Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362547003521
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
41 E BROADWAY, SALEM, NY 12865 · (518) 854-7600 · Washington County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 York public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
101 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 2% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 72% · 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 CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
65.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
86.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 86.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 78.8% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
74.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York 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 York'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 (74.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALEM HIGH SCHOOL this school | 230 | 43.9% | 74.7% |
| FORT ANN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL FORT ANN | 233 | 43.8% | 63.5% |
| CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL CHATEAUGAY | 231 | 43.3% | 63.7% |
| CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CANAJOHARIE | 249 | 44.6% | 76.2% |
| ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ALEXANDRIA BAY | 224 | 42.0% | 64.8% |
| OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL OXFORD | 205 | 42.9% | 69.5% |
Matched among New York 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 York | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #261 of 1,135 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #77 of 1,109 ▲ 162 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #673 of 1,135 ▲ 80 | #5 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #1,034 of 1,216 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #98 of 1,058 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #1,019 of 1,070 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #785 of 1,167 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #232 of 743 | #3 of 7 |
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
230
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 230 | 27 | 8.5:1 | 44% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 28.8 | 8.3:1 | 54% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 30.1 | 8.2:1 | 55% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 27 | 8.9:1 | 53% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 48% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 24 | 10.6:1 | 49% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 31% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 21% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 28 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SALEM HIGH SCHOOL.
About SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
In SALEM, New York, part of Washington County, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. The student body numbers 230 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 525 students, and its 2 schools include SALEM HIGH SCHOOL.
Most students at SALEM HIGH SCHOOL are White: 95% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. SALEM HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at SALEM HIGH SCHOOL and a ratio of 8.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, higher than at this school. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 44% of students. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is about the same, 46%.
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with SALEM HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 58.8%. SALEM HIGH SCHOOL scores 74.7%, 15.9 points above that line.
Washington County has about 60,522 residents, and median household income is about $73,495, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is one of 26 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 7,873 students.
The closest public school to SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 54.7% proficiency; SALEM HIGH SCHOOL posts 74.7%.
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 230, 4% below the 240 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SALEM HIGH SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,522
Census ACS
Median income
$73,495
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 students
Other Salem High schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Salem High. SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is the 11th 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
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 295
- ARGYLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 247
- ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 253
- GREENWICH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 410
- GREENWICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 452
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.8 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About SALEM HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SALEM HIGH SCHOOL?
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 07-12.
Is SALEM HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does SALEM HIGH SCHOOL have?
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SALEM HIGH SCHOOL?
At SALEM HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees SALEM HIGH SCHOOL?
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.