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Salem Elementary Primary School
1329 Salem Rd
Morganton NC, 28655, Burke County
Phone: 828-437-5901
Ranking: 
(671 out of 1,874, top 36%)*
(671 out of 1,874, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Burke County Schools
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: | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 577 | 615 | 620 | 616 | 620 | 556 | 515 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 45 | 7.3% | 55 | 8.9% | 46 | 7.5% | 44 | 7.1% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 16.6% | 96 | 15.6% | 91 | 14.7% | 87 | 14.1% | 106 | 17.1% | 84 | 15.1% | 86 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 90 | 15.6% | 90 | 14.6% | 97 | 15.6% | 103 | 16.7% | 90 | 14.5% | 92 | 16.5% | 73 | 14.2% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 16.6% | 103 | 16.7% | 98 | 15.8% | 95 | 15.4% | 93 | 15.0% | 79 | 14.2% | 97 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 17.9% | 96 | 15.6% | 100 | 16.1% | 86 | 14.0% | 85 | 13.7% | 109 | 19.6% | 85 | 16.5% |
| Grade 4: | 97 | 16.8% | 94 | 15.3% | 91 | 14.7% | 87 | 14.1% | 108 | 17.4% | 87 | 15.6% | 92 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 95 | 16.5% | 91 | 14.8% | 88 | 14.2% | 112 | 18.2% | 94 | 15.2% | 105 | 18.9% | 82 | 15.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 283 | 49.0% | 291 | 47.3% | 297 | 47.9% | 304 | 49.4% | 301 | 48.5% | 272 | 48.9% | 237 | 46.0% |
| Female: | 294 | 51.0% | 324 | 52.7% | 323 | 52.1% | 312 | 50.6% | 311 | 50.2% | 276 | 49.6% | 258 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.8% | 25 | 4.1% | 29 | 4.7% | 24 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 6.6% | 34 | 5.5% | 32 | 5.2% | 26 | 4.2% | 30 | 4.8% | 23 | 4.1% | 18 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 42 | 6.8% | 22 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 488 | 84.6% | 520 | 84.6% | 524 | 84.5% | 531 | 86.2% | 525 | 84.7% | 492 | 88.5% | 463 | 89.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 4.9% | 31 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.0% | 27 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 281 | 48.7% | 294 | 47.8% | 254 | 41.0% | 253 | 41.1% | 246 | 39.7% | 262 | 47.1% | 204 | 39.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 11.3% | 57 | 9.3% | 60 | 9.7% | 62 | 10.1% | 55 | 8.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.52 | 15.97 | 16.43 | 16.18 | 15.09 | 13.30 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 73.9% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 87.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 44.4% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 83.7% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.5% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 55.6% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.4% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.5% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 74% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 73.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 47.2% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 65% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 88.3% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89.2% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 88.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.5% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.8% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 72% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.8% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 76.8% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 79.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 49.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 44.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 53.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 61.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 63% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 71.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.6% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87.7% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 87.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 89.9% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 51.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.6% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 59.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71.6% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.6% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 42.0% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 50.8% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 72% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.3% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.8% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.5% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 60.4% | 45.4% |
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* Salem Elementary Primary 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.