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Salem Upper Elem. School

Serves grades 2 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1601 S Doss Rd
Salem, MO 65560
Phone
(573) 729-6642
District
SALEM R-80
County
DENT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
342
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.2% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Salem Upper Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
37%
42%
47%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
44%
32%
44%
47%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
40%
47%
44%
17%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 2 78 22.8%
Grade 3 84 24.6%
Grade 4 94 27.5%
Grade 5 86 25.1%
Total 342 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.5% 93.9% 72.4%
Black 1.5% 0.7% 16.0%
Hispanic 5.1% 4.2% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.5% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 79.0% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 73.8% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,470 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 60.9 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.6% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 20.3% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,507 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 14.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.4% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.5% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.9% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.9% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.3% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.8% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 13.0% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,086 $7,522,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $404 $597,000 4.3%
Staff $176 $261,000 1.9%
General Administration $634 $938,000 6.8%
School Administration $496 $733,000 5.3%
Operation $763 $1,129,000 8.2%
Transportation $387 $572,000 4.1%
Other $154 $228,000 1.6%
Total Support $3,014 $4,458,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,247 $1,845,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $9,348 $13,825,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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