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Salem High School

1993 Sundevil Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 · Home of the SunDevils

✓ Fully Accredited · 2024-2025
8/10
Above average
GreatSchools

Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE (sources cited below). Rating: GreatSchools.org, April 2026. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

At a glance

School district
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served
9-12
School type
Regular public high school
Principal
Carey Manugo
Established
1989
Mascot & colors
SunDevils · Scarlet, Black, Silver, White
Enrollment
1,690 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio
17:1
Classroom teachers
102.4 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2024-2025)
NCES school ID
510384002166

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025
Reading
94%
Mathematics
92%
Science
81%
History & Social Sci.
73%
97%
On-time graduation (Class of 2025)
1%
Dropout rate

College & career readiness

2024-2025
25.35%
Students in AP courses
10%
Dual-enrollment (college credit)
1,047
Career & technical credentials earned

1,047 CTE credentials earned; 777 students earned at least one credential; 144 CTE completers.

Attendance

2024-2025

11% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Salem High School

Salem High School opened on September 5, 1989, on a roughly 50-acre site in the Salem/Kempsville area of southeastern Virginia Beach, Virginia, receiving a capacity enrollment of just over 2,000 students in its first year. It is one of eleven comprehensive high schools operated by Virginia Beach City Public Schools and serves grades 9 through 12. The school's team name is the SunDevils and its motto is "Superbia et Excellentia" (Pride and Excellence).

In 2004 the division's Visual and Performing Arts Academy became integrated into the school as one of Virginia Beach's academy programs. The campus sits along Sundevil Drive in a residential section of the city inland from the oceanfront.

Athletics & activities

4
State athletic titles

Notable alumni

Timbaland (Timothy Mosley)· Grammy-winning music producer, rapper and singerPusha T (Terrence Thornton)· Rapper, member of the duo ClipseNo Malice (Gene Thornton Jr.)· Rapper, member of the duo ClipseJason Miyares· Virginia Attorney General and former state legislatorCaroline Nichols· U.S. Olympic field hockey player (2008)

Contact

Phone
(757) 648-5650
Official school website ↗

Data sources

  • NCES Common Core of Data - Salem High — NCES ID, grades, 2024-25 enrollment (1,690), FTE teachers (102.40), student/teacher ratio (16.50), locale, school type, district, phone2024-2025 link ↗
  • Virginia School Quality Profiles - Salem High — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, on-time graduation rate, dropout rate, chronic absenteeism, demographics, AP/dual enrollment, CTE credentials2024-2025 link ↗
  • Salem High School official website (VBCPS) — Phone number, official website URL2026 link ↗
  • Wikipedia - Salem High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia) — Founding year, mascot, colors, principal, motto, VHSL state championships, notable alumni, history2026 link ↗
  • Wikimedia Commons - File:Salem HS VA Beach.jpg — Freely-licensed (CC0) building photograph2023 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES CCD and Virginia School Quality Profiles) unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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