Salem Middle School

Regular School · Lithonia, GA

Salem Middle School is a regular school school in Lithonia, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 827 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

827

Teachers (FTE)

65.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	758	92%
Hispanic/Latino	44	5%
Two or more races	12	1%
Asian	6	1%
White	4	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	827	441M / 386F

English Language Learners: 13 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	5.0% -31.4pp	36.4%	304
Reading Proficiency	16.0% -23.4pp	39.4%	313
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	90

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.68 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

37 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

219

26.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

336

40.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	827	100%

Contact & Location

5333 Salem Rd

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: (678)676-9402

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

Other Schools in District

Allgood Elementary School Elementary
Ashford Park Elementary School Elementary
Austin Elementary School Elementary
Avondale Elementary School Elementary
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology Elementary
Bob Mathis Elementary School Elementary
Briar Vista Elementary School Elementary
Briarlake Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30038) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130174000222

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD