Salem Elementary School
810 East Tenth St
Berwick PA, 18603, Columbia County
Phone: 570-759-6400
Ranking: 
(1,243 out of 2,495, top 50%)*
(1,243 out of 2,495, top 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Berwick Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||
| Total Students: | 434 | 446 | 454 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 17.5% | 81 | 18.2% | 75 | 16.5% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 17.1% | 72 | 16.1% | 63 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 15.0% | 62 | 13.9% | 80 | 17.6% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 13.8% | 77 | 17.3% | 69 | 15.2% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 19.6% | 73 | 16.4% | 78 | 17.2% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 17.1% | 81 | 18.2% | 89 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 228 | 52.5% | 216 | 48.4% | 222 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 198 | 45.6% | 222 | 49.8% | 228 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 4.8% | 25 | 5.6% | 26 | 5.7% |
| Black | 9 | 2.1% | 14 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.3% |
| White: | 396 | 91.2% | 397 | 89.0% | 407 | 89.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 41.9% | 161 | 36.1% | 163 | 35.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 8.3% | 37 | 8.3% | 47 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.12 | 13.70 | 13.60 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 84.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.7% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 83.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 91.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 83.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.3% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 79.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 79.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 82.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 82.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 80.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 81.8% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 87.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 94.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95.7% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 76% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 72.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74.6% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 84% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 80.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 82.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90.1% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 70.6% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 76.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 82.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 73.8% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 77.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 91.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97.2% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 56.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 72.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 64.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 58.9% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 62% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 66.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 72.4% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 75.7% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80.9% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 49.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 59.4% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 54.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 68.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 68.9% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 68.8% | 67.1% |
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* Salem Elementary 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.