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Howard Street Charter

625 Marion St Ne
Salem, OR 97301

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Serving 184 students in grades 6-8, Howard Street Charter ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Oregon for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).

The percentage of students achieving is 60-64% (which is higher than the Oregon state average of 31%). The percentage of students achieving is 70-74% (which is higher than the Oregon state average of 44%).

Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Oregon state average of 43% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (26-27)

School Type: Charter School
Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 184 students
Minority Enrollment: 36%
: Top 5% in OR
: 60-64% (Top 5%)
: 70-74% (Top 5%)
: 40-49% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OR Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Howard Street Charter ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Oregon for:

School Overview

Howard Street Charter's student population of 184 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 1 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

School Type

Charter School

Grades Offered

Grades 6-8
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Howard Street Charter
6	64
7	64
8	56

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Total Students

184 students

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Total Students Trends (1998-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter
2025	184
2024	186
2023	188
2022	186
2021	188
2020	182
2019	176
2018	166
2017	161
2016	156
2015	161
2014	159
2013	163
2012	162
2011	152
2010	156
2009	154
2008	151
2007	154
2006	138
2005	151
2004	150
2003	138
2002	138
2001	123
2000	128
1999	131
1998	105

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Total Classroom Teachers

1 teacher

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (1998-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter
2025	1
2024	1
2023	1
2022	1
2021	1
2020	1
2019	10
2018	3
2017	3
2016	3
2015	5
2014	6
2013	7
2012	7
2011	8
2010	8
2009	8
2008	10
2007	8
2006	7
2005	7
2004	7
2003	7
2002	7
2001	6
2000	4
1999	5
1998	4

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Year Founded

1997

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School Rankings

Howard Street Charter ranks within the top 5% of all 1,174 schools in Oregon (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Howard Street Charter is 0.54, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.60. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (OR)

#50 out of 1174 schools
(Top 5%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Howard Street Charter
2023	#50
2022	#64
2019	#62
2018	#64
2017	#61
2016	#61
2015	#157
2014	#405
2013	#424
2012	#224
2011	#140
2010	#114

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60-64%

31%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2023	62%	31%	21%
2022	57%	31%	21%
2019	57%	40%	34%
2018	62%	41%	35%
2017	62%	42%	37%
2016	62%	43%	38%
2015	52%	42%	39%
2014	62%	63%	62%
2013	62%	63%	64%
2012	72%	64%	66%
2011	77%	63%	65%
2010	87%	71%	72%

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70-74%

44%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2022	72%	44%	34%
2019	87%	54%	47%
2018	82%	56%	35%
2017	82%	55%	50%
2016	82%	57%	52%
2015	77%	56%	54%
2014	82%	72%	67%
2013	82%	72%	68%
2012	87%	74%	71%
2011	92%	81%	78%
2010	92%	78%	74%

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40-49%

30%

American Indian

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison (2003-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2025	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%	2%
2019	1%	1%	2%
2018	1%	2%	1%
2017	1%	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%	1%
2015	1%	2%	2%
2014	2%	2%	2%
2013	1%	2%	2%
2012	2%	2%	2%
2011	2%	2%	2%
2010	2%	3%	2%
2009	4%	3%	4%
2005	3%	3%	4%
2004	3%	3%	5%
2003	3%	3%	4%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2025	2%	4%
2024	2%	4%
2023	2%	4%	2%
2022	3%	4%	2%
2021	4%	4%	2%
2020	4%	4%	2%
2019	3%	4%	2%
2018	3%	4%	2%
2017	5%	4%	2%
2016	7%	4%	2%
2015	9%	4%	3%
2014	8%	4%	2%
2013	6%	4%	2%
2012	3%	4%	2%
2011	4%	4%	2%
2010	5%	5%	5%
2009	5%	6%	6%
2008	7%	5%	6%
2007	5%	5%	6%
2006	5%	5%	4%
2005	3%	5%	5%
2004	5%	5%	5%
2003	5%	4%	6%
2002	6%	5%	6%
2001	4%	4%	3%
2000	4%	4%	3%
1999	2%	3%	3%
1998	1%	3%	3%

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Hispanic

22%

27%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2025	22%	26%
2024	21%	26%
2023	19%	25%	46%
2022	20%	25%	45%
2021	13%	25%	44%
2020	13%	24%	41%
2019	8%	24%	41%
2018	7%	23%	40%
2017	8%	23%	40%
2016	9%	23%	38%
2015	10%	22%	40%
2014	9%	22%	39%
2013	11%	21%	39%
2012	17%	21%	38%
2011	18%	21%	37%
2010	15%	20%	37%
2009	5%	18%	33%
2008	7%	18%	31%
2007	7%	17%	30%
2006	7%	16%	28%
2005	7%	15%	25%
2004	7%	14%	24%
2003	3%	13%	23%
2002	3%	12%	20%
2001	1%	11%	18%
2000	6%	9%	15%
1999	6%	9%	13%
1998	5%	8%	13%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (2002-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2025	1%	3%
2023	1%	3%	2%
2022	2%	2%	1%
2021	2%	2%	1%
2020	1%	2%	1%
2019	1%	2%	1%
2018	1%	2%	1%
2017	1%	2%	1%
2016	2%	2%	1%
2015	1%	2%	1%
2014	1%	2%	1%
2013	1%	2%	1%
2012	1%	2%	1%
2010	1%	4%	2%
2009	3%	4%	3%
2004	2%	3%	3%
2003	3%	3%	4%
2002	4%	3%	3%

