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Salem Middle School

Regular School · SALEM, NJ

Salem Middle School is a regular school school in SALEM, New Jersey, serving grades 03–08 with 472 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.7:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
03 – 08
Enrollment
472
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 298 63%
Hispanic/Latino 115 24%
White 44 9%
Two or more races 13 3%
Asian 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 472 245M / 227F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 2.0% -23.6pp 25.6% 346
Reading Proficiency 21.0% -25.8pp 46.8% 355
Science Proficiency <=5% 136

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)
-0.76 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
89
18.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
158
33.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 472 100%

Contact & Location

51 NEW MARKET STREET

SALEM, NJ 08079

Phone: (856)935-2700

http://salemnj.org

District

Salem City School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $31,108

District enrollment: 1,318

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

341455005094

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