Salem High High School
77 Willson St
Salem MA, 01970, Essex County
Phone: 978-740-1123
Ranking: (252 out of 298, bottom 15%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Salem School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 116 | 125 | 127 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 123 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,078 | 1,145 | 1,232 | 1,231 | 1,229 | 1,273 | 1,313 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 241 | 22.4% | 292 | 25.5% | 370 | 30.0% | 361 | 29.3% | 367 | 29.9% | 358 | 28.1% | 370 | 28.2% |
Grade 10: | 278 | 25.8% | 342 | 29.9% | 325 | 26.4% | 326 | 26.5% | 310 | 25.2% | 332 | 26.1% | 360 | 27.4% |
Grade 11: | 309 | 28.7% | 255 | 22.3% | 275 | 22.3% | 276 | 22.4% | 291 | 23.7% | 313 | 24.6% | 308 | 23.5% |
Grade 12: | 245 | 22.7% | 255 | 22.3% | 253 | 20.5% | 264 | 21.4% | 258 | 21.0% | 265 | 20.8% | 275 | 20.9% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 544 | 50.5% | 574 | 50.1% | 627 | 50.9% | 633 | 51.4% | 633 | 51.5% | 663 | 52.1% | 664 | 50.6% |
Female: | 534 | 49.5% | 571 | 49.9% | 605 | 49.1% | 598 | 48.6% | 596 | 48.5% | 610 | 47.9% | 623 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 31 | 2.9% | 34 | 3.0% | 40 | 3.2% | 44 | 3.6% | 46 | 3.7% | 50 | 3.9% | 51 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 398 | 36.9% | 405 | 35.4% | 420 | 34.1% | 418 | 34.0% | 445 | 36.2% | 449 | 35.3% | 446 | 34.0% |
Black: | 53 | 4.9% | 50 | 4.4% | 58 | 4.7% | 61 | 5.0% | 54 | 4.4% | 60 | 4.7% | 69 | 5.3% |
White: | 544 | 50.5% | 608 | 53.1% | 661 | 53.7% | 658 | 53.5% | 650 | 52.9% | 683 | 53.7% | 724 | 55.1% |
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: | 51 | 4.7% | 47 | 4.1% | 52 | 4.2% | 49 | 4.0% | 32 | 2.6% | 29 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 581 | 53.9% | 589 | 51.4% | 621 | 50.4% | 569 | 46.2% | 529 | 43.0% | 522 | 41.0% | 438 | 33.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 5.6% | 66 | 5.8% | 87 | 7.1% | 86 | 7.0% | 73 | 5.9% | 69 | 5.4% | 86 | 6.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.26 | 9.18 | 9.69 | 9.98 | 10.41 | 10.80 | 10.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 45.3% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 50% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 51% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 61% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 68% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 65% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 77% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 39.5% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 58% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 60% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 44% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 36% | 34% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 41% | 38% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 44% | 40% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 48% | 46% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 60% | 58% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 41% | 40% | 35% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Salem High 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.