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East Salem Elementary

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East Salem Elementary ranks 545 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

545^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

East Salem Elementary is a public elementary school serving 366 students in grades PK-5 in Salem, Virginia, which is part of the Salem City Public Schools district.

East Salem Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle-to-upper range of Virginia elementary schools, with its performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. However, the school has outperformed the district and state in 3rd grade math and reading in recent years. East Salem's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 13 to 14.4 students per teacher, but the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.4% to 19.3%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, East Salem has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, West Salem Elementary and South Salem Elementary generally outperform East Salem Elementary on academic measures, but East Salem's performance is still competitive in some areas, such as 3rd grade math and reading. The nearby schools in the Roanoke City and Roanoke County Public Schools districts tend to have lower performance compared to East Salem Elementary, with some exceptions.

378

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,726

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1765 Boulevard
Salem, VA 24153-6489

(540) 375-7001

District: Salem City Public Schools

Students who attend East Salem Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Andrew Lewis Middle
High:	Salem High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

24.9%

African American:

20.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Salem City Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg74%

Virginia avg71%

545^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Salem City Public Schools

35^th of 129Salem City Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	545 of 1110	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	530 of 1114	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	395 of 1114	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	448 of 1109	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	501 of 1103	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	671 of 1105	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	477 of 1097	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	424 of 1099	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.1	371 of 1096	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.6	394 of 1100	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.6	385 of 1110	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.5	355 of 1120	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	260 of 1117	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.7	244 of 1117	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	41 of 1113	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	76.2	166 of 1082	84.7%	★★★★☆
2008	85.3	32 of 1081	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	69.1	294 of 1083	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	155 of 1071	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	62.1	404 of 1062	62.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	330 of 579	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	298 of 588	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.1	108 of 579	81.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	218 of 324	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	63.8	102 of 306	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	649 of 1096	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	565 of 1098	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	490 of 1100	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	337 of 606	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	346 of 580	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.3	142 of 564	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	396 of 1046	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	464 of 1036	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	435 of 1093	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	492 of 1101	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	298 of 1093	72.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	250 of 271	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	276 of 973	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	454 of 979	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	387 of 984	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)72nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2023)33rd percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies75%+6 vs state

Mathematics74%~ state avg

English Reading71%~ state avg

Science71%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1765 Boulevard	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 375-7001	378	30	12.8	88.1%	163 (43.1%)	76 (20.1%)	94 (24.9%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	54.4	545^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.9%		56.5	530^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.4%	15	79.6	71.0	73.3	70.7	81.6	67.2	67.6	74.6	$12,726	$1,432	$11,295
G.W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Fourth St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-2492	404	29	13.8	88.4%	234 (57.9%)	96 (23.8%)	47 (11.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	72.1	325^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.7%		82.7	159^th of 1114 public elementary schools	85.7%	166	80.5	89.3	77.5	67.6	81.6	85.1	77.5	83.6	$11,206	$1,271	$9,935
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Westwood Blvd NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2978	479	40	12.0	99.4%	67 (14.0%)	258 (53.9%)	74 (15.4%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	17	961^st of 1110 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.1	966^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.3%	5	59.4	56.4	50.6	41.8	34.3	61.0	52.8	72.6	$12,110	$2,316	$9,794
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 Grandin Rd Extension	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7580	400	32	12.6	46.3%	277 (69.3%)	45 (11.3%)	36 (9.0%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	80.5	207^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.6	161^st of 1114 public elementary schools	85.5%	46	80.0	83.1	85.0	85.0	85.9	87.5	86.7	84.4	$11,876	$466	$11,410
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Westside Blvd NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2967	624	54	11.5	98.9%	69 (11.1%)	342 (54.8%)	149 (23.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.5%)	4.5	1076^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.1%		4.3	1089^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.2%	13	44.4	48.2	49.4	42.2	22.5	41.6	40.8	40.3	$14,177	$2,212	$11,965
Virginia Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Amherst Ave SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2937	245	24	10.3	102.4%	120 (49.0%)	47 (19.2%)	52 (21.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	33.1	799^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.0%		31	825^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.9%	26	80.0	58.3	65.1	59.5	67.5	47.2	64.3	48.3	$17,055	$1,670	$15,385
Grandin Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2815 Spessard Ave SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2867	331	27	12.3	99.4%	229 (69.2%)	47 (14.2%)	29 (8.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	83	161^st of 1110 public elementary schools	85.5%		77	257^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.9%	96	92.5	87.5	94.1	78.4	86.8	87.2	90.0	74.5	$12,221	$2,570	$9,651
West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 N Bruffey St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2503	375	27	13.7	35.5%	296 (78.9%)	24 (6.4%)	26 (6.9%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	72.2	323^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.9%		69	370^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.8%	47	91.6	72.0	81.7	73.2	83.3	80.0	78.3	83.0	$10,591	$289	$10,302
South Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Carolyn Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2478	371	36	10.1	40.2%	282 (76.0%)	30 (8.1%)	36 (9.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	77.6	251^st of 1110 public elementary schools	77.4%		80.5	212^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.0%	39	86.7	75.0	95.0	83.3	76.7	83.1	88.1	79.3	$10,097	$503	$9,594
Glen Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5901 Cove Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 561-8135	425	30	14.4	67.5%	263 (61.9%)	63 (14.8%)	47 (11.1%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	81.1	194^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.5%		76.1	267^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.0%	73	86.7	83.1	86.7	83.3	81.7	87.7	85.0	84.1	$10,189	$481	$9,708

Frequently Asked Questions about East Salem Elementary

What district is East Salem Elementary in?

Salem City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of East Salem Elementary?

Students at East Salem Elementary are 43% White, 25% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is East Salem Elementary a good school?

East Salem Elementary ranks 545^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Salem Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended East Salem Elementary.

What schools do graduates of East Salem Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Salem Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Andrew Lewis Middle
High : Salem High

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