Salem High School
219 Walnut St Salem NJ, 08079, Salem County Phone: 856-935-3900 Ranking: (311 out of 346, bottom 10%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Salem City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 52 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 326 | 346 | 381 | 440 | 476 | 553 | 523 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 85 | 26.1% | 88 | 25.4% | 92 | 24.1% | 113 | 25.7% | 88 | 18.5% | 149 | 26.9% | 138 | 26.4% |
Grade 10: | 81 | 24.8% | 79 | 22.8% | 88 | 23.1% | 76 | 17.3% | 128 | 26.9% | 130 | 23.5% | 134 | 25.6% |
Grade 11: | 69 | 21.2% | 88 | 25.4% | 80 | 21.0% | 127 | 28.9% | 129 | 27.1% | 139 | 25.1% | 127 | 24.3% |
Grade 12: | 74 | 22.7% | 75 | 21.7% | 108 | 28.3% | 111 | 25.2% | 117 | 24.6% | 118 | 21.3% | 106 | 20.3% |
Ungraded: | 17 | 5.2% | 16 | 4.6% | 13 | 3.4% | 13 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.1% | 18 | 3.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 162 | 49.7% | 175 | 50.6% | 198 | 52.0% | 211 | 48.0% | 229 | 48.1% | 267 | 48.3% | 251 | 48.0% |
Female: | 164 | 50.3% | 171 | 49.4% | 183 | 48.0% | 229 | 52.0% | 247 | 51.9% | 286 | 51.7% | 268 | 51.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 6.4% | 14 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.7% | 14 | 3.2% | 15 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.4% |
Black: | 230 | 70.6% | 254 | 73.4% | 259 | 68.0% | 277 | 63.0% | 280 | 58.8% | 297 | 53.7% | 266 | 50.9% |
White: | 72 | 22.1% | 73 | 21.1% | 101 | 26.5% | 145 | 33.0% | 179 | 37.6% | 235 | 42.5% | 237 | 45.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 226 | 69.3% | 224 | 64.7% | 211 | 55.4% | 236 | 53.6% | 201 | 42.2% | 211 | 38.2% | 181 | 34.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.7% | 26 | 7.5% | 36 | 9.4% | 26 | 5.9% | 30 | 6.3% | 48 | 8.7% | 52 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 6.33 | 6.72 | 7.59 | 9.46 | 10.13 | 10.50 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 72.5% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 63.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 70.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 71.2% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 73.4% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 62.3% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.2% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 75.6% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 70.1% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 51.9% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 43.4% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.0% | 52.0% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 53.8% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 48.8% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 59.2% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 37.8% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 50.9% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 45.3% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 46.0% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 42.7% | 42.7% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 60.0% | 72.7% |
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* Salem High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.