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Salem, Oregon �� Schools (Closed)

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Location

Quick Facts

Adventures Unlimited (Closed 2022)

Daycare / Preschool

669 Vista Ave Se
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 399-1756

Gr: PK-K | 35 students

Bud To Blossom Children's School Of Discovery (Closed 2025)

Daycare / Preschool

5000 Skyline Rd S
Salem, OR 97306
(503) 581-0707

Gr: PK-K | 73 students Avg. class size: 18 students

Crosshill Christian School (Closed 2017)

(Christian)

2105 Keizer Rd. NE
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 566-8520

Gr: PK-5 | 81 students Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Roots Academy (Closed 2025)

Alternative School

1330 McGilchrist st
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 302-9348

Gr: 3-8 | 29 students Tuition listed

St. Mark Child Development Center (Closed 2021)

Daycare / Preschool (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))

790 Marion St Ne
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 588-0141

Gr: NS-PK | 59 students

Overview

This Town (Salem)

This State (OR)

# Schools

19 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Salem, OR Total Schools
2025	19
2024	21
2023	22
2022	21
2021	21
2020	21
2019	19
2018	19
2017	16
2016	16
2015	15

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Student Body:

# Students

3,340 Students

45,154 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	175	156	199
2024	160	152	192
2023	150	150	193
2022	156	149	205
2021	149	145	201
2020	153	136	188
2019	154	140	193
2018	153	139	190
2017	169	147	199
2016	172	145	196
2015	154	140	183

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% Average Students of Color

26%

23%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	26%	23%	33%
2024	26%	22%	32%
2023	23%	23%	32%
2022	29%	24%	32%
2021	28%	23%	31%
2020	29%	22%	31%
2019	25%	22%	31%
2018	25%	22%	30%
2017	27%	24%	31%
2016	27%	24%	31%
2015	24%	23%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

238 Teachers

3,910 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	14:1	12:1	11:1
2024	14:1	12:1	11:1
2023	12:1	12:1	11:1
2022	12:1	12:1	11:1
2021	12:1	12:1	11:1
2020	13:1	12:1	11:1
2019	12:1	12:1	11:1
2018	13:1	12:1	11:1
2017	12:1	12:1	11:1
2016	12:1	12:1	12:1
2015	13:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

64%

62%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	62%	61%	54%
2024	52%	59%	54%
2023	52%	60%	53%
2022	51%	62%	53%
2021	49%	62%	53%
2020	49%	61%	53%
2019	49%	58%	52%
2018	49%	58%	52%
2017	49%	59%	51%
2016	49%	57%	51%
2015	42%	55%	50%

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Average Class Size

17 students

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	18	16	16
2024	16	16	15
2023	16	16	15
2022	15	16	15
2021	15	17	15
2020	15	16	15
2019	15	16	15
2018	15	16	15
2017	16	16	15
2016	16	16	15
2015	16	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

8 courses

10 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	8	11	12
2024	8	10	11
2023	8	8	10
2022	8	8	10
2021	8	8	10
2020	8	8	10
2019	8	7	10
2018	8	7	10
2017	8	6	10
2016	7	6	9
2015	5	6	9

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Average SAT score

1154

(Out of 1600)

1255

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	1,154	1,255	1,236
2024	1,154	1,247	1,233
2023	1,154	1,262	1,231
2022	1,154	1,262	1,232
2021	1,128	1,256	1,232
2020	1,128	1,245	1,229
2019	1,128	1,246	1,230
2018	1,128	1,252	1,227
2017	1,128	1,260	1,232
2016	1,542	1,528	1,292
2015	1,065	1,289	1,244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	25	27	26
2024	25	27	26
2023	25	27	26
2022	25	28	26
2021	25	28	26
2020	25	28	26
2019	25	28	26
2018	25	27	25
2017	25	27	25
2016	24	27	25
2015	25	27	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$8,520

$11,425

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$8,107	$11,567	$14,043
2024	$7,659	$10,114	$12,357
2023	$7,115	$9,669	$11,693
2022	$7,115	$9,158	$11,199
2021	$7,115	$8,907	$10,824
2020	$7,164	$9,008	$10,496
2019	$7,071	$8,861	$10,300
2018	$6,939	$8,358	$10,056
2017	$6,858	$8,059	$9,712
2016	$6,686	$7,421	$9,307
2015	$6,335	$7,230	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$265

