Best Public Schools in Salem, MO

Summary:

The city of Salem, Missouri is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school, serving students from preschool through 12th grade. The schools in this area display a mix of performance, with some standout institutions like Green Forest Elementary and North Wood Elementary leading the pack, while others like Oak Hill Elementary and Dent-Phelps Elementary lag behind.

Green Forest Elementary stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 13th out of 898 Missouri elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts consistently high test scores, with 80% of 3rd graders and 73.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in math, and 73.3% of 5th graders and 80% of 8th graders proficient or better in science. North Wood Elementary has also shown significant improvement, moving from the 660th out of 1,052 Missouri elementary schools in 2018-2019 to the 499th out of 908 in 2021-2022, with particularly strong performance in 6th grade math and 8th grade English Language Arts.

The schools in Salem have a predominantly white student population, with the percentage of Hispanic students ranging from 0% at Oak Hill Elementary to 6.48% at Wm. H. Lynch Elementary. The free and reduced lunch rates vary widely, from 46.15% at Dent-Phelps Elementary to 64.65% at North Wood Elementary, which may contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	MAP English II (2023)	MAP Algebra II (2023)	MAP Government (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ozark Hills School	Public, Alternative	K-12	100 S Warfel St	Salem	65560	Dent County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6488	7	2	3.5		5 (71.4%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Salem Upper Elementary	Public	2-5	1601 S Doss Rd	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-6642	336	27	12.6	62.2%	307 (91.4%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	50.3	452^nd of 898 public elementary schools	49.7%		46.9	487^th of 908 public elementary schools	46.4%	35	48.9	41.4	24.3				25.7		50.1	54.0	31.1									$9,255	$2,557	$6,698
Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	265	20	13.2	58.5%	237 (89.4%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	47.8	239^th of 459 public middle schools	47.9%		56.6	190^th of 459 public middle schools	58.6%	49				35.8	36.5	25.0		26.2				38.1	32.6	42.8						$9,436	$1,986	$7,450
Salem Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	616	39	15.7	46.3%	572 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	39.9	198^th of 352 public high schools	43.8%		22.1	284^th of 361 public high schools	21.3%	86															31.0	30.1	53.6	30.0	34.1	$8,533	$2,118	$6,415
Wm. H. Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	101 N Main St	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-6642	247	19	12.7	49.8%	221 (89.5%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)																				$13,393	$5,108	$8,284
North Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3734 N. Hwy 19	Salem	65560	Dent County	North Wood R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-4607	215	13	16.9	64.7%	196 (91.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)	4.0			57.2										77.8						$8,915	$2,595	$6,320
Dent-Phelps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	27870 Hwy C	Salem	65560	Dent County	Dent-Phelps R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-4680	273	24	11.2	46.2%	268 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	698^th of 898 public elementary schools	22.3%		13.2	801^st of 908 public elementary schools	11.8%	103	33.4	26.7	24.3		44.4	21.1			26.0											$11,038	$4,224	$6,814
Green Forest Elementary	Public	K-8	6111 Hwy F	Salem	65560	Dent County	Green Forest R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-3902	155	15	10.3	52.3%	153 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.2	13^th of 898 public elementary schools	98.6%		99.4	2^nd of 908 public elementary schools	99.8%	11	80.0		73.3				73.3	80.0					85.7	73.3						$10,287	$1,869	$8,418
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-8	6200 S Hwy 19	Salem	65560	Dent County	Oak Hill R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-5618	131	14	9.3	62.6%	123 (93.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)	15.0								25.0											$10,547	$1,653	$8,894

Cities Near Salem

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Licking	19.93 mi	3	263^rd
Bunker	20.1 mi	2	397^th
Edgar Springs	21.76 mi	1
Viburnum	22.6 mi	2	309^th
Steelville	25.12 mi	3	214^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 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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