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Salem High School

Public Grades 9-12

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Salem High School is a public high school serving 387 students in grades 9-12 in Salem, New Jersey. The school is part of the Salem City School District, which is ranked 604 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salem High School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.2% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. Similarly, only 5.6% of students were proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to the state average of 38.2%. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 91-95%, close to the state average, but its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 0.8% to 3.6% in recent years. Additionally, Salem High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 32.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Clearview Regional High School, Arthur P. Schalick High School, and Kingsway Regional High School, Salem High School consistently underperforms academically. These nearby schools have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Salem High School spends significantly more per student ($16,851 in 2018-2019) compared to these nearby schools, but this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes.

393

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,851

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Walnut St
Salem, NJ 08079-9048

(856) 935-3900

District: Salem City School District

Feeder schools for Salem High School:

Elementary:	John Fenwick Academy
Middle:	Salem Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.3%

White:

23.9%

Hispanic:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg48%

378^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

604^th of 609Salem City School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	378 of 434	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	372 of 429	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	345 of 422	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	302 of 415	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	324 of 405	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	344 of 416	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	363 of 415	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	354 of 411	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	360 of 409	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.0	292 of 406	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	378 of 411	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.9	378 of 396	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	362 of 388	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	348 of 378	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	324 of 371	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	340 of 370	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	299 of 359	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	307 of 361	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	307 of 357	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	310 of 351	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	315 of 348	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	27.1	271 of 343	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	257 of 283	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	223 of 282	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	182 of 250	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	165 of 256	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	189 of 247	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	213 of 254	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	248 of 266	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	398 of 426	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	288 of 420	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	341 of 416	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	286 of 414	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	334 of 402	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	338 of 408	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	348 of 403	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	213 of 406	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	130 of 403	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.6	307 of 382	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	176 of 374	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	337 of 377	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	329 of 358	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	227 of 344	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	246 of 324	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	307 of 326	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	261 of 347	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	306 of 345	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	307 of 426	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	382 of 419	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	265 of 414	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	263 of 410	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	300 of 402	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	330 of 407	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	376 of 405	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	354 of 359	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	349 of 361	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	201 of 339	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	341 of 344	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	314 of 333	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	343 of 349	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	338 of 355	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	170 of 347	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.4	294 of 345	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	274 of 335	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	177 of 335	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	279 of 336	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	233 of 339	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	254 of 340	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)51st percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-18 vs state

Science26%-5 vs state

English Language Arts6%-44 vs state

Algebra I6%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Salem High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		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	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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salem High School	Public	9-12	219 Walnut St	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3900	393	35	11.2	63.1%	94 (23.9%)	233 (59.3%)	55 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	16.8	378^th of 434 public high schools	12.9%		17	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%	6	59.8	39.5	26.4	6.2	5.7		5.6						$16,851	$1,191	$15,660
Pennsville Memorial High School	Public	9-12	110 S Broadway	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	483	45	10.7	38.3%	343 (71.0%)	37 (7.7%)	71 (14.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	22.2	348^th of 434 public high schools	19.8%		27.1	327^th of 429 public high schools	23.8%	21	67.7	44.2	17.2	24.1	10.5		11.1	23.5		21.1			$16,929	$294	$16,635
Salem County Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	880 Route 45	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Salem County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0101	754	46	16.5	21.1%	570 (75.6%)	53 (7.0%)	82 (10.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	45.2	235^th of 434 public high schools	45.9%		40.9	251^st of 429 public high schools	41.5%	16	85.0	61.5	18.7	27.8	15.2	30.6	24.4	9.7		9.4	75.0	75.0	$11,892	$1,955	$9,937
Woodstown High School	Public	9-12	Woodstown High School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	550	50	10.9	25.3%	427 (77.6%)	40 (7.3%)	46 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	45.6	230^th of 434 public high schools	47.0%		47.8	213^th of 429 public high schools	50.3%	17	82.7	58.7	29.1	40.1	22.4		19.7				64.4	64.4	$6,718	$06	$6,712
Penns Grove High School	Public	9-12	334 Harding Highway	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-6300	632	47	13.4	69.5%	97 (15.3%)	223 (35.3%)	295 (46.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	10.9	412^th of 434 public high schools	5.1%		19.1	362^nd of 429 public high schools	15.6%	50	60.1	23.5	10.7	12.8	3.3		3.3	8.3		8.3			$12,770	$969	$11,801
Cumberland Regional High School	Public	9-12	90 Silver Lake Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Cumberland Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9400	1,161	85	13.7	37.0%	465 (40.1%)	215 (18.5%)	408 (35.1%)	14 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (4.2%)	17	377^th of 434 public high schools	13.1%		15.5	381^st of 429 public high schools	11.2%	4	64.5	30.5	9.2	22.8	9.3		9.1	44.4	0.0	35.1			$13,040	$379	$12,661
Bridgeton High School	Public	9-12	111 N West Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	1,641	109	15.0	91.6%	49 (3.0%)	287 (17.5%)	1,282 (78.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.1%)	5.8	432^nd of 434 public high schools	0.5%		4.7	427^th of 429 public high schools	0.5%	5	47.8	21.7	8.2	5.3	3.9		3.9						$14,944	$1,039	$13,905
Arthur P. Schalick High School	Public	9-12	718 Centerton Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2054	482	43	11.3	35.5%	335 (69.5%)	42 (8.7%)	73 (15.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	35.3	290^th of 434 public high schools	33.2%		39.5	260^th of 429 public high schools	39.4%	30	77.3	52.9	30.4	37.0	10.0		10.0	32.1		32.1			$9,266	$12	$9,254
Kingsway Regional High School	Public	9-12	201 Kings Highway	Woolwich Twp	08085	Gloucester County	Kingsway Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-3300	1,822	131	13.9	21.8%	1,305 (71.6%)	222 (12.2%)	190 (10.4%)	89 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	51.1	195^th of 434 public high schools	55.1%		63.3	132^nd of 429 public high schools	69.2%	63	84.7	68.5	34.6	43.7	11.7	3.3	10.9	55.1		54.7	80.0	80.0	$7,679	$85	$7,594
Clearview Regional High School	Public	9-12	625 Breakneck Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2790	1,332	87	15.2	18.0%	1,049 (78.8%)	72 (5.4%)	108 (8.1%)	60 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.2%)	61.3	143^rd of 434 public high schools	67.1%		69.4	102^nd of 429 public high schools	76.2%	41		74.8	29.4	64.0	39.5	1.8	29.2	78.6		76.8	92.3	92.3	$7,784	$50	$7,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem High School

What schools feed into Salem High School?

Salem High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John Fenwick Academy
Middle : Salem Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Salem High School?

Students at Salem High School are 59% African American, 24% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

What district is Salem High School in?

Salem City School District

Is Salem High School a good school?

Salem High School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of New Jersey high schools.

How many students attend Salem High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Salem High School.

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