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Salem Elementary School

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Salem Elementary School ranks 222 nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Salem Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Salem, Connecticut, with 383 students. The school is part of the Salem School District, which is ranked 90 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salem Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Connecticut elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a high ranking of 38 out of 522 schools in 2018-2019. The school's performance on SBAC tests is generally above the state average, with several grade levels scoring significantly higher than the Connecticut average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has been an area of concern, with significant fluctuations over the past few years. The school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, but the performance of white students has been lower than the overall school performance.

When comparing Salem Elementary School to nearby schools, neighboring schools in the East Haddam, East Lyme, and Bozrah districts generally have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Salem Elementary School. In contrast, schools in the lower-performing Norwich and Montville districts have significantly lower academic performance compared to Salem Elementary School. Lyme Consolidated School, part of the high-performing Regional School District 18, stands out as a top-performing school in the region.

389

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,720

Per pupil spending ?

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Hartford Rd.
Salem, CT 06420

(860) 859-0267

District: Salem School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Connecticut median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Connecticut avg48%

Elementary school

222^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

104^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 156Salem School District among Connecticut districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	222 of 493	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	250 of 497	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	217 of 491	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	140 of 490	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	63 of 538	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	38 of 522	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	77 of 532	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.7	78 of 519	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.9	38 of 518	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	86.7	65 of 551	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	193 of 557	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	258 of 564	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.5	202 of 565	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.1	125 of 579	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	129 of 566	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	90 of 565	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	93 of 568	83.6%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	130 of 570	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	86.1	58 of 445	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	197 of 248	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	197 of 250	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	191 of 262	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	134 of 252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.9	48 of 327	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	42 of 295	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	67 of 296	77.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	104 of 252	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	104 of 250	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	65 of 249	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	94.2	6 of 250	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	5 of 275	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	37 of 259	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	89.0	14 of 250	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	85.6	29 of 246	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	87.9	23 of 280	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	77.4	58 of 278	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	68 of 272	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.5	14 of 269	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	81.6	25 of 268	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	72.2	88 of 255	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.8	62 of 252	75.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	50 of 250	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	73 of 248	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	90.2	15 of 235	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	73.6	45 of 164	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	98 of 153	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	49 of 154	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	91.4	4 of 151	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	2 of 175	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.5	41 of 166	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	64 of 168	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2021)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Female (2021)94th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2018)73rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+3 vs state

Mathematics50%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Hartford Rd.	Salem	06420	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 859-0267	389	35	11.0	23.9%	318 (81.7%)	6 (1.5%)	37 (9.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	59.2	222^nd of 493 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.8	250^th of 497 public elementary schools	49.7%	28		55.8	48.8	46.9	64.1	65.9			59.0		23.7	$22,720
Oakdale School	Public	K-5	30 Indiana Circle	Oakdale	06370	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Montville School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 859-1800	271	25	10.9	34.7%	189 (69.7%)	8 (3.0%)	46 (17.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)	59.3	218^th of 493 public elementary schools	55.8%		63.7	196^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.6%	22		50.0	56.8	55.1		63.8	65.9					$21,204
Dr. Charles E. Murphy School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Chesterfield Rd.	Oakdale	06370	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Montville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 848-9241	296	25	11.7	40.5%	207 (69.9%)	10 (3.4%)	50 (16.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	68.3	181^st of 493 public elementary schools	63.3%		67	188^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.2%	7		64.3	57.1	63.2		69.6	62.5					$20,535
Lyme Consolidated School	Public	K-5	478 Hamburg Road	Lyme	06371	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 18	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 434-1233	226	18	12.6	23.0%	196 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	86.4	56^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.6%		81.8	98^th of 497 public elementary schools	80.3%	42		79.5		73.2		82.1	75.0					$24,089
Jack Jackter Intermediate School	Public	3-5	215 Halls Hill Rd.	Colchester	06415	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Colchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 537-9421	509	39	13.0	27.3%	414 (81.3%)	5 (1.0%)	53 (10.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	64.2	206^th of 493 public elementary schools	58.2%		68	179^th of 497 public elementary schools	64.0%	27	63.2	54.4	56.8	62.5		59.4	65.9	57.9				$19,606
Colchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	315 Halls Hill Rd.	Colchester	06415	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Colchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 537-0717	552	47	11.7	27.2%	449 (81.3%)	21 (3.8%)	55 (10.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)												$20,209
Fields Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Bozrah St. Ext.	Bozrah	06334	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Bozrah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 887-2561	180	18	10.0	35.0%	145 (80.6%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)								(n/a)										61.9		$28,985
Thomas W. Mahan School	Public	PK, KG-5	94 Salem Tpke.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4205	257	23	11.3	72.4%	78 (30.4%)	31 (12.1%)	82 (31.9%)	49 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	41.4	273^rd of 493 public elementary schools	44.6%		41	282^nd of 497 public elementary schools	43.3%	9	48.6	34.4	44.4	57.1		34.4		57.1				$29,526
East Haddam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	45 Joe Williams Rd.	Moodus	06469	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	East Haddam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 873-5076	340	28	12.1	28.5%	307 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)		66.2				69.1						$21,196
Flanders School	Public	K-4	167 Boston Post Rd.	East Lyme	06333	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 739-8475	242	23	10.7	16.9%	175 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)	18 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.2%)	88.2	43^rd of 493 public elementary schools	91.3%		75.4	141^st of 497 public elementary schools	71.6%	98		81.8	78.4			78.2	76.5					$24,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem Elementary School

How many students attend Salem Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Salem Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Salem Elementary School?

Students at Salem Elementary School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Salem Elementary School a good school?

Salem Elementary School ranks 222^nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Salem Elementary School in?

Salem School District

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