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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000396
Salem School
140 W 100 S, SALEM, UT 84653 · (801) 423-1182 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Utah public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
105 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 39.5% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Salem School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem School this school | 508 | 20.7% | 41.0% |
| Kings Peak School ROOSEVELT | 479 | 19.6% | 43.4% |
| Green Acres School OGDEN | 496 | 22.2% | 47.8% |
| East Meadows School SPANISH FORK | 518 | 22.2% | 56.5% |
| Voyage Academy CLINTON | 528 | 20.6% | 50.7% |
| East Layton School EAST LAYTON | 510 | 18.0% | 47.3% |
Matched among Utah 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 Salem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #373 of 562 | #92 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #370 of 578 ▲ 2 | #93 of 117 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #402 of 578 ▼ 52 | #96 of 117 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #308 of 613 | #83 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #510 of 556 | #99 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #432 of 559 | #92 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #401 of 582 | #66 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #334 of 388 | #65 of 74 |
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
508
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 614
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 | 508 | 20.8 | 24.4:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 21.5 | 22.6:1 | 22% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 20.8 | 24.1:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | N/A | N/A | 21% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | N/A | N/A | 23% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | N/A | N/A | 33% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 18 | 25.1:1 | 35% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 18 | 25.9:1 | 22% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 23 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem School.
About Salem School
The public elementary school Salem School is located in SALEM, Utah. It educates 508 students in pre-K through 6.
Nebo District oversees Salem School and 48 other schools, with 43,696 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Salem School, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. Salem School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Salem School, 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.4:1. That ratio is over the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 21% of enrollment. Across public schools in Utah County, the average is about the same, 22%.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Salem School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Salem School is -8.7 points: 41.0% actual, 49.7% predicted.
Across Utah County, median household income is about $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Utah County number 202 and enroll about 164,467.
Salem Hills High is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Salem School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Salem School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 508, starting from 507.
Discussions about Salem School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in SALEM
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 963 students
- Salem Junior HighMiddle · 950 students
- Mt. Loafer SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Foothills SchoolElementary · 605 students
Other Salem schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Salem. Salem School is the largest of the 3.
- SalemTylertown, MS · 469 students
- Salem SchoolNaugatuck, CT · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Salem Hills High0.3 mi · 1,593
- Nebo Online School0.7 mi · 7,791
- Nebo Advanced Learning Center0.7 mi · 2
- Salem Junior High0.7 mi · 950
- Mt. Loafer School1.0 mi · 642
- Foothills School1.1 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About Salem SchoolHow many students attend Salem School?
Salem School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Salem School serve?
Salem School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Salem School?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Salem School.
How diverse is Salem School?
Salem School reports a student body of 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Salem School?
Salem School is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.