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Salem High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

77 Willson Street, Salem, MA 01970 · (978) 740-1123 · Part of Salem School District

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

Directions
Students
952
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Salem High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Salem HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

77 Willson Street, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9281
Grade 10229
Grade 11219
Grade 12213
Ungraded10
Enrollment over time
860’20
803’21
888’22
948’23
952’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 36%Black 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salem High 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
Saltonstall School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
C
412 students13:1

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.