Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0Keizer’s public schools score below 69% of Oregon districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 21% of Keizer’s students scored proficient, below the Oregon average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Keizer, 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.
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.
Keizer’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 200 Oregon towns with household incomes within a quarter of Keizer’s, its schools beat 22%, 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 ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Optimum Learning Environment Charter School is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Keizer’s grade
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Keizer, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Keizer · depends on your address
Claggett Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Whiteaker Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 654 students · 23:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Keizer · depends on your address
Claggett Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Whiteaker Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 654 students · 23:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Keizer · depends on your address
Claggett Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Whiteaker Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 654 students · 23:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Keizer
McNary High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,995 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Keizer
McNary High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,995 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Keizer’s public schools are run by Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which also serves 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.
Well below the state in reading
Keizer vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Keizer’s borders.
Every school in Keizer
11 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).
Questions about Keizer’s schools
Are Keizer’s schools good?
On Oregon’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Keizer 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 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Keizer in?
Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 37,776 students in 65 schools (2024–25).
Where do Keizer kids go to high school?
McNary High School, with 1,995 students.
What is Keizer’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 Keizer spend per student?
$17,915 in Salem-Keizer School District 24J (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Keizer families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Keizer → They have their own page.
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.