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Saltonstall School

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Saltonstall School ranks 537 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

537^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Saltonstall School is a public elementary school serving 390 students in grades K-8 in Salem, Massachusetts. While the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other Salem district schools, it lags behind the high-performing Marblehead schools in the region.

Saltonstall School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the state averages, but higher than the Salem district averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th and 5th grade ELA, where proficiency rates exceed 40%. Additionally, the school's White and Hispanic student subgroups perform better than the overall school, while the English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education student subgroups also perform relatively well.

However, the school's Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student subgroup performs significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 40% of Massachusetts elementary schools. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may be a significant driver of academic achievement at Saltonstall. The school's relatively high per-student spending, which is higher than the nearby Salem district schools, further supports this finding.

412

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,905

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970

(978) 740-1297

District: Salem

Students who attend Saltonstall School usually attend:

Middle:	Collins Middle
High:	Salem High
	Salem Prep High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

White:

32.8%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

537^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

342^nd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Salem

276^th of 348Salem among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	537 of 906	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	551 of 916	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	693 of 928	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	584 of 932	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	609 of 936	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	659 of 942	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	465 of 934	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.5	576 of 938	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.9	512 of 932	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	652 of 914	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.3	648 of 926	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	684 of 928	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.7	586 of 930	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	537 of 924	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.5	474 of 920	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.0	516 of 909	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.1	343 of 908	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	288 of 911	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.7	421 of 911	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.7	575 of 887	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.9	623 of 882	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.1	570 of 884	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	579 of 672	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	359 of 632	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	460 of 665	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	166 of 281	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	118 of 282	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	539 of 869	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	543 of 886	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	665 of 887	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	566 of 901	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	551 of 898	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	664 of 902	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	502 of 893	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	272 of 458	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	145 of 446	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	341 of 420	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	228 of 401	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	179 of 379	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	320 of 398	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.5	126 of 379	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	471 of 736	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	436 of 760	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	698 of 757	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	580 of 772	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	494 of 705	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	590 of 700	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	359 of 685	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	502 of 884	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	525 of 891	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	676 of 896	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	586 of 908	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	614 of 904	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	578 of 907	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	360 of 898	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	298 of 717	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	401 of 731	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	552 of 703	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	721 of 905	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	677 of 894	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	760 of 896	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	491 of 886	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	36.4	608 of 925	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	221 of 737	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	419 of 753	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	617 of 762	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	458 of 764	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	519 of 765	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	379 of 780	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	355 of 772	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	342 of 484	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	377 of 493	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	354 of 501	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	326 of 497	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	271 of 501	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	324 of 498	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	239 of 484	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.9	222 of 487	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	242 of 482	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.4	280 of 441	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	242 of 455	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	236 of 455	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.7	183 of 455	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.9	251 of 449	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	212 of 434	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	184 of 409	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	368 of 445	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	227 of 431	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	382 of 473	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	395 of 481	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	361 of 489	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	265 of 494	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	266 of 483	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	320 of 478	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	215 of 463	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	281 of 376	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	340 of 378	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	238 of 364	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	266 of 368	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	202 of 335	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	279 of 322	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	228 of 309	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	336 of 464	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	412 of 469	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	366 of 481	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	412 of 489	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	267 of 462	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	350 of 452	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	274 of 438	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	296 of 473	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	347 of 483	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	327 of 489	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	397 of 497	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	277 of 485	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	311 of 478	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	257 of 466	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	217 of 435	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.6	412 of 441	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	333 of 444	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	431 of 503	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	267 of 489	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	375 of 484	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	249 of 467	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	42.6	274 of 491	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	226 of 386	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	223 of 392	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	269 of 403	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	202 of 404	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	138 of 401	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	194 of 396	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	149 of 395	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)70th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)34th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

Science35%-7 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

Civics22%-17 vs state

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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 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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Saltonstall School	Public	K-8	211 Lafayette Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1297	412	31	13.2		135 (32.8%)	22 (5.3%)	222 (53.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	41.4	537^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.7%		41.2	551^st of 916 public elementary schools	39.8%	14	33.3	45.8	43.5	43.9	20.9	35.0	37.3	37.8	29.2	21.7	26.2	11.6	10.0	23.1	47.8	20.0	34.9	22.5	$23,905
Horace Mann Laboratory	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1290	293	25	11.8		100 (34.1%)	22 (7.5%)	150 (51.2%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	12.5	820^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.5%		12.7	827^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.7%	7	22.0	11.1	25.0				19.7	24.4	5.4	10.0				13.6	20.0		20.0		$23,351
Bentley Academy Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Memorial Drive	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1260	286	20	14.3		36 (12.6%)	21 (7.3%)	224 (78.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.1	760^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.1%		11.6	840^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.3%	80	36.4	11.1	26.7				23.6	23.5	8.9	26.1				19.2	21.7		21.7		$27,350
Carlton	Public	K-5	10 Skerry Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1280	247	24	10.4		136 (55.1%)	15 (6.1%)	80 (32.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	38.9	559^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.3%		46.5	509^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.4%	50	42.5	35.0	43.8				40.6	25.0	32.5	29.2				28.9	41.7		41.7		$24,681
Witchcraft Heights	Public	K-5	1 Frederick Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1271	455	33	13.6		196 (43.1%)	35 (7.7%)	185 (40.7%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	35.4	590^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.9%		30.1	635^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.7%	45	31.6	33.3	30.1				31.6	46.1	34.9	30.1				36.9	34.9		34.9		$24,568
Lucretia and Joseph Brown School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Baldwin Road	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 629-3112	445	35	12.8		368 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)								(n/a)	65.3						65.3	58.2						58.2					$20,347
Bates	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Liberty Hill Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1250	410	33	12.5		200 (48.8%)	30 (7.3%)	146 (35.6%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	42.8	526^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.6	568^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.0%	42	26.8	41.7	33.9				33.7	32.1	56.3	33.3				39.5	46.8		46.8		$22,713
Glover	Public	PK, KG-3	9 Maple Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3190	318	24	13.2		264 (83.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)	70.6						70.6	69.1						69.1					$21,154
Thomas Carroll	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Northend Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4200	645	46	13.9		307 (47.6%)	36 (5.6%)	264 (40.9%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	19.3	751^st of 906 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.8	757^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.4%	6	31.4	25.3	19.2				25.4	16.7	29.1	24.2				23.0	21.2		21.2		$16,954
William A Welch Senior	Public	K-5	50 Swampscott Avenue	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-5775	408	29	13.9		148 (36.3%)	18 (4.4%)	222 (54.4%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	15.3	783^rd of 906 public elementary schools	13.6%		15.4	798^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.9%	15	16.9	19.0	21.2				18.7	15.9	27.6	19.2				20.3	30.8		30.8		$19,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Saltonstall School

What schools do graduates of Saltonstall School attend?

Students who attend Saltonstall School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Collins Middle
High : Salem High
High : Salem Prep High School

How many students attend Saltonstall School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Saltonstall School.

Is Saltonstall School a good school?

Saltonstall School ranks 537^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Saltonstall School?

Students at Saltonstall School are 54% Hispanic, 33% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Saltonstall School in?

Salem

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