Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330606000406
North Salem Elementary School
140 Zion Hill Rd., Salem, NH 03079 · (603) 893-7062 · Rockingham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
32 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 33% · 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 Salem School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
69.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 North Salem Elementary School
North Salem Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Salem Elementary School this school | 353 | 9.1% | 62.4% |
| James Mastricola Elementary School Merrimack | 375 | 10.9% | 65.2% |
| Sandown North Elementary School Sandown | 322 | 7.8% | 49.1% |
| Moose Hill School Londonderry | 343 | 5.5% | N/A |
| North Londonderry Elementary School Londonderry | 451 | 11.3% | 54.0% |
| Atkinson Academy Atkinson | 364 | 5.2% | 52.5% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 North Salem Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #39 of 209 | #16 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #29 of 209 | #10 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #37 of 210 | #16 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #78 of 300 | #25 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #168 of 179 | #43 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #103 of 181 | #24 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #203 of 240 | #34 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #36 of 37 | #14 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
353
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 353 | 25.1 | 14.1:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 26.9 | 13.5:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 25.3 | 14.5:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 13% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 25.4 | 13.8:1 | 17% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 16% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 3% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 20 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Salem Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (351 to 353); teachers down 1% (25.4 to 25.1).
About North Salem Elementary School
North Salem Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Salem, New Hampshire, (ZIP code 03079). The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 353 students. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students, which makes this school 42% bigger than average.
Salem School District has 3,557 students in 8 schools, and North Salem Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 88% of students at North Salem Elementary School are White. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Rockingham County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Salem Elementary School scores 23%.
North Salem Elementary School has 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Across elementary schools in New Hampshire, the average ratio is 11.0:1. The school has 9% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
North Salem Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, North Salem Elementary School is 4.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.4% actual, 57.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
The school's county is Rockingham County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $118,331, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 99 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,753, North Salem Elementary School among them.
About 1.6 miles separate North Salem Elementary School from the closest public school, Windham Academy Public Charter School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, North Salem Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 369 to 353.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem School District
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Woodbury SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- William T. Barron Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- William E. Lancaster SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Mary A. Fisk Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Dr. L. F. Soule SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in Salem
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Woodbury SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- William T. Barron Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- William E. Lancaster SchoolElementary · 294 students
- The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter SchElementary · 286 students
- Mary A. Fisk Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Other North Salem Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named North Salem Elementary. North Salem Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- North Salem Elementary SchoolDover, PA · 384 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolNorth Salem, IN · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Windham Academy Public Charter School1.6 mi · 410
- William E. Lancaster School2.4 mi · 294
- Salem Preschool2.6 mi · 113
- Woodbury School2.9 mi · 762
- Mary A. Fisk Elementary School2.9 mi · 272
- Salem High School3.1 mi · 1,116
Frequently asked questions
About North Salem Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Salem Elementary School?
North Salem Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-05.
Is North Salem Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Salem Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does North Salem Elementary School have?
North Salem Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at North Salem Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Salem Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is North Salem Elementary School in?
North Salem Elementary School is part of Salem School District.
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