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White

64%

57%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2025	64%	57%
2024	67%	58%
2023	70%	59%	40%
2022	70%	60%	42%
2021	77%	60%	43%
2020	76%	61%	47%
2019	81%	62%	47%
2018	80%	62%	50%
2017	78%	63%	50%
2016	74%	63%	52%
2015	73%	64%	47%
2014	77%	64%	50%
2013	75%	65%	50%
2012	71%	65%	51%
2011	70%	66%	52%
2010	77%	68%	54%
2009	79%	69%	54%
2008	74%	70%	56%
2007	75%	71%	57%
2006	88%	74%	65%
2005	85%	73%	64%
2004	83%	75%	63%
2003	82%	77%	63%
2002	82%	78%	67%
2001	95%	80%	75%
2000	90%	82%	80%
1999	92%	83%	82%
1998	94%	84%	81%

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Two or more races

10%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2011-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2025	10%	8%
2024	9%	7%
2023	8%	7%	6%
2022	5%	7%	6%
2021	3%	7%	6%
2020	4%	7%	5%
2019	6%	6%	5%
2018	7%	6%	4%
2017	6%	6%	4%
2016	6%	6%	4%
2015	5%	5%	5%
2014	2%	5%	4%
2013	5%	5%	4%
2012	5%	5%	4%
2011	6%	4%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

36%

43%

0.54

0.60

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Diversity Score Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2025	0.54	0.60
2024	0.50	0.59
2023	0.47	0.59	0.63
2022	0.47	0.58	0.62
2021	0.39	0.58	0.62
2020	0.41	0.57	0.61
2019	0.34	0.56	0.61
2018	0.35	0.56	0.59
2017	0.38	0.55	0.59
2016	0.44	0.55	0.59
2015	0.45	0.54	0.59
2014	0.40	0.54	0.60
2013	0.42	0.53	0.60
2012	0.47	0.53	0.60
2011	0.48	0.52	0.59
2010	0.39	0.50	0.57
2009	0.30	0.49	0.56
2008	0.31	0.48	0.56
2007	0.29	0.47	0.55
2006	0.22	0.43	0.50
2005	0.23	0.44	0.50
2004	0.28	0.42	0.50
2003	0.25	0.39	0.49
2002	0.25	0.38	0.47
2001	0.10	0.35	0.40
2000	0.19	0.32	0.35
1999	0.15	0.30	0.32
1998	0.11	0.29	0.32

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(22-23)

13%

43.8%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2022-2023)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2023	13%	43.8%	54%
2022	15.2%	42.4%	53.1%

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Eligible for

19%

67%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Howard Street Charter	Oregon	Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District
2025	19%	67%
2024	13%	51%
2023	7%	49%	78%
2021	6%	44%	57%
2020	14%	38%	53%
2019	11%	40%	53%
2018	10%	40%	54%
2017	9%	42%	54%
2016	12%	43%	55%
2013	18%	45%	52%
2012	15%	45%	53%
2011	14%	44%	53%
2010	11%	41%	49%
2009	14%	37%	48%
2008	13%	34%	40%
2007	13%	34%	41%
2006	17%	35%	42%
2005	17%	33%	37%
2004	13%	32%	37%
2003	7%	30%	36%
2002	7%	28%	33%
2001	6%	26%	34%
2000	12%	26%	31%
1999	8%	25%	33%
1998	10%	25%	23%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District

Sports

School Mascot

Phoenix

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OR Dept. of Education

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Howard Street Charter's ranking?

Howard Street Charter is ranked #50 out of 1,174 schools, which ranks it among the top 5% of public schools in Oregon.

What schools are Howard Street Charter often compared to?

Howard Street Charteris often viewed alongside schools like Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School, Optimum Learning Environment Charter School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

60-64% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 31% OR state average), while 70-74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 44% OR state average).

How many students attend Howard Street Charter?

184 students attend Howard Street Charter.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

64% of Howard Street Charter students are White, 22% of students are Hispanic, 10% of students are Two or more races, 2% of students are Asian, 1% of students are American Indian, and 1% of students are Black.

What grades does Howard Street Charter offer ?

Howard Street Charter offers enrollment in grades 6-8 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Howard Street Charter part of?

Howard Street Charter is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24j School District.

In what neighborhood is Howard Street Charter located?

Howard Street Charter is located in the Central Area neighborhood of Salem, OR. There are 2 other public schools located in Central Area.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

School Type: Charter School
Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 184 students
Minority Enrollment: 36%
: Top 5%
: 60-64% (Top 5%)
: 70-74% (Top 5%)
: 40-49% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OR Dept. of Education

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