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Salem Elementary School

Q: Is Salem Elementary School a good school?

Salem Elementary School ranks 321 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Salem Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Russell Springs, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 399 students. The school is part of the Russell County School District, which is ranked 36 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Salem Elementary School has some strengths, such as higher-than-average mathematics and reading proficiency rates, it also faces several challenges. The school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 18.6% in 2022-2023 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance in science and social studies proficiency is lower than the district and state averages. Interestingly, nearby schools like Jamestown Elementary School and Russell Springs Elementary School, both within the same district, have generally outperformed Salem Elementary School in academic proficiency and state rankings.

Another area of concern is the performance of certain student groups at Salem Elementary School. The school's female students have consistently performed lower than their male counterparts, and the performance of special education and disabled students is significantly lower than the state average. While the school's spending per student is higher than the district and state averages, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Addressing these areas of concern may be crucial for improving the overall academic performance and outcomes of Salem Elementary School.

401

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,245

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1409 S Hwy 76
Russell Springs, KY 42642

(270) 866-6197

District: Russell County

Students who attend Salem Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Russell County Middle School
High:	Russell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg44%

321^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Russell County

36^th of 157Russell County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	321 of 685	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	257 of 685	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	198 of 687	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	315 of 684	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	231 of 517	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	382 of 700	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	553 of 691	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	548 of 694	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	50.9	344 of 690	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	276 of 698	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.2	231 of 705	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.4	230 of 719	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.0	78 of 713	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	97 of 688	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	87.0	45 of 683	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	57 of 658	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	28 of 651	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	78.5	107 of 638	83.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	29.4	342 of 474	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	381 of 648	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	236 of 644	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	210 of 639	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	206 of 641	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	277 of 671	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	534 of 663	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	313 of 672	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	219 of 665	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	176 of 670	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	319 of 667	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	128 of 275	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	320 of 664	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	478 of 631	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	289 of 653	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	280 of 652	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	224 of 652	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	360 of 657	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	257 of 325	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	451 of 676	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	513 of 665	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	49.2	349 of 661	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	334 of 659	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	275 of 659	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	215 of 658	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	330 of 656	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	176 of 337	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	380 of 592	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	520 of 593	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2019)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics52%+5 vs state

Reading51%~ state avg

Mathematics48%+5 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

Writing34%-4 vs state

Social Studies32%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Salem Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 S Hwy 76	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-6197	401	28	14.4	70.8%	352 (87.8%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	51.7	321^st of 685 public elementary schools	53.1%		60	257^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.5%	64	49.0	48.0	47.0	56.0	43.0	53.0	36.0	34.0	32.0	52.0	$14,245	$1,501	$1,752	$3,253	$8,819	$2,173	$10,992
Russell Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1554 N Hwy 127	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-3587	632	41	15.3	71.5%	470 (74.4%)	1 (0.2%)	141 (22.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	83.8	83^rd of 685 public elementary schools	87.9%		84.9	71^st of 685 public elementary schools	89.6%	12	46.0	59.0	65.0	58.0	62.0	76.0	49.0	73.0	61.0	81.0	$13,293	$1,300	$705	$2,004	$9,331	$1,958	$11,289
Jamestown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	342 S. Main Street	Jamestown	42629	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 343-3966	480	32	14.9	75.0%	405 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	52.4	319^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.4%		57.7	273^rd of 685 public elementary schools	60.1%	46	41.0	44.0	40.0	40.0	51.0	46.0	44.0	55.0	43.0	51.0	$12,899	$1,563	$716	$2,279	$8,549	$2,071	$10,621
Nancy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Hwy 196	Nancy	42544	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 636-6338	299	21	14.3	68.2%	282 (94.3%)	8 (2.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	83.7	85^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.6%		68.4	181^st of 685 public elementary schools	73.6%	96	59.0	67.0	59.0	67.0	69.0	72.0		49.0	67.0	54.0	$13,830	$1,129	$442	$1,571	$9,821	$2,438	$12,259
Walnut Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2834 S Us 127	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	371	28	13.1	77.1%	320 (86.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32.6	485^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.2%		53.7	308^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.0%	177	38.0	44.0	44.0	31.0	41.0	42.0	34.0	29.0	27.0	35.0	$19,461	$2,319	$1,244	$4,114	$8,802	$2,368	$10,965
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 College St	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	369	24	15.1	71.5%	325 (88.1%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	48.8	343^rd of 685 public elementary schools	49.9%		52.2	325^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.6%	18	42.0	47.0	43.0	53.0	50.0	39.0	36.0	41.0	43.0	43.0	$17,724	$2,630	$2,337	$4,844	$7,387	$1,159	$8,859
Bell Elementary School	Public	1-2	278 Kenny Davis Blvd.	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 348-8150	432	29	15.1	83.8%	367 (85.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)											$20,261	$1,313	$705	$2,018	$9,028	$2,549	$11,576
Monticello Elementary School	Public	3-5	160 Cave St	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 340-3900	664	42	15.7	80.6%	576 (86.7%)	9 (1.4%)	61 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	27.7	518^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.4%		21.1	566^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.4%	48	30.0	39.0	34.0	39.0	36.0	39.0	28.0	17.0	39.0	39.0	$13,981	$1,731	$552	$2,282	$8,174	$2,139	$10,313
Oak Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1755 WTLO Road	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 679-2014	551	34	16.2	54.8%	479 (86.9%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (4.0%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	93	17^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.5%		92.7	18^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.4%	1	72.0	88.0	64.0	78.0	81.0	71.0	62.0	57.0	64.0	70.0	$13,408	$1,388	$494	$1,882	$9,237	$2,289	$11,526
Walker Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1080 South Main Street	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 348-4251	358	21	16.8	78.8%	297 (83.0%)	5 (1.4%)	42 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)								(n/a)											$17,206	$1,064	$552	$1,612	$10,627	$2,378	$13,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Salem Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Russell County Middle School
High : Russell County High School

Is Salem Elementary School a good school?

Salem Elementary School ranks 321^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Salem Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Salem Elementary School.

What district is Salem Elementary School in?

Russell County

What is the racial makeup of Salem Elementary School?

Students at Salem Elementary School are 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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