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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
936
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551335001753
Salem Elementary
8828 Antioch Rd, Salem, WI 53168 · (262) 843-2356 · Kenosha County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL936 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
65 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
303 students
STATE 42%
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 | 78 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (85).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 61.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 (58.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Elementary this school | 936 | 32.4% | 58.5% |
| Edgerton Community Elementary Edgerton | 809 | 31.4% | 57.4% |
| Union Grove Elementary Union Grove | 886 | 28.2% | 65.0% |
| Greenfield Elementary Baldwin | 770 | 30.5% | 61.9% |
| Ellsworth Elementary Ellsworth | 734 | 32.8% | 57.7% |
| Wheatland Center Elementary Burlington | 644 | 33.1% | 61.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin | In Kenosha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #439 of 982 | #13 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #457 of 992 ▼ 57 | #14 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #511 of 992 ▼ 108 | #16 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 936 | #6 of 1,157 | #2 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #633 of 901 | #21 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #594 of 901 | #26 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #700 of 1,064 | #27 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #600 of 664 | #12 of 15 |
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
936
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 936 | 65 | 14.4:1 | 32% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 957 | 68.5 | 14.0:1 | 37% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 1,000 | 67.5 | 14.8:1 | 33% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 945 | 70 | 13.5:1 | 36% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 968 | 65.6 | 14.8:1 | 28% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 970 | 61 | 15.9:1 | 35% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 1,052 | 58 | 18.1:1 | 30% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 1,075 | 65 | 16.5:1 | 13% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 880 | 49 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (968 to 936); teachers down 1% (65.6 to 65).
About Salem Elementary
Salem Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Salem, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 936 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. That is 190% above the average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Salem School District is responsible for Salem Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, Salem Elementary is 84% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 75% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Salem Elementary, which has 65. The ratio is within a point of the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 32%. On average, public schools in Kenosha County report 48%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Salem Elementary outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Salem Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.5%, compared with a predicted 57.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Kenosha County, the median household earns about $81,239 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Kenosha County, 56 public schools serve about 27,114 students.
Central High, about 1.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Salem Elementary places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Salem Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 945 to 936, a small change.
This page is set up for the Salem Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kenosha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,438
Census ACS
Median income
$81,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
27,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Salem Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Salem Elementary. Salem Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 16.
- Salem Elementary SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 946 students
- Salem ElementaryApex, NC · 776 students
- Salem ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 573 students
- Salem ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 541 students
- Salem ElementaryMorganton, NC · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Central High1.3 mi · 1,309
- Trevor-Wilmot Grade2.9 mi · 455
- Bristol Elementary3.0 mi · 830
- Riverview Elementary3.0 mi · 449
- Wilmot High4.4 mi · 840
- W C Petty Elementary School4.7 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Salem ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Salem Elementary?
Salem Elementary enrolls approximately 936 students in grades PK-08.
Is Salem Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salem Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Salem Elementary have?
Salem Elementary employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Salem Elementary?
Student demographics at Salem Elementary are roughly 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Salem Elementary in?
Salem Elementary is part of Salem School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.