELA 50%Math 34%Science 28%
#58 of 202 in Oregon
4
Straub Middle School 70.0
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 571 students
ELA 45%Math 37%Science 27%
#61 of 202 in Oregon
5
Walker Middle School 67.1
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 581 students
ELA 46%Math 35%Science 24%
#67 of 202 in Oregon
6
Crossler Middle School 64.1
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 833 students
ELA 42%Math 34%Science 28%
#73 of 202 in Oregon
7
Leslie Middle School 48.3
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 735 students
ELA 41%Math 27%Science 24%
#105 of 202 in Oregon
8
Parrish Middle School 30.0
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 674 students
ELA 33%Math 27%Science 13%
#142 of 202 in Oregon
9
Stephens Middle School 9.7
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 1,041 students
ELA 26%Math 15%Science 11%
#183 of 202 in Oregon
10
Houck Middle School 7.2
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 873 students
ELA 21%Math 14%Science 13%
#188 of 202 in Oregon
11
Waldo Middle School 6.7
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 6-8 · 1,035 students
ELA 23%Math 13%Science 11%
#189 of 202 in Oregon

High schools

8 schools in Salem, best first
1
Early College High School 99.3
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 9-12 · 198 students
ELA 90%Math 74%Science 82%
#2 of 221 in Oregon
2
West Salem High School 60.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 9-12 · 1,666 students
ELA 46%Math 24%Science 25%
#87 of 221 in Oregon
3
South Salem High School 51.8
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 9-12 · 2,310 students
ELA 42%Math 18%Science 34%
#107 of 221 in Oregon
4
Sprague High School 36.9
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 9-12 · 1,765 students
ELA 38%Math 12%Science 29%
#140 of 221 in Oregon
5
McKay High School 21.5
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 9-12 · 2,299 students
ELA 30%Math 10%Science 16%
#174 of 221 in Oregon
6
North Salem High School 15.6
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 9-12 · 2,176 students
ELA 25%Math 8%Science 14%
#187 of 221 in Oregon
7
Roberts High School 10.2
Salem-Keizer SD 24J · Grades 7-12 · 527 students
ELA 13%Math 7%Science 17%
#199 of 221 in Oregon
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Willamette Career Academy —
Willamette ESD · Grades 11-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Salem
1
Pratum Elementary School 88.8
Silver Falls SD 4J · Grades K-8 · 67 students
ELA 76%Math 57%Science 67%
#11 of 94 in Oregon

Combined schools

1 school in Salem
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Oregon School for the Deaf —
Oregon Department of Education · Grades K-12 · 94 students
No published test results

School districts serving Salem

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