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Schools in Zip Code 24153

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At a glance

Schools

6,080

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedFort Lewis Elementary97^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

G.W. Carver Elementary up 135 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Salem Montessori School 6.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 24153 serves parts of Salem City and Roanoke County, Virginia, with 12 schools—7 elementary schools (PK–5), 2 middle schools (6–8), 2 high schools (9–12), and 1 K–12 virtual academy—enrolling 5,863 students across Salem City Public Schools (ranked 30th in VA) and Roanoke County Public Schools (ranked 11th in VA).

Fort Lewis Elementary stands out as the top elementary school with a 5-star rating, a 91st percentile rank, roughly 89.6% average SOL proficiency, and the lowest poverty rate in the zip. G.W. Carver Elementary is a high-poverty success story, achieving an 83rd percentile rank despite an 88.4% free/reduced lunch rate, while East Salem Elementary—with nearly identical poverty—ranks in the 49th percentile, showing how much school-level practices matter. Glenvar Middle is the top middle school (84th percentile) with perfect scores in accelerated math, but on-grade-level 8th grade math lags, especially at Andrew Lewis Middle (51.8% proficient). At the high school level, Salem High ranks 81st in Virginia and leads on math, while Glenvar High posts a 98.7% graduation rate and 1.2% dropout rate—both far better than state averages.

Chronic absenteeism is a bright spot across the zip, with every school below the 14.8% state average. Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem offers the lowest cost per student ($5,540) and lowest absenteeism (2.1%), but its academic results are uneven—strong middle school reading yet weak elementary math and Algebra I. Mason's Cove Elementary spends the most per student ($15,752) yet earns only 3 stars, showing that spending alone does not guarantee results. Glenvar Elementary is worth monitoring: its 3rd grade reading proficiency dropped to 51.6%, far below district and state averages. Several schools are improving—Salem High, Glenvar High, and Glenvar Middle—while East Salem, Glenvar Elementary, West Salem Elementary, and South Salem Elementary have slipped in rank. Overall, families in 24153 have strong options, but outcomes vary significantly by school and attendance zone.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)				SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Biology (2026)			SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)								SOL World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glenvar Middle	Public	6-8	4555 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6322	433	36	11.9	38.1%	369 (85.2%)	19 (4.4%)	20 (4.6%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	76	65^th of 416 public middle schools	84.4%		74.8	88^th of 419 public middle schools	79.0%	23	100.0		100.0	97.8							80.0	77.6	73.9					71.5					78.0	86.1	81.5					81.3		$11,572	$991	$10,582
Glenvar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4507 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6540	372	26	14.5	42.7%	322 (86.6%)	13 (3.5%)	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	62.6	446^th of 1111 public elementary schools	59.9%		64.4	431^st of 1110 public elementary schools	61.2%	15								71.9	77.4	86.4							81.4			51.6	87.0	79.7									82.0	$10,676	$503	$10,172
Glenvar High	Public	9-12	4549 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6536	620	39	16.0	35.8%	538 (86.8%)	17 (2.7%)	27 (4.4%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	70.3	85^th of 331 public high schools	74.3%		70.2	88^th of 328 public high schools	73.2%	3		87.8			88.0		100.0								80.5				79.7								90.6	85.0				$11,390	$406	$10,984
Mason's Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3370 Bradshaw Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-6530	204	22	9.4	69.6%	179 (87.7%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	66.8	392^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	64.7%		75.5	280^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.8%	112								90.3	78.8	80.0							68.6			74.2	84.9	77.1									72.7	$15,752	$1,299	$14,453
Burton Center for Arts and Technology	Public, Magnet		1760 Roanoke Boulevard	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(540) 857-5000	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fort Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3115 West Main St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6594	250	18	14.2	21.6%	198 (79.2%)	5 (2.0%)	18 (7.2%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	86.5	97^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.3%		87	88^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.1%	9								94.4	94.2	94.3							85.7			94.4	86.5	82.9									84.3	$11,452	$1,716	$9,736
Governor's STEM Academy at the Burton Center for Arts and Te	Public, Magnet		1760 Roanoke Boulevard	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(540) 562-3900	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Salem High	Public	9-12	400 Spartan Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2437	1,202	133	9.0	40.3%	784 (65.2%)	200 (16.6%)	123 (10.2%)	29 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.2%)	70.8	81^st of 331 public high schools	75.5%		71.8	78^th of 328 public high schools	76.2%	3		95.5			85.9	94.4	100.0							93.5	75.2	56.3										60.0	92.8					$9,987	$297	$9,690
G.W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Fourth St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-2492	404	29	13.8	88.4%	234 (57.9%)	96 (23.8%)	47 (11.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	80.9	190^th of 1111 public elementary schools	82.9%		72.1	325^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.7%	135								89.5	82.3	90.4							82.2			81.1	83.3	87.7									84.4	$11,206	$1,271	$9,935
Andrew Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	616 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2513	839	49	17.1	44.8%	544 (64.8%)	138 (16.4%)	92 (11.0%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	59.6	172^nd of 416 public middle schools	58.7%		60.4	172^nd of 419 public middle schools	58.9%		100.0		100.0	96.9							73.5	76.1	51.8					66.7					77.7	75.1	72.2				68.2			$9,645	$536	$9,109
West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 N Bruffey St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2503	375	27	13.7	35.5%	296 (78.9%)	24 (6.4%)	26 (6.9%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	70.7	342^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	69.2%		72.2	323^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.9%	19								87.3	87.0	77.2							64.9			72.7	87.0	75.4									87.9	$10,591	$289	$10,302
East Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1765 Boulevard	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 375-7001	378	30	12.8	88.1%	163 (43.1%)	76 (20.1%)	94 (24.9%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	54.2	569^th of 1111 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.4	545^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.9%	24								71.4	83.9	80.6							59.7			74.6	78.6	62.7									75.5	$12,726	$1,432	$11,295
South Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Carolyn Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2478	371	36	10.1	40.2%	282 (76.0%)	30 (8.1%)	36 (9.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	77.2	246^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.9%		77.6	251^st of 1110 public elementary schools	77.4%	5								87.5	90.2	75.0							76.8			80.4	90.2	80.4									84.5	$10,097	$503	$9,594
Salem Alternative	Public		510 S College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(540) 389-0130	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	510 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(540) 389-0130	415	59	6.9		225 (54.2%)	85 (20.5%)	39 (9.4%)	28 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)								(n/a)				71.4				38.5	54.2	50.0	56.1	54.7	49.4				58.2	67.9		52.9	71.9	74.6	81.5	86.2	82.5				78.1		44.8	$5,540	$00	$5,540
Hopetree Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	7-12	862 Mount Vernon Ln	Salem	24153	Salem city		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(540) 389-4941	34	5	6.8		24 (70.6%)	3 (8.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)
Salem Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	101 Corporate Blvd	Salem	24153	Salem city		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(540) 387-1523	183	7	6.3		37 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 24153

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salem	0.51 mi	15	106^th
Roanoke	3.64 mi	48	214^th
Pound	7 mi	2	9^th
Elliston	10.04 mi	2	318^th
Vinton	10.92 mi	4	99^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.