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Saltonstall School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

211 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970 · (978) 740-1297 · Part of Salem School District

Salem’s School Grade D better than 12% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
412
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Saltonstall School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Salem kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Salem kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Saltonstall SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

211 Lafayette Street, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten43
Grade 143
Grade 242
Grade 346
Grade 449
Grade 551
Grade 644
Grade 748
Grade 846
Enrollment over time
391’20
378’21
397’22
390’23
412’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 54%White 33%Two or more races 7%Black 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Saltonstall School from Salem families.

Other schools in Salem School District

The district →
Bates
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
C−
410 students13:1
Horace Mann Laboratory
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
C−
293 students12:1
Bentley Academy Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
286 students14:1
Salem Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Salem
106 students9:1
Witchcraft Heights
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
C−
455 students14:1
Carlton
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
C
247 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Salem’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.