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Schools in Salem

Salem’s public schools

Mount Pleasant Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 3% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,014 students on the public path
In brief

Salem’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Salem’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Salem Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); Mount Pleasant High School lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Salem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Salem Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant Community School DistrictB+
6–8Mount Pleasant Middle Schoolin Mount PleasantB−
9–12Mount Pleasant High Schoolin Mount PleasantC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Pleasant Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mount Pleasant Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,799 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,305IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 69.7% · 1214 students tested
Math61%
State average 63.8% · 1217 students tested

Salem vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Salem’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Salem—Mount Pleasant

Every school in Salem

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Salemby address
Salem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B+
86 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Salemin other towns
Mount Pleasant Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Pleasant
B−
383 students12:1Rate it →
Mount Pleasant High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Pleasant
C+
545 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Salem’s schools

Are Salem’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Salem. Mount Pleasant Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Salem in?

Mount Pleasant Community School District.

Where do Salem kids go to high school?

Mount Pleasant High School.

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What Salem families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.