Witchcraft Heights

Regular School · Salem, MA

Witchcraft Heights is a regular school school in Salem, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–05 with 455 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

455

Teachers (FTE)

33.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	196	43%
Hispanic/Latino	185	41%
Black or African American	35	8%
Asian	18	4%
Two or more races	17	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	455	258M / 197F

English Language Learners: 84 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	19.0% -17.7pp	36.7%	219
Reading Proficiency	35.0% -14.2pp	49.2%	219
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	68

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)

+0.23 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

19.8% 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.)	455	100%

Contact & Location

1 Frederick Street

Salem, MA 01970

Phone: (978)740-1271

http://spswhes.salemk12.org/Pages/index

District

Salem

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,487

District enrollment: 3,709

Other Schools in District

Bates Elementary
Bentley Academy Innovation School Elementary
Carlton Elementary
Horace Mann Laboratory Elementary
Saltonstall School Elementary
New Liberty Innovation School High
Salem High High
Salem Prep High School High

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 01970) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

251038001668

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