Salem schools lag behind state on student test scores, with gains in high school
A student works on an assignment at Highland Elementary on Sept. 7, 2018. (Moriah Ratner/Special to the Salem Reporter)
Salem-Keizer students lag behind their peers across Oregon on state tests, results released Thursday morning show.
About half of Salem students meet Oregon standards in English and science, compared to 55 percent and 60 percent, respectively, across the state. One-third meet math standards, compared to state results of 41 percent.
Though there’s significant variation among individual…
