Salem Academy Charter
1 high school in our rankings
Ranks #231 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 6–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Salem Academy Charter is a public charter school district serving students in the city of Salem, Massachusetts, located on the North Shore approximately 15 miles north of Boston. Salem is best known for its role in the 1692 Salem witch trials, and its maritime heritage as a historic seaport remains visible in its waterfront and downtown districts. The city is also home to the Peabody Essex Museum and the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. Salem Academy Charter School operates as an independent public school open to students by enrollment rather than by residential zoning.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 4% of districts. 100% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 8% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 23% in 2022 to 15.9% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 7.1 points since 2023 (51.5714% to 44.4266%); statewide it fell 4.2 points.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Salem Academy Charter
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Salem Academy Charter School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
52.8% female · 46.3% male · 0.8% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 40 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
12 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 4.1% missed 20% or more of school days