North Salem Elementary School

140 Zion Hill Road

School District

Salem
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 30, 2025

It took months for them to stop the bullying with my daughter. They threatened cps for not being able to pick my daughter up once due to a car being broken down. And the principal chose to be rude instead of considerate of the situation. My child doesnt even want to step a foot in that school since she has been going there she has been constantly down and upset.
Submitted by student on March 22, 2019

Our two children went through k-5 at North salem elementary . with both of them we have had a great experience and the principal Mrs.Wilkins is all about these kids. teachers were great as well!!
Submitted by parent on August 27, 2018

I love that the principal and the teachers are pro-active in all aspects of the schools agenda. I have always had positive responses from both teacher and front office. I love the community feel of the school and the attention given to each student. Love North Salem Elementary!
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2018

Great school built on community and offers wonderful resources.
Submitted by parent on January 11, 2017

This school is great for the students and staff.
Submitted by parent on August 12, 2012

I have one child that went through all 5 years at North Salem Elementary and two that are in th school this year and have nothing but great experiences with North Salem Elementary. The quality of the teachers are consistently high and they are very personable with the kids. When one of my kids was out for a while due to an accident, his teacher set him up on a program where he could keep up from home and the school provided a home tutor. Besides good academics, there are terrific, well thought out activities and chances for parents to be involved. The recent facilities update and addition to the school is also top quality and very nice for the kids to have such great facilities.
Submitted by parent on June 13, 2011

We just moved here from Illinois. I have two children and my son, 8 yrs old is autistic. We enrolled in North Salem towards the end of the school year (which was less than ideal) because my husband switched jobs. I cant express with enough gratitude how incredible the whole school has been to my kids. The first day of class all the children made them welcome cards. Janice Wilkins, the principal, announced them on the loud speaker and they both came home feeling like celebrities! My son has all the attention and services he needs and has the most amazing teacher, Mrs. Carol Arnold. We were dreading this move to a new school and it has been the best thing we ever did!
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2011

The only positive review on this school was from 5 years ago and the principal at the time has been gone for 4 years. When looking at "A great school has" this school has very poor academic programs and not very strong principal/school leadership, it does have some excellent teachers but unfortunately with the lack of leadership and other poor teachers (any teacher that screaming at and/or intimidating children is not a good teacher) it overshadows the good teachers. I'm just thankful that my last child is out of the school at the end of this school year. If I could rate this school at less than 1 star I would.