Weddle School

Claggett Creek is an AVID Schoolwide Site of Distinction. AVID teaching strategies are used by all of our teachers in all classes, and students selected for the program also take an AVID or AVID Excel elective focused on college and career readiness. We are a traditional Salem-Keizer middle school for grades 6 to 8, home of the Panthers, with an average enrollment above 850 students. Our dual language students continue the Spanish and English learning they began in elementary school: each grade takes Spanish Language Arts plus at least one other course taught in Spanish, and 8th graders sit the STAMP proficiency test to guide high school placement. Career and technical education starts here with a Paxton-Patterson career exploration lab. We also offer Talented and Gifted services, a Native Education program, athletics and clubs, and we operate as a Title I school. Breakfast and lunch are served daily, and bus transportation is available.

Built in 1953, Cummings is the oldest school in Keizer, and today our Cougars number around 435 students in kindergarten through fifth grade within Salem-Keizer Public Schools. Beyond core classes, students take part in our music program, and Talented and Gifted services serve students identified for advanced learning. Our Native Education program addresses the culturally related academic needs of Native American and Alaska Native students, and the district also supports our families through English learner, migrant education and McKinney-Vento programs. Fourth and fifth graders can sign up as Future Chefs. Special education and IEP services are available here, with referrals starting at the school and evaluations by staff such as school psychologists, speech clinicians and occupational therapists. Counselors and mental wellness resources support students, and families have the EDGE online program as an option. Breakfast and lunch are served daily, and bus service is available for riders.

English- and Spanish-speaking children learn together in our dual-language program at Keizer Elementary. Teachers develop academic skills and literacy in both languages, with bilingual literacy, academic achievement and cultural understanding as program priorities. Salem-Keizer's elementary model begins with more instruction in Spanish, moving toward an equal balance of Spanish and English in the upper elementary grades. We serve kindergarten through fifth grade at 5600 McClure Street North. Children participate in music and can use Native Education and school counseling resources alongside classroom learning. Parents follow school news, calendars and library resources through school communications, with ParentSquare and ParentVUE providing further connections. We share meal information and transportation resources as part of organizing the school experience, and connect families with mental wellness and crisis support when they need it. Our teachers work with children as they practice communicating and learning with classmates in the dual-language setting. Parents can discuss homework in their home language, giving children an opportunity to explain an assignment in that language. Our dual-language guidance also encourages parents to read and talk with children in the language they know best.