North Salem Elementary School
4 out of 5 | 6 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 535 elementary school students from grades 5-6
- Ranks 673rd out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 5161 N Salem Church Rd, Dover, PA 17315
- Principal or Admin: David Depew
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Dover Area School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,689
- Graduation Rate: 74.7%
- Dropout Rate: 2.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.7
- Enrolled Students: 3,680
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 535
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 36.7
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 296 (55.3%)
- Females: 233 (43.6%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 65 (12.1%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 106 (19.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 171 (32.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black | 23 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic | 8 | 1.5% |
| White | 495 | 92.5% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Grade | 255 | 47.7% |
| 6th Grade | 278 | 52.0% |
| 7th Grade | 2 | 0.4% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
33.3%
District:
31.3%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4
4 out of 5 | 6 Reviews
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6 reviews for North Salem Elementary School
- Reviewed by Student on May 19, 2011
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - North Salem is the best school in Dover. It's a fun place for kid with mostly kind teachers. My favorite pod is yellow pod for the fun and nice teachers. I really miss mr.o odonnel but mr. depew is cool too. I would recommend this school to anyone for its awesomeness!
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 27, 2010
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - this school has losey communication beween teacher and parent . they do not allow parents at volenteer for school functions untill a clearance form compleated, however they never issued one. The band teacher however is amazing. My daughter want from an A student to a D student and often cries after coming home saying she hates her school. I would not recomend this school.
- Reviewed by Student on August 06, 2010
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - the school is amazing.
- Reviewed by Student on July 26, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- North salem is awesome!!! i love it sooooooooo much i like that the cafeteria has free choice of snacks like slucheys ice cream and chips and other things too
i am still upset that mr. odonnel retired but things will get better. i hope North salem is even better than it was last year
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NORTH SALEM! A.K.A BEST SCHOOL EVER
- Reviewed by Student on July 20, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- hi im kilie smith ,currently going into 6th grade at North Salem Elementary and am so excited! I love that the staff treats us as young adults not children.Ienjoy the fun activities the principles plan throughout the school year.I also have fun doing extracurricular activities such as select ensemble, band,and many others .Allof my peers and i have had a lot of fun and we hope that we keep having fun throughout the school year.GO NORTH SALEM!!!!!-Kilie Smith (keep learning)
- Reviewed by Student on October 28, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- My review for the school is amazing!!!! I am in the school now and it is so cool!All the staff is so nice.Mr.Odonnel is the coolest principal ever.MrOdonnel if you are reading this you`re the best principal ever!Mr.Cobb you are so cool.You both got the idea of the WII and i didn`t even get picked for Teams tickets yet.Hopefully that will happen very very soon!Have a great year Laurissa Filipelli
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that North Salem Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Writing
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Made AYP
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.4% | 85.6% | 74.4% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | 70.7% | 73.5% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | 65.9% | 73.2% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.3% | 71.8% | 64.1% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | 61.6% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | 60.5% | 61.6% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 58.8% | 66.8% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 60.3% | 60.3% | 57.3% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78.0% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | 70.2% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | 72.6% | 72.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 70.0% | 70.0% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | 72.2% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 69.8% | 66.9% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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