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Salem-Liberty Elementary School

Q: Is Salem-Liberty Elementary School a good school?

Salem-Liberty Elementary School ranks 185 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Salem-Liberty Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lower Salem, Ohio, serving 78 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Fort Frye Local School District, which is ranked 186 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salem-Liberty Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 185-472 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, often exceeding the state and district averages in proficiency rates. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 83.3% proficiency in 5th grade Science, 91.7% in 3rd grade Math, and 83.3% in 5th grade English Language Arts, all of which were higher than the Fort Frye Local and Ohio state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with proficiency rates consistently above 80% in grades 3-5.

Compared to nearby schools in the Fort Frye Local School District, such as Beverly-Center Elementary and Lowell Elementary, Salem-Liberty Elementary School generally outperforms these schools, particularly in Mathematics. When compared to schools in other districts, such as Shenandoah Elementary (Noble Local) and Waterford Elementary (Wolf Creek Local), Salem-Liberty Elementary School's academic performance is significantly stronger, with higher proficiency rates across multiple subject areas.

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,239

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10930 State Route 821
Lower Salem, OH 45745-8830

(740) 585-2252

District: Fort Frye Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.5%

Two or more races:

7.7%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (84% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg80%

Ohio avg64%

185^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Fort Frye Local

186^th of 828Fort Frye Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	185 of 1558	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	226 of 1577	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	335 of 1596	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	244 of 1588	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	386 of 1610	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	472 of 1676	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	269 of 1636	83.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	239 of 1651	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	50.3	1010 of 1678	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	75.5	424 of 1684	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	68.6	671 of 1687	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.9	1129 of 1701	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	1209 of 1709	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.1	1191 of 1686	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.5	1084 of 1662	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.1	1211 of 1610	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.8	1006 of 1582	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.2	1009 of 1609	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	1086 of 1504	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	1290 of 1501	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	1150 of 1471	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	88.3	59 of 1466	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	270 of 1467	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	705 of 1518	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	106 of 1473	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	70.0	412 of 1465	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.0	425 of 1518	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	43 of 1536	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	162 of 1175	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	169 of 1190	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	287 of 1215	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	267 of 1242	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	359 of 1249	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	574 of 1271	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	303 of 1309	76.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)96th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2022)72nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+26 vs state

Science83%+20 vs state

English Language Arts79%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Salem-Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	10930 State Route 821	Lower Salem	45745	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 585-2252	78	6	13.1	59.0%	69 (88.5%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)	84.3	185^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.1%		83.4	226^th of 1577 public elementary schools	85.7%	41	83.3		91.7	93.3	83.3				83.3	80.0	75.0						$21,239
Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-5	305 Market St	Lowell	45744	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 896-2523	81	6	13.6	79.0%	79 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	62.1	691^st of 1558 public elementary schools	55.6%		74	460^th of 1577 public elementary schools	70.8%	231	54.5		60.0	100.0	54.5				60.0	100.0	63.6						$20,485
Washington School	Public	K-2	401 Washington St	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Marietta City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 374-6520	251	15	16.7	71.7%	221 (88.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (4.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$12,117
Marietta Elementary School	Public	3-6	242 N 7th St	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Marietta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 374-6530	628	35	17.9	60.7%	562 (89.5%)	8 (1.3%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	37.2	1043^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.1%		35.9	1074^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.9%	31	36.9		46.2	68.8	38.0	37.9			48.3	50.3	58.5	56.9					$11,406
Phillips School	Public	K-2	300 Pike St	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Marietta City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 374-6514	204	17	12.0	67.2%	183 (89.7%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)								(n/a)																	$15,879
Beverly-Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 5th St	Beverly	45715	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 984-2371	224	15	14.6	48.7%	213 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	80.8	280^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.0%		82	264^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.3%	16	70.7		91.2	100.0	85.4				70.6	93.5	70.0						$15,547
Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-8	19701 State Route 339	Waterford	45786	Washington County	Wolf Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 984-2342	428	33	13.1	47.0%	417 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	71.9	491^st of 1558 public elementary schools	68.5%		68.7	565^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.2%	74	68.5	55.2	85.7	90.2	50.0	70.9	20.0	30.0	95.2	51.2	79.2	64.7	65.0	48.3	80.0	100.0	$14,344
Caldwell Elementary School	Public	K-8	44350 Fairgrounds Rd	Caldwell	43724	Noble County	Caldwell Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 732-4614	511	39	13.2		497 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	50.7	885^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.2%		43.9	988^th of 1577 public elementary schools	37.3%	103	69.2	73.8	64.4	68.8	63.5	21.8	15.6	48.4	64.4	58.3	67.3	38.2	50.8	59.0		92.3	$14,056
Skyvue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33329 Hartshorn Ridge Rd	Graysville	45734	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 567-3312	237	21	11.2	54.9%	234 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	59.2	746^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.3	769^th of 1577 public elementary schools	51.2%	23	44.0	70.8	88.0	63.3	64.0	51.7	47.4	37.5	60.0	63.3	84.0	51.7	73.7	58.3			$20,204
Newport Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 Harrison St	Newport	45768	Washington County	Frontier Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 473-2667	217	13	16.8		210 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	63.6	651^st of 1558 public elementary schools	58.2%		66.5	617^th of 1577 public elementary schools	60.9%	34	44.4		71.9	91.7	69.4	48.5			71.9	75.0	66.7	54.5					$11,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem-Liberty Elementary School

How many students attend Salem-Liberty Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 78 students attended Salem-Liberty Elementary School.

Is Salem-Liberty Elementary School a good school?

Salem-Liberty Elementary School ranks 185^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Salem-Liberty Elementary School in?

Fort Frye Local

What is the racial makeup of Salem-Liberty Elementary School?

Students at Salem-Liberty Elementary School are 88% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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