Salem Academy Charter

Summary:

Salem Academy Charter (District) is home to a single public charter high school, Salem Academy Charter School, which serves grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 488 students. This standout school boasts impressive achievements, including a 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, Salem Academy Charter School outperforms the state average in several MCAS Next Generation assessments, including 10th-grade English Language Arts (60% vs. 50.66%), All Grades English Language Arts (46.15% vs. 41.53%), and 10th-grade Mathematics (47.69% vs. 44.6%). The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 123rd out of 347 Massachusetts high schools in 2022-2023 to 145th out of 349 in the current 2024-2025 school year.

The Salem Academy Charter (District) is ranked 158th out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. With a student-teacher ratio of 12.2 and spending per student of $19,262 for the 2020-2021 school year, Salem Academy Charter School appears to be a well-resourced institution focused on providing a strong academic foundation for its students.

District Detail

45 Congress Street
Salem, MA 01970

(978) 744-2105

SchoolDigger Rank:
158^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: 6-12
Students: 480

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Salem Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	45 Congress St.	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 744-2105	480	44	11.0		128 (26.7%)	45 (9.4%)	273 (56.9%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	59.5	145^th of 349 public high schools	58.5%		49.5	193^rd of 348 public high schools	44.5%	48	39.7	52.8	46.1	60.0	46.2	41.1	36.1	40.0	47.7	39.1	44.0	41.5	44.0	41.3	43.4	$20,795

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salem	0.34 mi	12	276^th
Bentley Academy Charter School (District)	0.83 mi	1
Marblehead	1.5 mi	5
Peabody	1.81 mi	11	265^th
Marblehead Community Charter Public	1.88 mi	1	132^nd

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

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