📍 1993 Sun Devil Dr, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, 22464
Salem High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city. The school has 1,650 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Salem High enrolls 1,650 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 108 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 27% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 614 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 440 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 213 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 211 | 13% |
| Asian | 154 | 9.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
600 of the school's 1,650 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 492 qualify for free lunch and 108 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 High 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 High 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 1,650 students, Salem High is larger than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large