Salem High School
700 North Harrison St
Salem IN, 47167, Washington County
Phone: 812-883-3904
Ranking: 
(225 out of 351, bottom 36%)*
(225 out of 351, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Salem Community 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: | 37 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 607 | 588 | 614 | 627 | 661 | 663 | 651 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 165 | 27.2% | 142 | 24.1% | 158 | 25.7% | 174 | 27.8% | 163 | 24.7% | 176 | 26.5% | 168 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 148 | 24.4% | 150 | 25.5% | 169 | 27.5% | 159 | 25.4% | 166 | 25.1% | 165 | 24.9% | 194 | 29.8% |
| Grade 11: | 133 | 21.9% | 154 | 26.2% | 146 | 23.8% | 153 | 24.4% | 151 | 22.8% | 188 | 28.4% | 137 | 21.0% |
| Grade 12: | 161 | 26.5% | 142 | 24.1% | 141 | 23.0% | 141 | 22.5% | 181 | 27.4% | 134 | 20.2% | 152 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 296 | 48.8% | 294 | 50.0% | 299 | 48.7% | 317 | 50.6% | 329 | 49.8% | 329 | 49.6% | 324 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 311 | 51.2% | 294 | 50.0% | 315 | 51.3% | 310 | 49.4% | 317 | 48.0% | 317 | 47.8% | 316 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 592 | 97.5% | 579 | 98.5% | 597 | 97.2% | 611 | 97.4% | 647 | 97.9% | 646 | 97.4% | 636 | 97.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 211 | 34.8% | 197 | 33.5% | 233 | 37.9% | 214 | 34.1% | 221 | 33.4% | 186 | 28.1% | 167 | 25.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 12.2% | 66 | 11.2% | 60 | 9.8% | 53 | 8.5% | 74 | 11.2% | 85 | 12.8% | 73 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.41 | 15.89 | 15.35 | 20.08 | 20.98 | 21.40 | 21.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 20% | 40% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53.8% | 66.5% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65.6% | 77.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 25% | 25% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 30.1% | 30.1% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 56.2% | 56.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 63% | 63% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Salem High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.