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Enrollment
1,116
High
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330606000407
Salem High School
44 Geremonty Dr., Salem, NH 03079 · (603) 893-7069 · Rockingham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,116 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New Hampshire public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
166 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 296 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 275 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 268 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 277 | 25% |
Student demographics
38%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Salem School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
27.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Salem High School
Salem High School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem High School this school | 1,116 | 14.9% | 44.3% |
| Alvirne High School Hudson | 976 | 16.0% | 43.0% |
| Portsmouth High School Portsmouth | 1,017 | 11.0% | 64.3% |
| Pelham High School Pelham | 508 | 11.0% | 35.3% |
| Milford High School Milford | 655 | 14.4% | 39.3% |
| Merrimack High School Merrimack | 1,057 | 11.0% | 47.7% |
Matched among New Hampshire high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #32 of 78 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #38 of 74 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #44 of 78 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,116 | #13 of 103 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #21 of 68 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #9 of 68 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #53 of 80 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #56 of 60 | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,116
-15 (-1%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,170
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 1,116 | 99.4 | 11.2:1 | 15% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 1,114 | 101.1 | 11.0:1 | 14% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 1,134 | 100.1 | 11.3:1 | 12% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 1,131 | 101 | 11.2:1 | 10% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 1,164 | 102.1 | 11.4:1 | 4% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 1,205 | 109 | 11.1:1 | 5% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 1,682 | 124 | 13.6:1 | 12% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 1,904 | 118 | 16.1:1 | 4% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 1,170 | 86 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,164 to 1,116); teachers down 3% (102.1 to 99.4).
About Salem High School
Salem High School runs as a high-enrollment high school in Salem, New Hampshire. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,116 students. The school's enrollment is 125% bigger than the 496 average for high schools in New Hampshire.
Salem High School sits within Salem School District, which has 8 schools and 3,557 students.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Salem High School. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Rockingham County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school's share is lower. Salem High School has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Salem High School is 99.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.2:1. High schools in New Hampshire have a similar average ratio of 11.2:1. The school counts 166 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 15%. Across public schools in Rockingham County, the average is about the same, 13%.
Salem High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of New Hampshire public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Salem High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.3%) and its predicted rate (54.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools.
Within Rockingham County, median household income is about $118,331, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Federal data list 99 public schools in Rockingham County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,753.
The closest public school to Salem High School is Woodbury School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Salem High School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Salem High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,131 in 2020-21, 1,116 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Salem High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Woodbury SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- William T. Barron Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 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
- Woodbury SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- William T. Barron Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 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 Salem High schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Salem High. Salem High School is the 5th largest of the 11.
- Salem High SchoolCANTON, MI · 1,871 students
- Salem HighVirginia Beach, VA · 1,690 students
- Salem HighSalem, VA · 1,202 students
- Salem High SchoolConyers, GA · 1,118 students
- Salem HighSalem, MA · 952 students
Nearby schools
- Woodbury School0.3 mi · 762
- Salem Preschool0.8 mi · 113
- William E. Lancaster School0.9 mi · 294
- Mary A. Fisk Elementary School1.3 mi · 272
- Dr. L. F. Soule School1.4 mi · 270
- William T. Barron Elementary School1.5 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Salem High SchoolHow large is Salem High School?
Salem High School enrolls approximately 1,116 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Salem High School serve?
Salem High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salem High School is approximately 11.2:1 (99 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salem High School?
At Salem High School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Salem High School in?
Salem High School is part of Salem School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.