📍 3961 Salem Lakes Blvd, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, 23456
Salem Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Salem Elementary enrolls 556 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% White, 24% Asian and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 167 | 30% |
| Asian | 135 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 9.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 556 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 146 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-20, state senate district 14, state house district 21.
Salem Elementary is one of 87 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The district serves 64,731 students district-wide and employs 4,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Salem Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large