Salem Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA: Phone & Mascot

Salem Elementary School phone & mascot

Phone: (757) 648-3680
Mascot: Rams
Principal: Maureen E. Fanelli
Address: 3961 Salem Lakes Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

9.0 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 88.2% across all subjects — 89th percentile statewide.

9.4 · Academic progress

94% of students showed growth in reading and 94% in math — 94th percentile.

8.6 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 5.0% — better attendance than 84% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 9.1 for 2025–26, compared with 8.1 for 2024–25 — up 1.0.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

82%state 69%

Virginia Studies

89%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

85%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

89%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

92%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

83%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

92%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

94%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Salem Elementary School & its school zone

Salem Elementary School serves Virginia Beach, VA 23456 students as a public elementary school in Virginia Beach Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Salem Elementary School are shopping this Virginia Beach school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Virginia Beach elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 9.1/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 8.1 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 88.2%, with standout results in Grade 5 English Reading (94% vs a 73% state average) and Grade 5 Mathematics (92% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 94% of students showed growth in English reading and 94% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 5.0%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Virginia Beach school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Salem Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Virginia Beach Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Regular public school (open, non-charter)
Enrollment: 538 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 33.2 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384002139

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

89%

Mathematics

89%

Science

82%

History & Social Sci.

89%

Attendance

2025-2026

5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Salem Elementary School

Salem Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools division, located at 3961 Salem Lakes Blvd in the Salem Lakes area of southern Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is one of several Virginia Beach schools bearing the Salem name, alongside nearby Salem Middle School and Salem High School.

The school serves roughly 540 students and is classified by NCES as a large-city locale school. In the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled a racially diverse student body (no single group forming a majority) with about 39% of students economically disadvantaged, and it held Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Salem Elementary ↗ — NCES School ID, district, address, phone, grades, enrollment (541), teachers FTE (33.20), student/teacher ratio (16.30), locale, school type, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Salem Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading 88, math 84, science 77, history 78), demographics, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Salem Elementary School official website ↗ — Address and phone confirmation2026
Salem Elementary School Facebook page ↗ — Mascot (Rams) inferred from page namecurrent

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Salem Elementary School