Salem Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Morganton, North Carolina

Salem Elementary in Morganton, North Carolina enrolled 476 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-56% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 67-72% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

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

Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

401 students in 2022-23, 436 students in 2023-24, 476 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.5 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Salem Elementary by school year2022-23: 401, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234012023-244362024-25476
Students enrolled at Salem Elementary by school year2022-23: 401, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234012023-244362024-25476
Students enrolled at Salem Elementary by school year2022-23: 401, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234012023-244362024-25476
Students enrolled at Salem Elementary by school year2022-23: 401, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234012023-244362024-25476
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340126.515.1
2023-2443628.615.3
2024-2547628.017.0

17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Salem Elementary 17.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalem Elementary 17.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Salem Elementary 17.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalem Elementary 17.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Salem Elementary 17.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalem Elementary 17.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Salem Elementary 17.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalem Elementary 17.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 399 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Salem Elementary enrolled 399 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 399 of the 399 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.2% of students were White, 13.7% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.2%
  2. Hispanic13.7%
  3. Two or more races4.6%
  4. Asian1.7%
  5. Black0.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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

In 2021-22, the students tested at Salem Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-56% in reading and 67-72% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts50‑56%48%48%
Math67‑72%52%50%

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

Elementary schools in Morganton

10 public elementary schools in Morganton report 2024-25 enrollment; Salem Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mountain View Elementary76214.697.8%
New Dimensions56914.833.0%
Drexel Elementary47716.498.7%
Salem Elementary47617.098.7%
W A Young Elementary32712.995.4%
Oak Hill Elementary31015.399.0%
Forest Hill Elementary30515.999.0%
Glen Alpine Elementary29513.299.0%

All public schools in Morganton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Salem Elementary

  1. Mull ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 291 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Forest Hill ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 305 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Salem Elementary with Mull ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Burke County Public Schools spends per student$12,261 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,261
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSalem Elementary is the number 675 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#675 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.17.0:1
  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 Elementary

  1. How many students attend Salem Elementary?
    476 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 401 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Morganton, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem Elementary?
    17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Salem Elementary a Title I school?
    Salem Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Salem Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Salem Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-56% in reading and 67-72% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Salem Elementary in?
    Burke County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3700480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370048000191 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: reading and math proficiency 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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