Salem Elementary School

Salem Elementary School, a moderately sized K-5 school in Russell Springs, Kentucky, run under Russell County, enrolls 401 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Russell County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,024 students. Salem Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Salem Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Salem Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Salem Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.8%, the actual is 44.2%, a residual of +5.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Russell County put median household earnings sit near $44,738, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across Russell County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,024 students), Salem Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Russell Springs Elementary School, around 4.3 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Salem Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.9%.

Salem Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Salem Elementary School's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 426 (now 401). Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.