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If you had an hour of school board time for Salem Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364001874
Salem Elementary
4501 Jackson Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 · (540) 786-8218 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
372 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 66%
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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Elementary
Salem Elementary's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Elementary this school | 573 | 64.9% | 60.3% |
| Spotswood Elementary Fredericksburg | 526 | 65.4% | 70.3% |
| Lee Hill Elementary Fredericksburg | 680 | 66.0% | 65.6% |
| Widewater Elementary Stafford | 698 | 73.5% | 59.4% |
| Salem Church Elementary North Chesterfield | 574 | 76.3% | 50.0% |
| Cedar Forest Elementary Fredericksburg | 789 | 65.1% | 67.1% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #829 of 1,101 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #973 of 1,111 ▼ 352 | #18 of 18 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #944 of 1,111 ▼ 149 | #17 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #417 of 1,176 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #475 of 1,105 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #121 of 1,106 | #7 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #755 of 1,157 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #315 of 759 | #1 of 9 |
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
573
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 573 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 65% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 68% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 65% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 38 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 36.5 | 18.3:1 | 62% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 61% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 46% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 25% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 830 | 44 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (669 to 573); teachers up 15% (36.5 to 42).
About Salem Elementary
Salem Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. School enrollment was 573 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Salem Elementary is one school in a 29-school district, Spotsylvania County Public Schools, which enrolls 24,036 students.
Enrollment at Salem Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 38%. The rest of enrollment is 25% Black, 24% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Spotsylvania County's population at about 13%. The chance that two students picked at random at Salem Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Dividing enrollment by its 42 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Salem Elementary reports 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Salem Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Salem Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.3%, compared with a predicted 70.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Spotsylvania County show that median household income is about $112,738, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Salem Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Spotsylvania County, which together enroll about 24,036 students.
The closest public school, Harrison Road Elementary, is about 1.2 miles from Salem Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.4%; Salem Elementary's is 60.3%, ranking 4th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Salem Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Salem Elementary enrolled 571; in 2024-25, 573. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (15.0:1).
The Salem Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
Other Salem Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Salem Elementary. Salem Elementary is the 4th largest of the 16.
- Salem ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 541 students
- Salem Elementary SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 946 students
- Salem ElementarySalem, WI · 936 students
- Salem ElementaryApex, NC · 776 students
- Salem ElementaryMorganton, NC · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Road Elementary1.2 mi · 732
- Chancellor Middle1.3 mi · 799
- Chancellor High1.4 mi · 1,321
- Battlefield Elementary1.5 mi · 665
- Walker-Grant Middle1.5 mi · 796
- Battlefield Middle1.6 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About Salem ElementaryHow large is Salem Elementary?
Salem Elementary enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Salem Elementary serve?
Salem Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Salem Elementary have?
Salem Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Salem Elementary?
Salem Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 38% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Salem Elementary public or private?
Salem Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.