📍 1601 S Doss Rd, Salem, Dent County, 65560
Salem Upper Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salem, Dent County. The school has 336 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Salem R-80 school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Salem Upper Elem. enrolls 336 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.9% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 307 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 336 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 170 qualify for free lunch and 39 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 Upper Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MO-80, state senate district 16, state house district 143.
Salem Upper Elem. is one of 4 schools in SALEM R-80, based in SALEM, Missouri. The district serves 1,452 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 336 students, Salem Upper Elem. is close to the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote