SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in SALEM, New York, operated by SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 295 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 33% below that benchmark.

Within SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 525 students, SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Around the school, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,495 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 26 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 7,873 students).

The closest other public school is SALEM HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 297 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 98% to 91%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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