Best Public Schools in Salem, VA

Summary:

The city of Salem, Virginia is home to 11 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, which are part of either the Salem City Public Schools district or the Roanoke County Public Schools district. The data reveals several standout schools in the area, including South Salem Elementary and Fort Lewis Elementary, which have earned high rankings and strong academic performance.

The schools in Salem demonstrate a range of student demographics, with some institutions like Salem High and Andrew Lewis Middle having more diverse student populations, while others like Glenvar High and Glenvar Elementary have student bodies that are predominantly white. The data also reveals a correlation between school performance, as measured by test scores and rankings, and factors like free/reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratios, with higher-performing schools generally having lower rates of economic disadvantage and smaller class sizes.

Overall, the schools in Salem, Virginia demonstrate a range of academic outcomes, with several institutions standing out as high-performing and delivering strong results for their students. The Salem City Public Schools district and the Roanoke County Public Schools district, which oversee the schools in this area, are both ranked among the top-performing districts in the state, indicating the overall quality of education in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)	SOL Geometry (2024)			SOL Algebra I (2024)				SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)		SOL Science (2024)		SOL Earth Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)									SOL Geography (2024)		SOL World History I (2024)		SOL World History II (2024)	SOL Civics and Economics (2024)		SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fort Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3115 West Main St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6594	247	18	14.1	22.7%	206 (83.4%)	7 (2.8%)	7 (2.8%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	87.1	85^th of 1114 public elementary schools	92.4%		75.9	256^th of 1114 public elementary schools	77.0%	171										85.7	87.2	87.2						80.9			85.3	93.2	95.7														92.9	$9,050	$308	$8,742
Salem High	Public	9-12	400 Spartan Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2437	1,213	103	11.7	41.5%	811 (66.9%)	196 (16.2%)	104 (8.6%)	32 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.5%)	64.8	117^th of 329 public high schools	64.4%		69.8	89^th of 326 public high schools	72.7%	28			94.1	54.6			81.6	82.4	96.4							93.5	72.6			80.2							50.0	91.5	81.8				77.2	36.4				$7,973	$206	$7,767
G.W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Fourth St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-2492	426	29	14.9	83.8%	255 (59.9%)	109 (25.6%)	37 (8.7%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	82.7	159^th of 1114 public elementary schools	85.7%		56.3	533^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	52.2%	374										89.3	91.7	85.5						75.4			86.5	83.3	85.3														86.0	$9,017	$1,119	$7,898
Andrew Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	616 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2513	850	63	13.5	47.6%	547 (64.4%)	146 (17.2%)	93 (10.9%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	65.1	144^th of 417 public middle schools	65.5%		64	147^th of 422 public middle schools	65.2%	3		100.0			100.0	100.0							78.0	80.1	69.4				71.8					70.4	78.9	79.4				70.6					73.8			$7,972	$443	$7,529
West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 N Bruffey St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2503	407	26	15.9	40.3%	331 (81.3%)	32 (7.9%)	22 (5.4%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	69	370^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.8%		61.3	463^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	58.4%	93										73.3	82.5	68.9						73.8			64.3	87.0	73.8														94.7	$8,622	$254	$8,368
East Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1765 Boulevard	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 375-7001	366	28	13.0	85.8%	174 (47.5%)	60 (16.4%)	88 (24.0%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	56.5	530^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.4%		66.3	395^th of 1114 public elementary schools	64.5%	135										74.2	70.7	84.2						70.2			69.4	70.7	68.4														73.9	$8,522	$970	$7,553
South Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Carolyn Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2478	389	30	13.1	40.9%	311 (79.9%)	26 (6.7%)	28 (7.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	80.5	212^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.0%		85.9	107^th of 1114 public elementary schools	90.4%	105										77.1	84.5	93.8						87.5			75.8	86.2	92.2														77.6	$8,793	$536	$8,258
Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	510 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(540) 389-0130	667	75	8.9		300 (45.0%)	152 (22.8%)	83 (12.4%)	38 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (13.2%)								(n/a)	100.0					88.2	68.8			47.6	62.2	55.3	66.7	61.5	55.3	65.6	73.7	43.8	65.2		51.5	71.1	73.5	78.9	97.8	85.1		93.8			67.6				68.6	79.2	37.8
Glenvar Middle	Public	6-8	4555 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6322	424	39	10.8	36.3%	353 (83.3%)	20 (4.7%)	21 (5.0%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	74.8	86^th of 417 public middle schools	79.4%		73.7	106^th of 422 public middle schools	74.9%	20		100.0			100.0	100.0							77.4	74.0	63.9				74.3					78.0	77.7	83.7										80.1		$8,380	$235	$8,146
Glenvar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4507 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6540	376	27	14.1	43.6%	317 (84.3%)	17 (4.5%)	16 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	71.9	325^th of 1114 public elementary schools	70.8%		65.5	407^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.5%	82										84.2	75.8	76.7						76.7			80.7	82.3	81.4														74.2	$8,471	$122	$8,349
Glenvar High	Public	9-12	4549 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6536	621	45	13.9	35.4%	555 (89.4%)	14 (2.3%)	26 (4.2%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	64.7	119^th of 329 public high schools	63.8%		77.3	37^th of 326 public high schools	88.7%	82			92.9				82.1		95.7								81.0			74.2								90.7				72.0						$8,666	$226	$8,440
Mason's Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3370 Bradshaw Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-6530	210	20	10.7	67.6%	186 (88.6%)	5 (2.4%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	61.2	474^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.5%		73.7	282^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	74.7%	192										76.5	79.4	63.9						74.3			73.5	79.4	69.4														76.5	$11,497	$1,305	$10,192

Cities Near Salem

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roanoke	3.64 mi	48	230^th
Pound	7 mi	2	2^nd
Elliston	10.04 mi	2	346^th
Vinton	10.92 mi	4	108^th
Cloverdale	10.95 mi	2	27^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.