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South Salem Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

221^st

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

South Salem Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Port Washington, New York, serving 436 students in grades K-5 and part of the Port Washington Union Free School District. The school consistently ranks among the top 10% of elementary schools in New York, with exceptional academic performance that exceeds state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects.

South Salem Elementary School's students demonstrate strong performance, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82.86% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 76.19% for the district and 54.07% for the state. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its Asian and White student populations, which rank in the top 20% and top 15% of New York elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, the school's English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% and top 5% of New York elementary schools, respectively.

While South Salem Elementary School consistently outperforms the other elementary schools in the Port Washington Union Free School District, it faces competition from some of the higher-performing elementary schools in neighboring districts, such as Sea Cliff Elementary and Harbor Hill School. Nevertheless, South Salem Elementary School's strong academic performance, efficient resource allocation, and consistently high rankings make it a standout institution within the region.

435

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,321

Per pupil spending ?

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Newbury Rd
Port Washington, NY 11050

(516) 767-5400

District: Port Washington Union Free School District

Students who attend South Salem Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School
High:	Paul D Schreiber Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (80% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Port Washington Union Free School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg76%

New York avg55%

221^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Port Washington Union Free School District

108^th of 874Port Washington Union Free School District among New York 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 York percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	221 of 2445	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	157 of 2445	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	239 of 2439	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	222 of 2434	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	265 of 2201	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	354 of 2413	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	442 of 2395	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	391 of 2386	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	336 of 2366	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	187 of 2352	92.0%	★★★★★
2014	89.6	148 of 2345	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	88.1	188 of 2325	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	87.1	166 of 2320	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	86.6	178 of 2286	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	144 of 2263	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	81.8	191 of 2257	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	83.1	179 of 2227	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	206 of 2219	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.0	294 of 2206	86.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	82.6	83 of 662	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	28 of 671	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	52.2	252 of 430	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	273 of 548	50.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	372 of 1027	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	205 of 860	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	20.2	897 of 938	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	241 of 2409	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	219 of 2413	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	378 of 2403	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	254 of 2401	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	270 of 1955	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	376 of 2357	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	500 of 2338	78.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	538 of 1569	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	271 of 1429	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	761 of 1503	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	271 of 818	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	492 of 1315	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	1036 of 1392	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	907 of 2098	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	470 of 2078	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	983 of 2099	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	468 of 1678	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	871 of 2032	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.9	1823 of 2045	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	208 of 2407	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	100 of 2411	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	157 of 2400	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	211 of 2400	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	258 of 1961	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	308 of 2358	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	440 of 2340	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	224 of 2134	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.7	78 of 2110	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	80 of 2016	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	255 of 2031	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	94 of 1044	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	248 of 1859	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	244 of 1941	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	173 of 1402	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	122 of 1392	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	198 of 1337	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	109 of 1399	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	172 of 1224	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	222 of 1338	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	240 of 1408	83.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)87th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)64th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math83%+25 vs state

English Language Arts79%+24 vs state

Science76%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Newbury Rd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5400	435	36	12.1	2.1%	319 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.1%)	37 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	88.6	221^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%		92.5	157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.6%	64	76.1	82.9	78.1		85.1	83.3	79.4		76.1	98.6	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.1	98.6	$33,321	$459	$32,862
Munsey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Hunt Ln	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7400	803	57	14.0	8.8%	423 (52.7%)	24 (3.0%)	61 (7.6%)	257 (32.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	92.6	146^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.0%		94.7	96^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.1%	50	85.0	81.7	85.1	88.2	88.5	90.8	85.8	88.6	66.2	99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$33,759	$437	$33,322
Glenwood Landing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Cody Ave	Glen Head	11545	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-7601	386	39	10.0	9.3%	265 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	63 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	94.4	93^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.2	58^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.6%	35	82.0	84.9	86.0		96.7	94.4	96.2		80.8	97.9	98.8	99.5	99.5	100.0	98.6	98.8	99.3	$47,019	$743	$46,276
John J Daly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Rockwood Ave	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5200	471	39	12.2	5.7%	271 (57.5%)	18 (3.8%)	121 (25.7%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	88.6	224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.9	231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.6%	7	77.3	74.5	83.9		83.7	90.4	76.4		76.2	97.7	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.5	99.1	$36,361	$902	$35,460
Shelter Rock Elementary School	Public	K-6	27a Shelter Rock Rd	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7450	631	47	13.5	10.0%	271 (42.9%)	19 (3.0%)	65 (10.3%)	254 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	92.6	141^st of 2445 public elementary schools	94.2%		96.6	48^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%	93	82.2	79.0	87.4	85.9	86.3	82.9	86.6	93.4	79.6	97.8	99.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	99.4	98.7	$36,318	$436	$35,883
John Philip Sousa Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Sands Point Rd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5350	564	43	13.1	5.0%	366 (64.9%)	3 (0.5%)	102 (18.1%)	57 (10.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	86.9	257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.5%		86	293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.0%	36	75.7	80.2	80.0		81.8	77.3	83.3		70.8	98.0	98.7	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.7	98.9	$31,532	$459	$31,073
Guggenheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	Poplar Pl	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 767-5250	473	43	10.9	4.7%	277 (58.6%)	3 (0.6%)	100 (21.1%)	55 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.6%)	81.5	378^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.5%		85	314^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%	64	60.9	79.3	70.4		81.8	87.9	77.8		64.3	97.1	98.0	99.5	99.3	99.5	98.4	99.1	98.6	$25,237	$704	$24,533
Sea Cliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Carpenter Ave	Sea Cliff	11579	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-7501	361	34	10.4	8.0%	282 (78.1%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.5%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	92.1	155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.4	135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.5%	20	87.5	87.5	80.5		92.3	90.2	87.2		68.2	96.3	98.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.0	97.2	98.9	$42,800	$754	$42,046
Harbor Hill School	Public	K-5	3 Glen Cove Rd	Greenvale	11548	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5401	582	46	12.6	12.7%	365 (62.7%)	9 (1.5%)	55 (9.5%)	139 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	90.7	182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%		84.7	317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.0%	135	89.6	73.4	89.4		91.5	85.1	88.5		65.4	98.4	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.0	99.2	98.8	$30,863	$343	$30,520
Manorhaven Elementary School	Public	K-5	Morewood Oaks	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 767-5300	499	45	10.9	12.2%	247 (49.5%)	7 (1.4%)	166 (33.3%)	54 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	67.8	745^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.5%		76.5	505^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.3%	240	64.2	62.1	63.9		76.5	64.2	60.0		58.5	97.9	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.2	98.9	$35,840	$1,403	$34,437

Frequently Asked Questions about South Salem Elementary School

What district is South Salem Elementary School in?

Port Washington Union Free School District

Is South Salem Elementary School a good school?

Yes. South Salem Elementary School ranks in the top 9.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend South Salem Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended South Salem Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of South Salem Elementary School?

Students at South Salem Elementary School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of South Salem Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Salem Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School
High : Paul D Schreiber Senior High School

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