📍 4501 Jackson Rd, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, 22407
Salem Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spotsylvania County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Salem Elementary enrolls 616 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 38% |
| White | 162 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 146 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 616 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-70, state senate district 17, state house district 88.
Salem Elementary is one of 34 schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools, based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The district serves 24,036 students district-wide and employs 1,592 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Salem Elementary is close to the district average of about 707 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize