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Salem School District

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At a glance

80^thof 166 New Hampshire districts▼ 10

Better than 51% of New Hampshire districts

Elementary 5 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

38 Geremonty Dr.
Salem, NH 03079-3313·(603) 893-7040·All New Hampshire district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 51.8% of districts

Schools

3,557

Students

Top rankedNorth Salem Elementary School40^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Woodbury School up 25 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Salem High School 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Salem School District serves families in the Salem, New Hampshire area through seven schools covering elementary, middle, and high school grades, with about 3,444 students overall. The district is fairly typical statewide, ranking 80th of 166 New Hampshire districts and receiving a three-star rating, but performance varies considerably from one school to another.

North Salem Elementary School is the district’s clear academic leader, ranking in the 83rd percentile among state elementary schools. It has the district’s strongest results in math, reading, and science, including 73% math proficiency and 63% reading proficiency. Woodbury School is another strong option, particularly for reading, with 63% proficiency and notable year-over-year gains in math and reading. William E. Lancaster School and Dr. L. F. Soule School deliver mid-range results, with Soule showing meaningful improvement and Lancaster posting solid math performance.

Families may want to look more closely at Mary A. Fisk Elementary School and William T. Barron Elementary School, where rankings and some test scores have declined. Barron’s largest concerns are fourth-grade math and overall science performance, while Fisk has weaker overall results but a substantial improvement in fifth-grade reading. At Salem High School, the 89% graduation rate and zero reported dropout rate are encouraging, though math, reading, and science proficiency trail district averages. Across the district, science is the weakest subject overall, and the large differences in math performance suggest that grade-level results and individual school programs deserve careful comparison.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	NH SAS Mathematics (2026)							NH SAS Reading (2026)							NH SAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
William T. Barron Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Butler St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7067	377	27	13.9	13.3%	307 (81.4%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.7%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	47	125^th of 230 public elementary schools	45.7%		64.3	71^st of 224 public elementary schools	68.3%	54			63.0	38.0	49.0				50.0	57.0	48.0	55.0				54.0	28.0			28.0	$15,629
Dr. L. F. Soule School	Public	K-5	173 South Policy St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 893-7053	270	23	11.5	23.3%	193 (71.5%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.9%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)	54.1	108^th of 230 public elementary schools	53.0%		49.4	118^th of 224 public elementary schools	47.3%	10			69.0	67.0	45.0				60.0	51.0	50.0	55.0				52.0	31.0			31.0	$19,874
William E. Lancaster School	Public	K-5	54 Millville St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 893-7059	294	23	12.8	20.4%	229 (77.9%)	7 (2.4%)	33 (11.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.5%)	60.7	82^nd of 230 public elementary schools	64.3%		57.2	94^th of 224 public elementary schools	58.0%	12			68.0	62.0	48.0				59.0	58.0	62.0	50.0				56.0	37.0			37.0	$18,870
Mary A. Fisk Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Main St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7051	272	23	11.6	19.1%	192 (70.6%)	10 (3.7%)	38 (14.0%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	38	151^st of 230 public elementary schools	34.3%		52.2	107^th of 224 public elementary schools	52.2%	44			44.0	39.0	46.0				43.0	33.0	42.0	64.0				47.0	38.0			38.0	$18,217
North Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Zion Hill Rd.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 893-7062	353	25	14.0	9.1%	309 (87.5%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (6.2%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	76.6	40^th of 230 public elementary schools	82.6%		77.4	35^th of 224 public elementary schools	84.4%	5			74.0	78.0	67.0				73.0	60.0	64.0	63.0				63.0	43.0			43.0	$16,501
Salem High School	Public	9-12	44 Geremonty Dr.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7069	1,116	99	11.2	14.9%	868 (77.8%)	15 (1.3%)	125 (11.2%)	47 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (5.1%)	34.7	58^th of 89 public high schools	34.8%		50.3	38^th of 86 public high schools	55.8%	20	25.0	51.0							25.0							51.0			33.0	33.0	$19,135
Woodbury School	Public	6-8	206 Main St	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7055	762	61	12.5	18.1%	587 (77.0%)	10 (1.3%)	98 (12.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)	61.8	44^th of 138 public middle schools	68.1%		47.2	69^th of 132 public middle schools	47.7%	25						52.0	45.0	41.0	46.0				64.0	67.0	57.0	63.0		40.0		40.0	$15,435
Salem Preschool	Public	PK	24 School Street	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7064	113	5	22.6	13.3%	87 (77.0%)	1 (0.9%)	14 (12.4%)	8 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
The Birches Academy of Academics & Art A Public Charter Sch	1.31 mi	1	85^th
Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School	2.79 mi	1	100^th
Windham Academy Public Charter School	4.53 mi	1	57^th
Timberlane Regional School District	5.63 mi	7	102^nd
Windham School District	6.29 mi	4	14^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 New Hampshire Department of Education.

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