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Salem Junior High School

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Salem Junior High School ranks 523 rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Salem Junior High School is a public middle school serving 286 students in grades 7-8 in Salem, Ohio. The school is part of the Salem City School District, which is ranked 464 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Salem Junior High School's test scores are generally on par with the district average, they lag behind the state averages in several subjects and grade levels. For example, the school's 8th grade math proficiency rate was 41.2% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 47.6%. The school also struggles to support its special education and disabled student populations, with these subgroups consistently ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Ohio middle schools. Additionally, Salem Junior High has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.1% to 36.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Jackson-Milton Middle School (17.0%) and Boardman Glenwood Junior High (19.8%).

The data reveals a stark contrast between Salem Junior High School and several nearby high-performing middle schools, such as Canfield Village Middle School, South Side Middle School, and Western Reserve Middle School. These schools have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better support for special populations. The combination of high poverty, low performance for special populations, and overall lagging test scores suggests that Salem Junior High School may be struggling to provide equitable educational opportunities for all its students, and the school's declining performance over time is concerning and indicates the need for a comprehensive review of its practices and resources.

323

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,792

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 E 6th St
Salem, OH 44460-1757

(330) 332-8914

District: Salem City

Students who attend Salem Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Salem High School

Feeder schools for Salem Junior High School:

Elementary:	Buckeye Elementary School
	Reilly Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg55%

Ohio avg56%

523^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

464^th of 828Salem City 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	53.7	523 of 1036	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	504 of 1046	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	504 of 1048	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	465 of 1017	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	480 of 1037	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	457 of 1050	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	378 of 1010	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	452 of 1038	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.0	490 of 1050	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	26.4	779 of 1035	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	71.6	312 of 1008	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.6	255 of 1001	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	362 of 989	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	334 of 925	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.1	262 of 895	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.5	278 of 858	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.9	569 of 835	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.1	371 of 837	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.0	374 of 732	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.4	466 of 692	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	513 of 565	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	574 of 576	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	583 of 658	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.5	214 of 643	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	540 of 938	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	447 of 942	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	530 of 943	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	523 of 925	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	518 of 910	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	458 of 917	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	415 of 897	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	63.5	187 of 521	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	53.9	102 of 247	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	111 of 228	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	338 of 983	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	394 of 989	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	368 of 974	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	419 of 947	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	449 of 923	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	588 of 945	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	290 of 924	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	486 of 954	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	512 of 958	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	439 of 963	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	393 of 946	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	401 of 924	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	412 of 933	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	328 of 916	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	368 of 572	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	542 of 563	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	538 of 590	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	515 of 777	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	515 of 795	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	525 of 805	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	468 of 809	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	466 of 781	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	443 of 796	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	393 of 781	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+33 vs state

Science62%~ state avg

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Mathematics46%-3 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Salem Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 E 6th St	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8914	323	15	21.5		261 (80.8%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	53.7	523^rd of 1036 public middle schools	49.5%		57.5	504^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.8%	19		61.8					50.7	41.2					62.5	52.7	92.1	$9,792
Southeast Elementary School	Public	5-6	2200 Merle Rd	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8925	276	13	21.2		232 (84.1%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)								(n/a)	64.7				51.9	65.9					64.7	59.8				$9,627
South Range Middle School	Public	5-8	11300 Columbiana Canfield Rd	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	South Range Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 549-4071	397	21	18.9	26.7%	384 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	85.5	102^nd of 1036 public middle schools	90.2%		89	70^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.3%	32	91.7	81.1			95.8	67.1	85.7	79.8			93.8	73.3	79.8	76.7	100.0	$10,397
West Branch Middle School	Public	3-7	14409 Beloit Snodes Rd	Beloit	44609	Mahoning County	West Branch Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 938-4300	627	41	15.4	55.7%	596 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	84.8	120^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.4%		75.7	245^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.6%	125	89.0		86.0	93.0	88.0	74.8	78.1		67.8	77.4	83.9	73.7	78.3			$12,357
South Side Middle School	Public	5-8	720 Columbiana Waterford Rd	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Columbiana Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-5354	289	13	22.2	40.8%	268 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	85.2	112^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.2%		88.3	77^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.6%	35	93.8	76.0			98.4	80.0	81.7	62.3			90.6	78.7	84.3	77.3	100.0	$11,652
Western Reserve Middle School	Public	6-8	13850 W Akron Canfield Rd	Berlin Center	44401	Mahoning County	Western Reserve Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 547-4100	145	6	24.1		136 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	85.9	100^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.3%		89.5	63^rd of 1046 public middle schools	94.0%	37		68.0				76.9	84.6	86.1				78.8	84.6	74.0	100.0	$15,044
Canfield Village Middle School	Public	5-8	42 Wadsworth St	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	Canfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 533-5544	774	51	15.2	20.4%	686 (88.6%)	11 (1.4%)	34 (4.4%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	90.2	49^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.3%		91.9	34^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.7%	15	86.7	86.9			87.7	85.3	88.2	84.7			88.3	76.6	84.7	77.0	100.0	$11,905
Crestview Middle School	Public	5-8	44100 Crestview Rd Ste C	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-4648	367	23	15.9	40.9%	359 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	72.9	288^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.2%		73.6	278^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.4%	10	86.9	65.3			68.7	63.6	69.0	53.4			82.1	65.5	78.4	66.3		$11,855
Boardman Glenwood Junior High	Public	7-8	7635 Glenwood Ave	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3414	550	41	13.5	54.9%	361 (65.6%)	55 (10.0%)	60 (10.9%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.8%)	78.5	211^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.6%		80.2	190^th of 1046 public middle schools	81.8%	21		70.6					73.5	70.0					78.6	65.4	100.0	$13,269
Boardman Center Intermediate School	Public	4-6	7410 Market St	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3400	814	45	18.0	58.7%	541 (66.5%)	75 (9.2%)	88 (10.8%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.3%)								(n/a)	74.1			77.4	77.4	65.5				72.3	82.6	68.1				$11,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem Junior High School

How many students attend Salem Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Salem Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Salem Junior High School?

Students at Salem Junior High School are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Salem Junior High School a good school?

Salem Junior High School ranks 523^rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Salem Junior High School in?

Salem City

What high school do graduates of Salem Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Salem Junior High School usually go on to attend Salem High School

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