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Schools in Four Corners · Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Four Corners’s public schools score below 69% of Oregon districts on tests and graduation

In Four Corners, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Oregon average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Four Corners, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Oregon, not nationally.

#105of 142 Oregon townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Oregon state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 10 pts vs OR 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 10 pts vs OR 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 2 pts vs OR 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▲ 1% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.0
OR 17.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
21,960 students on the public path
In brief

Four Corners’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 197 Oregon towns with household incomes within a quarter of Four Corners’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 44% and 31% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,915 per student, against $17,749 across Oregon (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then 11 middle and six high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Four Corners’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 31% of Oregon school districts, #105 of 142 Oregon towns. Both inputs trail the Oregon average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Oregon school districts we grade (178)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Oregon towns with similar household incomes (197)Better than 24%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 19,988 test results and a graduating class of 3,269 could put Four Corners anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Four Corners’s students in the tested grades sat them (19,923 in math, 20,052 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Four Corners, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Four Corners’s public schools are run by Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which also serves Keizer and Salem. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Salem-Keizer School District 24JGrades K–12 · 65 schools · 37,776 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 21.0 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$17,915OR $17,749 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 44% · 20052 students tested
Math21%
State average 30.6% · 19923 students tested

Four Corners vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Four Corners’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Four CornersCSalem-Keizer School District 24J
SalemCSalem-Keizer School District 24J

Every school in Four Corners

20 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Four Cornersby address
Auburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
592 students18:1Rate it →
Eyre Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
538 students21:1Rate it →
Four Corners Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
362 students26:1Rate it →
Also serving Four Cornersin other towns
Stephens Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
1,014 students22:1Rate it →
Waldo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
997 students21:1Rate it →
Houck Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
830 students23:1Rate it →
Judson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
811 students24:1Rate it →
Crossler Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
804 students24:1Rate it →
Claggett Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Keizer
798 students22:1Rate it →
Leslie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
735 students20:1Rate it →
Parrish Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
691 students23:1Rate it →
Whiteaker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Keizer
654 students23:1Rate it →
Walker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
571 students21:1Rate it →
Straub Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
568 students22:1Rate it →
McKay High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
2,380 students25:1Rate it →
South Salem High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
2,195 students24:1Rate it →
North Salem High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
2,107 students20:1Rate it →
McNary High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Keizer
1,995 students24:1Rate it →
Sprague High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
1,712 students24:1Rate it →
West Salem High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
1,606 students25:1Rate it →

Questions about Four Corners’s schools

Are Four Corners’s schools good?

On Oregon’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Four Corners children attend score below 69% of Oregon’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #105 of 142 Oregon towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Four Corners in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 37,776 students in 65 schools (2024–25).

Where do Four Corners kids go to high school?

One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: McKay High School, South Salem High School, North Salem High School, McNary High School, Sprague High School and West Salem High School.

What is Four Corners’s graduation rate?

79% of the class of 2023 in Salem-Keizer School District 24J graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon.

How much does Four Corners spend per student?

$17,915 in Salem-Keizer School District 24J (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Oregon. Stars are from neighbors.