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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050369000121
SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2701 SALEM RD, BENTON, AR 72015 · (501) 316-0263 · Saline County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
211 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
46.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
AR avg 38.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 53.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 469 | 45.0% | 48.1% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEARCY | 398 | 46.2% | 58.0% |
| SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 551 | 46.1% | 46.5% |
| EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 550 | 44.2% | 52.8% |
| STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 481 | 45.9% | 52.4% |
| HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 521 | 47.0% | 50.4% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #96 of 461 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #51 of 465 ▲ 25 | #4 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #110 of 465 ▲ 33 | #8 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #190 of 531 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #242 of 480 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #256 of 480 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #449 of 513 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #70 of 311 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
469
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 469 | 28.9 | 16.2:1 | 45% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 30.3 | 15.6:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 31.5 | 15.2:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 40% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 36.1 | 16.7:1 | 20% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 35% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | 25% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 25 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in Arkansas, with an address in BENTON. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 469 students.
BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 11 other schools, with 9,827 students in total.
The share of White students at SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 73%, a majority. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1, with 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arkansas is similar, at 16.0:1. The school has 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Saline County is similar, at 47%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.1% at SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Saline County show that median household income comes to about $79,046, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saline County counts 33 public schools with about 20,022 students.
Among nearby public schools, BETHEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at about 2.2 miles. SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 42.6% proficiency; SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 48.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 469, starting from 480. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.2:1, from 14.6:1.
The discussion board for SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,369 students
- BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,545 students
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 785 students
- BRYANT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 774 students
- BETHEL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 762 students
- PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
Other schools in BENTON
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 971 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- HURRICANE CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
Other Salem Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Salem Elementary. SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 16.
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSALEM, AR · 434 students
- Salem Elementary SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 946 students
- Salem ElementarySalem, WI · 936 students
- Salem ElementaryApex, NC · 776 students
- Salem ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 573 students
Nearby schools
- BETHEL MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 762
- HURRICANE CREEK ELEMENTARY2.6 mi · 435
- COLLEGEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 503
- SPRINGHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 551
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 785
- BRYANT MIDDLE SCHOOL3.4 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 469 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT in Saline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.