Best Elementary Schools in Salem, OR (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Salem, OR, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Salem, OR rankings: Elementary Schools
Salem, OR elementary schools ranked
How Salem, OR's elementary schools compare
A: 3B: 6C: 8D: 9F: 12
24% of the 38 ranked elementary schools in Salem, OR earn an A or B (3 A grades, 6 B, 8 C, 9 D, 12 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 15 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (39% here, 70% nationally), and 10 exceed it. On average 27% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 26% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Pratum Elementary School (71% against 38%, A+), Eagle Charter School (56% against 29%, A), Morningside Elementary School (43% against 25%, B), Grant Community School (29% against 15%, C-), Candalaria Elementary School (54% against 41%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Salem-Keizer SD 24J (8).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Cesar E Chavez Elementary (573 students, F, #29), Auburn Elementary School (542 students, F, #33), Eyre Elementary School (532 students, F, #34).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Salem, OR, as grouped on its schools page; the Oregon ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Salem, OR
What is the best elementary school in Salem, OR?
Pratum Elementary School in Salem ranks first among the 38 ranked elementary schools in Salem, OR with a SchoolGrade of A+, 71% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38%.
How are elementary schools in Salem, OR ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Salem, OR have?
SchoolGrade grades 38 public elementary schools in Salem, OR; 38 are ranked here.