Summary:
Zip code 44460 in Ohio is home to six schools — three elementary, two middle, and one high school — serving 2,287 students across two districts: Salem City, which runs five schools and 1,913 students, and West Branch Local, with a single campus and 374 students. The grade levels are split unusually: Buckeye Elementary School and West Branch Early Learning Center cover K–2, Reilly Elementary School covers 3–4, Southeast Elementary School covers 5–6, Salem Junior High School covers 7–8, and Salem High School covers 9–12.
The strongest district presence belongs to West Branch Local, rated 4 stars and 85th percentile, well above Salem City at 2 stars and 41st percentile. Within Salem City, Salem Junior High School is the academic standout: it rose to 3 stars and the 60th percentile, improved in nearly every tested subject, and posted 93.3% Algebra I proficiency versus 61.6% statewide — likely an accelerated group rather than all 8th graders. Salem High School beats the state in American History, American Government, and Biology and graduates 93.4%, but its Algebra I (46.9%) and English II (58.8%) trail Ohio. Southeast Elementary School has the lowest absenteeism (9.5%) and 6th-grade math 14.3 points above state, while Reilly Elementary School is strong in 4th-grade math but weak in ELA.
Two patterns matter most for families. First, chronic absenteeism is concentrated at the secondary level: K–6 schools range from 9.5% to 17.8%, while Salem Junior High School is 30.4% and Salem High School is 37.2%, both above the Salem City average of 23.3%. Second, English Language Arts is a recurring Salem City weakness across Reilly Elementary School, Southeast Elementary School, and Salem High School. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is blank for every Salem City school, spending figures are from 2018–2019, and the K–2 campuses have no state test results — gaps that should not be read as zeros.
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