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Middle Schools in Salem Community Schools

At a glance

DistrictSalem Community Schools238^th of 380 Indiana districtsFull district overview →

School

352

Students

Top rankedSalem Middle School317^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

There is only one middle school, Salem Middle School, located within the Salem Community Schools district in Indiana. The school serves students in grades 6-8 and has a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and a free and reduced lunch rate of 52.93%, indicating that it serves a population with significant economic challenges.

Academically, Salem Middle School's performance is generally below the state averages for Indiana across all subject areas and grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts is 30.57%, compared to the state average of 40.5% to 42.7% for grades 6-8. In ILEARN/Math, the school's proficiency rate is 24.29%, compared to the state average of 34.5% to 39.7% for grades 6-8. The school's ILEARN/Science proficiency rate is 32.48%, compared to the state average of 42.4% for 6th grade.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $11,699 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.9, Salem Middle School is ranked 317 out of 480 Indiana middle schools and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. These findings suggest that the school may need to focus on improving its instructional practices, providing targeted student support, and optimizing the use of available resources to help its students achieve higher levels of academic proficiency.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 N Harrison St	Salem	47167	Washington County	Salem Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 883-3808	352	33	10.8	50.9%	327 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	37.1	317^th of 480 public middle schools	34.0%		38.7	305^th of 491 public middle schools	37.9%	12	33.3	28.6	29.9	30.6	35.9	23.8	12.2	24.3	32.5	32.5	$11,699	$386	$11,313

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Washington School Corp	7.26 mi	2	82^nd
East Washington School Corp	8.99 mi	3	147^th
West Clark Community Schools	13.3 mi	8
Borden-Henryville School Corporation	13.3 mi	4	114^th
Medora Community School Corp	14.86 mi	2	255^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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