Salem Academy Charter School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Salem, Massachusetts

Salem Academy Charter School in Salem, Massachusetts enrolled 480 students in 2024-25 with 43.5 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

489 students in 2022-23, 488 students in 2023-24, 480 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.0 to 43.5.

Students enrolled at Salem Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 488, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-234892023-244882024-25480
Students enrolled at Salem Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 488, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-234892023-244882024-25480
Students enrolled at Salem Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 488, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-234892023-244882024-25480
Students enrolled at Salem Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 488, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-234892023-244882024-25480
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348948.010.2
2023-2448839.712.3
2024-2548043.511.0

11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools

Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 11.0; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 11.0; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 11.0; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 11.0; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 11.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 166 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Salem Academy Charter School enrolled 498 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 166 of the 498 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent19.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.2% of students were Hispanic, 26.8% White, 9.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic57.2%
  2. White26.8%
  3. Black9.4%
  4. Asian4.0%
  5. Two or more races2.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Salem Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2249%49%43.7%
Math, 2022-2333%35% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 67 students in Salem Academy Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more89.2%
Students in the class676772,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Salem

4 public high schools in Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Salem Academy Charter School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Salem High9529.8not reported
Salem Academy Charter School48011.0not reported
New Liberty Innovation School368.1not reported
Salem Prep High School2311.8not reported

All public schools in Salem →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Salem Academy Charter School

  1. New Liberty Innovation SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 36 students, 8.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Salem Prep High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 23 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Salem Academy Charter School with New Liberty Innovation SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salem Academy Charter School spends per student$25,364 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,364
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsSalem Academy Charter School is the number 252 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#252 of 378
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.11.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Salem Academy Charter School

  1. How many students attend Salem Academy Charter School?
    480 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 489 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salem, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem Academy Charter School?
    11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Salem Academy Charter School a Title I school?
    Salem Academy Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Salem Academy Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Salem Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Salem Academy Charter School?
    95% or more of the 67 students in Salem Academy Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Salem Academy Charter School in?
    Salem Academy Charter School, NCES district ID 2500084. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250008401847 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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