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What's one thing Salem High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341455005090
Salem High School
219 WALNUT ST, SALEM, NJ 08079 · (856) 935-3900 · Salem County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
248 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
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 | 104 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 95 | 24% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · 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 City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
6.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -19.9pp since 2023
Math
5.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 4.8% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (13.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem High School this school | 393 | 63.1% | 13.8% |
| Paulsboro High School PAULSBORO | 390 | 65.6% | 5.7% |
| Bard Early College High School NEWARK | 395 | 62.5% | 36.5% |
| Burlington City High School BURLINGTON | 757 | 65.3% | 22.8% |
| Malcolm X Shabazz High School NEWARK | 531 | 70.4% | 9.3% |
| Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology Newark | 414 | 79.5% | 33.3% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #354 of 397 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #364 of 400 ▲ 3 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #388 of 395 ▼ 30 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #347 of 442 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #126 of 388 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #169 of 389 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #97 of 405 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #51 of 173 | N/A |
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
393
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 393 | 35 | 11.2:1 | 63% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 40 | 9.7:1 | 61% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 52% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 41 | 9.3:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 46 | 7.3:1 | 59% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 46 | 6.9:1 | 44% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 46 | 9.6:1 | 60% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 39% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 45 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (334 to 393); teachers down 24% (46 to 35).
About Salem High School
Salem High School serves students in SALEM, New Jersey, as a small high school. The school counted 393 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 58% below the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey.
Salem City School District has 1,252 students in 3 schools, and Salem High School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Salem High School are Black (59%). The rest of enrollment is 24% White and 14% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Salem County's population at about 15%. The diversity index for Salem High School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 35 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. High schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Salem County average 45%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Salem High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools: 13.8% actual against 31.6% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Salem County show that median household income comes to about $79,960, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 33, with about 11,156 students.
Of the public schools around it, Salem High School is closest to John Fenwick Academy, about 0.6 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Salem High School ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 13.8% against a local average of 37.4%.
NCES describes the area around Salem High School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 393, from 383 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.3:1 to 11.2:1 over the same years.
The Salem High School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Salem County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,275
Census ACS
Median income
$79,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem City School District
- Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- John Fenwick AcademyElementary · 387 students
Other schools in SALEM
- Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- John Fenwick AcademyElementary · 387 students
- Lower Alloways Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Mannington Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
- Elsinboro Township SchoolElementary · 105 students
Other Salem High schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Salem High. Salem High School is the 9th 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 High SchoolSalem, NH · 1,116 students
Nearby schools
- John Fenwick Academy0.6 mi · 387
- Salem Middle School0.8 mi · 472
- Elsinboro Township School2.4 mi · 105
- Quinton Township School3.6 mi · 291
- Mannington Township Elementary School4.0 mi · 170
- Valley Park Elementary School5.4 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Salem High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Salem High School?
Salem High School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Salem High School serve?
Salem High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Salem High School have?
Salem High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salem High School?
At Salem High School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 14% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Salem High School public or private?
Salem High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem City School District.
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