West Salem Elementary (Salem City Public Schools SCH DIST.), Virginia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

West Salem Elementary is a Elementary in Salem, VA. It currently serves 407 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Salem City Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Salem City Public Schools School District and all schools in Virginia.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:407

Number of Teachers: 26

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.96

Location Info

Location: 520 N Bruffey St, Salem, VA 24153

Mailing Address: 520 N Bruffey St, Salem, VA 24153-2598

Phone: (540)387-2503

Website: http://salem.k12.va.us/west/

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	58
Grade 2	70
Grade 3	51
Grade 4	84
Grade 5	66
Kindergarten	62
Pre-Kindergarten	16

Gender/Sex of West Salem Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	206	50.61
Female	201	49.39

Race/Ethnicity Demography of West Salem Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	11	2.70
Black or African American	32	7.86
Hispanic/Latino	22	5.41
Two or more races	11	2.70
White	331	81.33

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	6	2.91
Black or African American	17	8.25
Hispanic/Latino	8	3.88
Two or more races	9	4.37
White	166	80.58

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	2.49
Black or African American	15	7.46
Hispanic/Latino	14	6.97
Two or more races	2	1.00
White	165	82.09

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.

Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	6	10.35
Hispanic/Latino	2	3.45
Two or more races	5	8.62
White	45	77.59

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	4.29
Black or African American	1	1.43
Hispanic/Latino	2	2.86
Two or more races	3	4.29
White	61	87.14

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	3.92
Black or African American	6	11.77
Hispanic/Latino	2	3.92
White	41	80.39

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.19
Black or African American	7	8.33
Hispanic/Latino	6	7.14
Two or more races	1	1.19
White	69	82.14

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.52
Black or African American	5	7.58
Hispanic/Latino	3	4.55
Two or more races	2	3.03
White	55	83.33

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	4.84
Black or African American	5	8.07
Hispanic/Latino	6	9.68
White	48	77.42

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	6.25
Black or African American	2	12.50
Hispanic/Latino	1	6.25
White	12	75.00