William T. Barron Elementary School

William T. Barron Elementary School operates as a heavily attended elementary campus in Salem, New Hampshire, overseen by Salem School District. Current enrollment sits at 377 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 51% above typical.

Across the 8 schools in Salem School District (3,557 students total), William T. Barron Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, William T. Barron Elementary School logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder consists of 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, William T. Barron Elementary School lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 13% of students at William T. Barron Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William T. Barron Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.0%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of +0.1 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Rockingham County put median household income runs about $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Rockingham County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), William T. Barron Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts William T. Barron Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 46.8%.

William T. Barron Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 391 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.