Is Salem Woods Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Salem Woods Elementary School ranks in the top 9.0% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Salem Woods Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 477 students attended Salem Woods Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Salem Woods Elementary School?

Students at Salem Woods Elementary School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Salem Woods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Salem Woods Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Park Place Middle School High : Monroe High School

Salem Woods Elementary School

Summary:

Salem Woods Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Monroe, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 455. The school is part of the Monroe School District, which is ranked 96 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salem Woods Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Washington, with students consistently outperforming the Monroe School District and the state of Washington in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, 72.15% of all students at Salem Woods Elementary were proficient or better in SBAC English Language Arts, compared to 51.49% for the Monroe School District and 52.63% for the state. In the same year, 74.9% of all students at Salem Woods Elementary were proficient or better in SBAC Math, compared to 40.09% for the Monroe School District and 41.68% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in special education and low socioeconomic status student groups, ranking among the top 5% and 4% of Washington elementary schools, respectively, in these categories.

Despite its relatively diverse student population, with 74.07% White, 12.97% Hispanic, 3.08% Asian, and 6.59% two or more races, Salem Woods Elementary is able to provide an equitable education and support for students of all racial backgrounds, as evidenced by the high performance of its Hispanic and White student groups. This contrasts with some of the nearby schools, such as Fryelands Elementary, which has a higher percentage of Hispanic students but lower academic performance. Additionally, the school's ability to support and educate students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at a high level is particularly noteworthy, as the school's low socioeconomic status student group ranks among the top 5% in the state.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

12802 Wagner Rd.
Monroe, WA 98272-7712

(360) 804-3600

District: Monroe School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
105^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,295

Students who attend Salem Woods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Park Place Middle School
High:	Monroe High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 477

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Salem Woods Elementary School ranks better than 91% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Monroe School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.41. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.7%), Hispanic (13.6%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Salem Woods Elementary School is 15.2, which is the 3^rd best among 5 elementary schools in the Monroe School District. (See more...)

Compare Salem Woods Elementary School employs 31.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Salem Woods Elementary School is $18,295. 3 elementary schools in the Monroe School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Salem Woods Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Salem Woods Elementary School 105^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Salem Woods Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Monroe School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe School District 96^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Salem Woods Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Salem Woods Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	64.69	322^nd	1026	68.6%
2005	59.45	421^st	1031	59.2%
2006	49.26	555^th	1051	47.2%
2007	51.21	541^st	1069	49.4%
2008	39.83	681^st	1067	36.2%
2009	42.09	675^th	1072	37.0%
2010	43.16	650^th	1088	40.3%
2011	59.03	445^th	1092	59.2%
2012	54.26	530^th	1097	51.7%
2013	59.12	460^th	1106	58.4%
2015	76.20	229^th	1067	78.5%
2016	78.20	213^th	1053	79.8%
2017	80.47	190^th	1056	82.0%
2018	77.37	230^th	1054	78.2%
2019	70.68	322^nd	1130	71.5%
2021	76.64	239^th	1107	78.4%
2022	79.59	225^th	1169	80.8%
2023	94.07	60^th	1169	94.9%
2024	90.41	105^th	1168	91.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Salem Woods Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.24	378^th	637	40.7%
2022	93.63	15^th	478	96.9%
2023	97.82	1^st	308	99.7%
2024	87.02	19^th	339	94.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Salem Woods Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.25	107^th	835	87.2%
2019	57.95	399^th	979	59.2%
2021	92.03	25^th	854	97.1%
2022	80.36	94^th	1019	90.8%
2023	97.80	4^th	1013	99.6%
2024	89.06	41^st	1024	96.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Salem Woods Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	78.09	200^th	1004	80.1%
2019	68.88	327^th	1068	69.4%
2021	76.46	204^th	1008	79.8%
2022	79.76	202^nd	1100	81.6%
2023	91.48	74^th	1094	93.2%
2024	88.10	106^th	1093	90.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Salem Woods Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.43	253^rd	999	74.7%
2019	66.55	347^th	1075	67.7%
2021	74.84	243^rd	1025	76.3%
2022	78.14	230^th	1113	79.3%
2023	94.51	47^th	1099	95.7%
2024	91.64	76^th	1099	93.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Salem Woods Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	43.69	398^th	697	42.9%
2024	70.38	156^th	651	76.0%

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Rank History for White students at Salem Woods Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.62	207^th	833	75.2%
2019	67.76	334^th	1027	67.5%
2021	66.79	298^th	943	68.4%
2022	74.57	244^th	1031	76.3%
2023	93.34	29^th	1011	97.1%
2024	89.83	59^th	1009	94.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Salem Woods Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	534	0	6	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	546
1989	561	1	10	4	6	n/a	n/a	0	582
1990	515	1	7	2	4	n/a	n/a	0	529
1991	439	2	6	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	456
1992	442	1	8	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	467
1993	432	4	9	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	461
1994	407	2	11	1	10	n/a	n/a	0	431
1995	519	3	10	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	542
1996	519	3	10	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	542
1997	472	5	12	9	6	n/a	n/a	0	504
1998	512	3	11	13	7	n/a	n/a	0	546
1999	514	2	19	24	6	n/a	n/a	0	565
2000	511	1	23	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	557
2001	460	3	27	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	516
2002	457	9	22	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	519
2003	457	9	22	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	519
2004	471	8	26	28	5	n/a	n/a	0	538
2005	448	13	27	36	9	n/a	n/a	0	533
2006	385	6	16	30	10	n/a	n/a	4	451
2007	395	5	16	29	9	n/a	n/a	6	460
2008	416	5	11	29	9	n/a	n/a	16	486
2009	431	7	10	33	9	n/a	n/a	22	512
2010	405	9	6	31	9	n/a	n/a	20	480
2011	389	1	5	36	10	1	8	0	450
2012	381	0	5	28	6	1	14	0	435
2013	403	1	5	32	7	1	17	0	466
2014	393	2	6	28	7	1	19	0	456
2015	383	3	5	40	8	1	24	0	464
2016	394	4	4	42	9	0	26	0	479
2017	393	1	2	55	4	0	33	0	488
2018	394	1	2	61	7	0	31	0	496
2019	411	3	4	68	3	0	28	0	517
2020	426	4	2	60	1	1	28	0	522
2021	326	4	2	44	3	2	25	0	406
2022	329	7	9	50	2	0	27	1	425
2023	337	9	14	59	1	3	30	2	455
2024	342	9	22	65	1	3	33	2	477

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Salem Woods Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	546	22.0	24.8	0
1989	582	23.0	25.3	n/a
1990	529	26.3	20.1	0
1991	456	21.6	21.1	n/a
1992	467	21.8	21.4	n/a
1993	461	22.1	20.9	n/a
1994	431	25.2	17.1	n/a
1995	542	24.8	21.9	n/a
1996	542	24.8	21.9	n/a
1997	504	24.0	21.0	n/a
1998	546	24.2	22.6	n/a
1999	565	26.3	21.5	n/a
2000	557	25.9	21.5	n/a
2001	516	24.9	20.7	n/a
2002	519	24.2	21.4	15.8
2003	519	24.2	21.4	15.8
2004	538	25.0	21.5	17.5
2005	533	25.3	21.1	12.8
2006	451	27.3	16.5	11.4
2007	460	22.7	20.3	10.6
2008	486	24.1	20.2	10.9
2009	512	24.1	21.2	16.1
2010	480	23.2	20.6	24.3
2011	450	23.0	19.5	19.8
2012	435	20.9	20.7	22.3
2013	466	22.5	20.7	27.3
2014	456	n/a	n/a	28.5
2015	464	27.0	17.1	26.5
2016	479	25.0	19.1	26.1
2017	488	25.7	18.9	23
2018	496	26.9	18.4	21.2
2019	517	29.2	17.6	19.9
2020	522	29.8	17.4	18
2021	406	26.1	15.5	14.5
2022	425	26.6	15.9	20.7
2023	455	29.6	15.3	26.6
2024	477	31.2	15.2	30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Salem Woods Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	546	22.0	24.8	0
1989	582	23.0	25.3	n/a
1990	529	26.3	20.1	0
1991	456	21.6	21.1	n/a
1992	467	21.8	21.4	n/a
1993	461	22.1	20.9	n/a
1994	431	25.2	17.1	n/a
1995	542	24.8	21.9	n/a
1996	542	24.8	21.9	n/a
1997	504	24.0	21.0	n/a
1998	546	24.2	22.6	n/a
1999	565	26.3	21.5	n/a
2000	557	25.9	21.5	n/a
2001	516	24.9	20.7	n/a
2002	519	24.2	21.4	15.8
2003	519	24.2	21.4	15.8
2004	538	25.0	21.5	17.5
2005	533	25.3	21.1	12.8
2006	451	27.3	16.5	11.4
2007	460	22.7	20.3	10.6
2008	486	24.1	20.2	10.9
2009	512	24.1	21.2	16.1
2010	480	23.2	20.6	24.3
2011	450	23.0	19.5	19.8
2012	435	20.9	20.7	22.3
2013	466	22.5	20.7	27.3
2014	456	n/a	n/a	28.5
2015	464	27.0	17.1	26.5
2016	479	25.0	19.1	26.1
2017	488	25.7	18.9	23
2018	496	26.9	18.4	21.2
2019	517	29.2	17.6	19.9
2020	522	29.8	17.4	18
2021	406	26.1	15.5	14.5
2022	425	26.6	15.9	20.7
2023	455	29.6	15.3	26.6
2024	477	31.2	15.2	30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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