Top Schools

Parents always asks me “What are the best schools in Salem?”

Best is a subjective concept and the fact is that you can have an exceptional school that has a difficult class one year that may pull test scores down.   When you are considering schools as part of your home buying experience, you generally want to pick an area that has a long history of strong schools. This goes hand in hand with good resale and desirable neighborhoods, and yes, they tend to be more expensive. I can tell you that this list flip flops year to year, but generally these schools are always up there.

So based strictly on how these schools performed on the standard testing for 2009…

The top 10 elementary schools in Salem-Keizer

1. Clear Lake (Keizer)
2. Rosedale (south Salem)
3. Schirle (south Salem)
4. Candalaria (south Salem)
5. Chapman Hill (west Salem)
6. Sumpter (south Salem)
7. Morningside (south Salem)
8. Optimum Learning Center (Charter school Keizer)
9. McKinley (south Salem)
10. Gubser (Keizer)

The top 5 middle schools in Salem-Keizer

1. Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School (Charter school)
2. Judson (south Salem)
3. Howard Street (Charter school)
4. Walker (west Salem)
5. Crossler (south Salem)

The top 3 high schools in Salem

1. Sprague (south Salem)
2. West Salem
3. McNary (Keizer)

If you are wanting to relocate to Salem Oregon and want to learn more about our local schools, you can read more about them at at the Salem-Keizer site.