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What's the biggest difference between Salisbury Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRITON·NCES 251174001669
Salisbury Elementary
100 Lafayette Rd., Salisbury, MA 01952 · (978) 463-5852 · Essex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Triton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -10.0pp since 2016
Math
43.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Salisbury Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #469 of 920 ▲ 126 | #53 of 111 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #580 of 920 ▲ 61 | #62 of 111 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #94 of 901 | #15 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #475 of 1,086 | #62 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #37 of 938 | #5 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #735 of 938 | #62 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #54 of 602 | #6 of 67 |
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
386
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 386 | 42.8 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 47.3 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 39.1 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 41 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 42.8 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 42 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 38% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | N/A | N/A | 19% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salisbury Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (528 to 386); teachers unchanged (42.8 to 42.8).
About Salisbury Elementary
In Salisbury, Massachusetts, part of Essex County, Salisbury Elementary is an elementary school. The school reports 386 students in pre-K through 6.
Triton, which runs Salisbury Elementary, has 5 schools and 2,074 students.
Federal enrollment data show Salisbury Elementary is 81% White. It is also 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Essex County's residents are about 68% White, 14 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts have 12.2:1, compared with 9.0:1 here.
Across Essex County, the median household income is $101,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Essex County is home to 221 public schools and about 113,427 public school students.
Seabrook Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles away. Within five miles of Salisbury Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Salisbury Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Salisbury Elementary's enrollment declined 9%, to 386. The number of students per teacher fell from 10.4 to 9.0 over 4 years.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Triton
- Triton Regional High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Pine GroveElementary · 429 students
- Newbury ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Triton Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 students
Other Salisbury Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Salisbury Elementary. Salisbury Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 461 students
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolGap, PA · 258 students
- SALISBURY ELEM.SALISBURY, MO · 231 students
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolSalisbury, NH · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Seabrook Middle School2.0 mi · 277
- Seabrook Elementary School2.0 mi · 302
- Francis T Bresnahan Elementary2.9 mi · 584
- Newburyport High3.1 mi · 743
- Amesbury Middle3.2 mi · 364
- Rupert A Nock Middle3.4 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Salisbury ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Salisbury Elementary?
Salisbury Elementary enrolls approximately 386 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Salisbury Elementary serve?
Salisbury Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salisbury Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salisbury Elementary is approximately 9.0:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salisbury Elementary?
At Salisbury Elementary, the student body is approximately 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Salisbury Elementary in?
Salisbury Elementary is part of Triton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.