$606

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$265	$636	$1,115
2024	$265	$586	$1,094
2023	$265	$587	$1,136
2022	$265	$620	$1,075
2021	$265	$625	$1,028
2020	$265	$619	$1,130
2019	$265	$391	$1,199

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Average % on Financial Aid

35%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	35%	29%	34%
2024	32%	29%	33%
2023	30%	28%	33%
2022	30%	28%	32%
2021	30%	28%	32%
2020	30%	28%	31%
2019	30%	28%	30%
2018	29%	27%	29%
2017	27%	26%	29%
2016	26%	25%	28%
2015	28%	26%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,268

$3,648

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$2,823	$3,695	$6,227
2024	$2,358	$3,637	$6,113
2023	$2,758	$3,810	$5,785
2022	$2,758	$3,701	$5,514
2021	$2,758	$3,698	$5,269
2020	$2,758	$3,787	$5,141
2019	$2,758	$4,299	$5,007
2018	$2,658	$3,998	$4,752
2017	$2,658	$3,475	$4,582
2016	$2,258	$2,909	$4,396
2015	$1,858	$2,892	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

90%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	90%	82%	81%
2024	92%	88%	85%
2023	92%	88%	85%
2022	92%	87%	85%
2021	92%	86%	86%
2020	92%	86%	86%
2019	92%	85%	85%
2018	92%	84%	85%
2017	92%	84%	86%
2016	94%	86%	85%
2015	94%	87%	86%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.65

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	0.65	0.57	0.64
2024	0.64	0.57	0.64
2023	0.63	0.58	0.63
2022	0.65	0.58	0.62
2021	0.65	0.57	0.62
2020	0.65	0.57	0.62
2019	0.63	0.57	0.61
2018	0.63	0.57	0.60
2017	0.61	0.53	0.59
2016	0.61	0.53	0.59
2015	0.55	0.52	0.58

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# American Indian Students

8 Students

225 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of �� Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2022	1%	2%	1%
2021	1%	2%	1%
2020	1%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

127 Students

2,275 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	4%	5%	5%
2024	4%	5%	5%
2023	4%	5%	5%
2022	5%	5%	5%
2021	5%	5%	5%
2020	5%	5%	5%
2019	6%	5%	4%
2018	5%	5%	4%
2017	6%	5%	4%
2016	6%	5%	4%
2015	7%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

329 Students

2,737 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	11%	6%	9%
2024	11%	6%	9%
2023	11%	7%	9%
2022	12%	6%	8%
2021	12%	6%	9%
2020	12%	6%	9%
2019	11%	6%	8%
2018	12%	6%	8%
2017	7%	4%	8%
2016	7%	4%	8%
2015	9%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

37 Students

1,106 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	1%	2%	8%
2024	1%	2%	8%
2023	1%	3%	8%
2022	1%	2%	7%
2021	1%	2%	8%
2020	1%	2%	8%
2019	1%	3%	8%
2018	1%	3%	8%
2017	1%	2%	7%
2016	1%	2%	8%
2015	1%	2%	8%

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# White Students

1,383 Students

27,114 Students

% White Students

46%

60%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	46%	60%	55%
2024	47%	61%	55%
2023	47%	59%	55%
2022	46%	60%	57%
2021	47%	60%	57%
2020	46%	61%	58%
2019	51%	62%	59%
2018	52%	62%	59%
2017	54%	65%	61%
2016	52%	64%	61%
2015	64%	66%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

21 Students

323 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,137 Students

11,208 Students

% of Others Students

37%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	37%	25%	22%
2024	36%	24%	22%
2023	37%	24%	22%
2022	35%	25%	22%
2021	34%	25%	20%
2020	35%	24%	19%
2019	31%	23%	20%
2018	30%	23%	20%
2017	32%	23%	19%
2016	34%	24%	18%
2015	19%	22%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

5 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Salem, OR?

The private elementary schools in Salem, OR include Livingstone Adventist Academy, Abiqua School, and Salem Academy Christian Schools.

How many private elementary schools are located in Salem?

19 private elementary schools are located in Salem.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Salem?

The average tuition cost is $8,520, which is lower than the Oregon private school average tuition cost of $11,425.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Salem?

Salem private elementary schools are approximately 26% minority students, which is higher than the Oregon private school average of 23%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Salem?

79% of private elementary schools in Salem are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private elementary schools in Salem are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Salem include: St. Vincent De Paul School vs. St. Joseph School, St. Joseph School vs. St. Vincent De Paul School, Willamette Valley Christian School vs. Salem Academy Christian Schools

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