📍 5333 Salem Rd, Lithonia, DeKalb County, 30038
Salem Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lithonia, DeKalb County. The school has 988 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Salem Middle School enrolls 988 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 919 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 1.5% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
988 of the school's 988 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 988 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Salem Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-40, state senate district 43, state house district 90.
Salem Middle School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 988 students, Salem Middle School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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