Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330606000400
William T. Barron Elementary School
55 Butler St., Salem, NH 03079 · (603) 893-7067 · Rockingham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- B+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
50 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 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
32%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
56.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
61.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 William T. Barron Elementary School
William T. Barron Elementary School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William T. Barron Elementary School this school | 377 | 13.3% | 55.1% |
| Pollard Elementary School Plaistow | 434 | 16.6% | 38.6% |
| East Derry Memorial Elementary School Derry | 388 | 14.7% | 52.0% |
| Jacques Memorial Elementary School Milford | 276 | 13.8% | N/A |
| Hills Garrison Elementary School Hudson | 354 | 16.4% | 48.4% |
| Griffin Memorial School Litchfield | 428 | 14.3% | 63.2% |
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 William T. Barron Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #71 of 209 | #23 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #49 of 209 | #18 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #91 of 210 | #31 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #59 of 300 | #21 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #166 of 179 | #41 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #58 of 181 | #11 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #177 of 240 | #24 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #128 of 139 | #29 of 32 |
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
377
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 26.3 | 14.6:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 10% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 26.8 | 14.6:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 15% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 4% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William T. Barron Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (391 to 377); teachers up 1% (26.8 to 27).
About William T. Barron Elementary School
A high-enrollment elementary school in Salem, New Hampshire, William T. Barron Elementary School is part of Salem School District. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 377 students. Enrollment is 51% higher than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, which is about 249.
Salem School District has 8 schools; together they serve 3,557 students.
At William T. Barron Elementary School, White students make up 81% of the student body. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Rockingham County, the White share is about 91%. William T. Barron Elementary School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at William T. Barron Elementary School is 27 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1, lower than at this school. Around 13% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 13% average for public schools in Rockingham County.
allk12 grades William T. Barron Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at William T. Barron Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.1% actual, 55.0% predicted).
Within Rockingham County, median household income is about $118,331, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 99 public schools in Rockingham County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,753.
The school nearest to William T. Barron Elementary School is The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch, at a distance of about 1.3 miles. Within five miles of William T. Barron Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, William T. Barron Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 376 students in 2020-21 and 377 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Woodbury SchoolMiddle · 762 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
Nearby schools
- The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch1.3 mi · 286
- Comprehensive Grammar School1.4 mi · 1,046
- Salem High School1.5 mi · 1,116
- Woodbury School1.8 mi · 762
- Dr. L. F. Soule School1.8 mi · 270
- Salem Preschool1.9 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About William T. Barron Elementary SchoolHow many students attend William T. Barron Elementary School?
William T. Barron Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does William T. Barron Elementary School serve?
William T. Barron Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at William T. Barron Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at William T. Barron Elementary School.
How diverse is William T. Barron Elementary School?
William T. Barron Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is William T. Barron Elementary School in?
William T. Barron Elementary School is part of Salem School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.