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Salem High

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Salem High ranks 167 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 52% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Salem High is a public high school located in Salem, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 948 students. The school is part of the Salem School District, which is ranked 276 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salem High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranging from 167th to 301st out of 342-354 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and White students performing better than Hispanic and English Language Learner students, as well as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Academically, Salem High's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are consistently lower than the state averages across all subject areas, and the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 75.9% and 88.1% over the past few years, which is below the state average. In contrast, nearby schools outside the Salem district, such as Beverly High and Swampscott High, perform significantly better, ranking in the top half or top quarter of the state.

952

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,332

Per pupil spending ?

59.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

77 Willson Street
Salem, MA 01970

(978) 740-1123

District: Salem

Feeder schools for Salem High:

Elementary:	Bates
	Carlton
	Horace Mann Laboratory
	Saltonstall School
	More...
	Witchcraft Heights
Middle:	Collins Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

35.8%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

Massachusetts avg45%

167^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	167 of 349	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	201 of 348	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	289 of 347	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	281 of 342	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	231 of 285	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	272 of 351	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	294 of 345	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	301 of 348	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	291 of 351	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	284 of 354	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	296 of 347	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	281 of 344	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	286 of 340	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	294 of 340	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	285 of 335	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	269 of 322	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	254 of 319	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	242 of 316	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.0	211 of 314	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.8	229 of 311	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.9	221 of 307	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.7	226 of 304	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	27 of 148	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	34.1	101 of 160	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	126 of 142	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	117 of 133	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	107 of 134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	183 of 295	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	146 of 202	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	242 of 299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	218 of 299	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	36 of 86	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	39 of 84	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	72 of 77	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	78 of 82	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	51 of 77	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	117 of 337	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	211 of 342	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.5	293 of 339	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	282 of 340	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	225 of 281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	251 of 342	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	274 of 339	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	145 of 245	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	143 of 249	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	200 of 241	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	172 of 217	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	115 of 149	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	145 of 206	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	156 of 193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	208 of 334	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	200 of 338	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	278 of 338	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	257 of 332	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	208 of 253	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	264 of 330	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	297 of 330	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	196 of 339	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	184 of 342	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	283 of 343	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	270 of 339	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	229 of 281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	285 of 346	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	309 of 343	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	129 of 302	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	146 of 289	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	245 of 301	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	266 of 339	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	220 of 268	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	288 of 348	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	309 of 344	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	77 of 298	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	105 of 302	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	230 of 301	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	221 of 300	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	207 of 302	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)82nd percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science45%~ state avg

Biology34%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 4, 2017

My kids went there. Son and daughter. Youngest graduated 2011. They had friends of all types and the took advantage of the great theater music and band programs. They loaded up on AP courses senior year. They can deal with all sorts of folks and they seek out diversity now because that is their normal. Close Quote

Schools Near Salem High

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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 High	Public	9-12	77 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1123	952	97	9.8		341 (35.8%)	74 (7.8%)	467 (49.1%)	23 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	53	167^th of 349 public high schools	52.1%		47.5	201^st of 348 public high schools	42.2%	34				47.3					45.5			45.1		34.5		$28,332
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
New Liberty Innovation School	Public	9-12	2 East India Square	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 825-3470	36	4	8.0		10 (27.8%)	3 (8.3%)	19 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)								(n/a)				25.0					16.7							$33,883
Salem Prep High School	Public	9-12	2 Museum Place Mall	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1171	23	2	11.7		8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	13 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)																$43,927
Swampscott High	Public	9-12	200 Essex Street	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8830	706	61	11.6		514 (72.8%)	33 (4.7%)	107 (15.2%)	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	70.4	105^th of 349 public high schools	69.9%		83.2	65^th of 348 public high schools	81.3%	40				54.8					49.1			68.4		68.5		$19,656
Marblehead High	Public	9-12	2 Humphrey Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3100	861	80	10.7		718 (83.4%)	29 (3.4%)	68 (7.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	75.9	86^th of 349 public high schools	75.4%		87.4	46^th of 348 public high schools	86.8%	40				54.4					57.1			72.3		53.1		$20,383
Lynn English High	Public	9-12	50 Goodridge Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7366	2,062	137	15.0		118 (5.7%)	195 (9.5%)	1,542 (74.8%)	139 (6.7%)	12 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (2.6%)	9.2	326^th of 349 public high schools	6.6%		9.4	319^th of 348 public high schools	8.3%	7				17.1					10.5			16.2		13.5		$19,434
Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	33 North Common Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 268-3007	94	31	3.0		22 (23.4%)	5 (5.3%)	55 (58.5%)	4 (4.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)								(n/a)				25.0	0.0				0.0	0.0						$53,163
Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Public	9-12	485 Lowell Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4500	1,333	129	10.2		811 (60.8%)	102 (7.7%)	359 (26.9%)	21 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.5%)	20.3	285^th of 349 public high schools	18.3%		27.6	263^rd of 348 public high schools	24.4%	22				25.3					22.5			28.9		23.5		$20,870
Beverly High	Public	9-12	100 Sohier Rd	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6132	1,213	99	12.2		864 (71.2%)	43 (3.5%)	223 (18.4%)	24 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.9%)	52.1	172^nd of 349 public high schools	50.7%		61.5	147^th of 348 public high schools	57.8%	25				46.6					40.4			49.6		42.3		$18,523

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem High

What is the racial makeup of Salem High?

Students at Salem High are 49% Hispanic, 36% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Salem High in?

Salem

How many students attend Salem High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Salem High.

Is Salem High a good school?

Salem High ranks 167^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Salem High?

Salem High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bates
Elementary : Carlton
Elementary : Horace Mann Laboratory
Elementary : Saltonstall School
Elementary : Witchcraft Heights
Middle : Collins Middle

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