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Salisbury Elementary School

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Salisbury Elementary School ranks 609 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Salisbury Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 498 students. The school is part of the Salisbury Township School District, which is ranked 272 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salisbury Elementary School consistently outperforms the Salisbury Township School District and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 54.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 40% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In the same year, the school had 57.3% of students proficient or better in PSSA ELA, compared to 54.2% for the district and 48.5% for the state. Salisbury Elementary School's performance is particularly strong in Science, with 74% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 58.3% for the district and 65.8% for the state.

Compared to the nearby schools in the Allentown City School District, Salisbury Elementary School significantly outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in Math and ELA. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Salisbury Elementary School had 54.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, while the highest-performing Allentown City School District elementary school (Hiram W Dodd Elementary) had only 31.6% proficiency. However, the school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students is more mixed, ranking in the bottom 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in recent years.

461

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,199

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Gaskill Ave
Allentown, PA 18103-8433

(610) 791-2800

District: Salisbury Township School District

Students who attend Salisbury Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Salisbury Middle School
High:	Salisbury Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

30.2%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (56% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg47%

Pennsylvania avg45%

609^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

272^nd of 606Salisbury Township School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	609 of 1511	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	699 of 1526	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	913 of 1534	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	950 of 1534	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	763 of 1433	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1020 of 1544	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	855 of 1530	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	936 of 1547	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	1094 of 1554	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.7	1057 of 1474	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.0	1121 of 1467	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	1094 of 1519	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.9	1065 of 1599	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.5	769 of 1597	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.1	683 of 1579	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	780 of 1549	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	923 of 1551	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	69.8	489 of 1555	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.6	581 of 1545	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.0	321 of 1299	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	71.5	405 of 1308	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.8	461 of 1302	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	210 of 1030	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	310 of 1084	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	265 of 1043	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	654 of 1466	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	748 of 1488	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	93 of 429	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	74 of 454	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	111 of 432	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	705 of 1369	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	709 of 1432	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	1036 of 1414	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	559 of 1475	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	602 of 1495	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	45.8	59 of 117	49.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	383 of 1201	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	569 of 1229	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	758 of 1236	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)80th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)50th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+9 vs state

Math55%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 23, 2017

My daughter attends harry s truman and she loves it. Looking at score test results and teacher ratio salisbury is probably the best school in the Lehigh valley. I went to salisbury when I was a child and we were learning things way ahead other school districts. There never is any violence. If you want your kid to go to a good school. Salisbury is definitely the school district to look into. Teachers can spend more time with students. Allentown school is so over populated they are planning to build another building. Close Quote

Schools Near Salisbury Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-4	1400 Gaskill Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 791-2800	461	39	11.8	52.7%	245 (53.1%)	13 (2.8%)	139 (30.2%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.7%)	62.4	609^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.7%		60.6	699^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.2%	90	54.3	55.3		54.9	57.6	57.0		57.3	$22,199	$1,372	$20,827
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W Susquehanna St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4461	631	40	15.6	98.4%	31 (4.9%)	61 (9.7%)	436 (69.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (15.7%)	12	1317^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.8%		7.1	1418^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.1%	101	20.9	13.4	28.0	20.5	25.0	14.3	16.0	18.2	$18,620	$2,995	$15,625
Mosser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	129 S Dauphin St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5881	551	38	14.3	103.1%	35 (6.4%)	42 (7.6%)	421 (76.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	10.7	1341^st of 1511 public elementary schools	11.3%		9.7	1365^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.6%	24	14.3	14.9	28.8	18.8	11.4	16.4	20.3	15.8	$19,825	$3,189	$16,636
Fountain Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Church St	Bethlehem	18015	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-5881	530	46	11.5	82.8%	64 (12.1%)	74 (14.0%)	385 (72.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	1447^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.2%		4.6	1482^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.9%	35	10.6	14.4	11.5	12.1	13.8	13.0	13.0	13.4	$21,046	$1,518	$19,528
Hiram W Dodd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1944 S Church St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4501	627	40	15.7	109.1%	51 (8.1%)	46 (7.3%)	447 (71.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.8%)	21.6	1177^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.1%		20.9	1204^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.1%	27	41.6	26.6	26.3	31.6	32.7	24.5	22.2	26.6	$17,915	$2,882	$15,033
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	750 Saint John St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4421	522	35	14.7	104.0%	27 (5.2%)	53 (10.2%)	389 (74.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.6%)	9.1	1371^st of 1511 public elementary schools	9.3%		15.3	1284^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.9%	87	16.9	13.8	15.7	15.5	16.9	15.4	21.9	18.0	$17,832	$2,868	$14,963
Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	601 W Union Street	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 841-4560	425	46	9.2	104.7%	0 (0.0%)	79 (18.6%)	346 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	1382^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	8.5%		9.6	1367^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.4%	15	17.2	10.6	16.4	14.4	20.7	16.0	16.4	17.6	$2,974	$2,974	$00
Ritter Elementary School	Public	K-5	790 N Plymouth Street	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5661	463	28	16.8	92.0%	56 (12.1%)	51 (11.0%)	299 (64.6%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.7%)	9.8	1357^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.2%		16.4	1266^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.0%	91	22.7	8.2	16.7	16.6	19.7	12.2	23.0	18.5	$20,285	$3,263	$17,022
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	1-5	521 N 2nd St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4881	591	36	16.4	97.1%	46 (7.8%)	58 (9.8%)	438 (74.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	7.8	1398^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.5%		7.5	1402^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	8.1%	4	23.3	19.3	11.0	17.6	17.2	12.4	8.1	12.4	$18,197	$2,927	$15,270
Calypso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Calypso Ave	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 691-0152	222	17	12.9	55.0%	98 (44.1%)	22 (9.9%)	92 (41.4%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	66.1	556^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.2%		59.1	725^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.5%	169	68.8	69.5	42.9	58.9	53.1	60.8	48.6	53.4	$22,775	$1,508	$21,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Salisbury Elementary School

Is Salisbury Elementary School a good school?

Salisbury Elementary School ranks 609^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Salisbury Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Salisbury Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salisbury Middle School
High : Salisbury Senior High School

What district is Salisbury Elementary School in?

Salisbury Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Salisbury Elementary School?

Students at Salisbury Elementary School are 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Salisbury Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Salisbury Elementary School.

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