SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-sized primary school in SALEM, Arkansas, SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 434 students from grades K through 6, overseen by SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 2 schools in SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT (810 students total), SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fulton County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Fulton County put median household income runs about $42,241, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fulton County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,660 students), of which SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SALEM HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 36.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.