Welcome to Salem City School District

The Salem City School District will be a high-performance district as demonstrated by the Salem City students who: Exceed state standards in literacy and computation, develop intrinsic motivation to pursue education in and outside of the classroom setting, master the skills necessary to retrieve and analyze information, and become lifelong learners.

District Equality Goal

Superintendent's Letter 2025


District Calendar 2024-2025

District Calendar 2025-2026


Headlines & Highlights 


Spring Break 4/18 - 4/21

Summer EBT
Need a little help feeding your kids when school is out for summer? Learn how the Summer EBT Program can help you!

In New Jersey, Summer EBT benefits will be loaded onto an EBT card and mailed to your home. If eligible, you can use the benefits to buy food like fruits, vegetables, meat, whole grains, and dairy at grocery stores, farmers markets, and other places that accept WIC or SNAP EBT benefits. Summer EBT is a convenient way for you to help your children thrive.
Download additional information & how to apply for Summer EBT HERE.
Questions? Contact Nancy Hildreth at [email protected] OR call 856-935-3800 X4211

Summer School Mark you calendars for the following summer school programs at SCSD:

Summer School Dates July 7, 2025 - August 14, 2025

ESY Dates July 7, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Odyssey of the Mind  July 7, 2025 - July 31, 2025

A School-Community Effort
John Fenwick Academy held an attendance dinner for to discuss the importance of students being in school every day.
Pastor Jones and the First Baptist Church in Salem, NJ, wrote this article to highlight our efforts to combat chronic absenteeism. She and the church also donated the home-made meal to serve to our parents at the meeting on March 13, 2025. The event was well attended and a lot of fun! 
JFA 1. JFA 2
More photos taken at the dinner can be found in the JFA Photo Gallery.


U.S. News & World Reports
BEST HIGH SCHOOLS 2024
Salem High School has been recognized by
U.S. News & World Report BEST HIGH SCHOOLS 2024.

In New Jersey Salem High School ranks #233;
In Salem County Salem High School #1.

READ MORE SHS Profile How U.S. News calculates the ratings
Best School 2024


Exemplary Teacher of the Year 2024
 

Congratulations to Tiara Barron, first grade teacher at John Fenwick Academy, selected Exemplary Teacher of the Year 2024 by the
New Jersey Department of Education!!


Tiara Barron

 


The Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federally assisted program that provides FREE, FRESH fruits & vegetables to students in elementary schools which are selected by the government through an application process each year. We are proud to announce that John Fenwick Academy & Salem Middle School are recipients of the FFVP for the 2024-2025 school year.



   

Students of the month for March 2025

John Fenwick Academy

            Jayke DeLaCruz           Kindergarten                Ms. Livingston

            Nathan Ramos             Kindergarten                Ms. Krupski

 

Salem Middle School

            Ocean Williams             Music                           Ms. Toogood

            Noah Evans                 Instruments                  Mr. Cesario

 

Salem High School

            Shyla Parsons              9th Grade                      Ms. Unger

            A’moni Cabbell             9th Grade                      Ms. Unger

 

Staff Member(s) of the month for March 2025

Shaquanda Banks, 1:1 Aide, John Fenwick Academy


Staff Member(s) of the month for February 2025

Anne Hudock, Math Teacher, Salem High School



John Fenwick Academy
Salem Middle School
Salem High School 

Latest News 

School Performance Report
The 2023-2024 New Jersey School Performance Reports are now are available. Click for a SCSD Parent letter from Dr. Kelley.

Congratulations! IB Programme Diploma Recipients

Class of 2024 Ryann Mulhorn Gianna Pelura Class of 2023 Aryana Furbush-Brewer Hannah Sharp

Class of 2022 Andrew Cadwallader Erin Pankok Irving Talavera Rosas
Class of 2021 Cheyanne Banks Jessica Collier Patrick Irvine Matt Krimson John Mulhorn Renee' Watson
Class of 2020 Jeremy Beal
Class of 2017
Ariana Lapp Chloe Mulhorn Class of 2015 Adam Dodds Tanner Humphreys
 

 International Baccalaureate 
Frequently Asked Questions about the Diploma Programme
IB Credentials and the University Application Process
How Do Universities View The IB Diploma Programme?


Stay Connected!

    
RAMS on Vimeo 
Throughout our website, there are links to school videos which showcase many of our outstanding programs. We are justifiably proud of our schools, our students, and our alumni! Watch them on our website, or directly on Vimeo:   https://vimeo.com/salemramsnj 


Project Lead the Way (PLTW) at Salem High School 

SCSD is an Inter-District School Choice School