Salem City School District

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 2025-2026


Headlines & Highlights 


Salem High School Class of 2025
150th Commencement

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

Mark you calendars for the following summer school programs at Salem City School District:

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

Kindness Rocks at Salem Middle School SMS 7th graders created this beautiful kindness rock garden in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. They dug out grass, added mulch, planted shrubs, and arranged kindness rocks around our school sign to spread positivity throughout our school community.

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! 
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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

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 May 2025

John Fenwick Academy
A’Levia Sackes              2^nd Grade                      Ms. Boyce
Josiah Ferrer                 2^nd Grade                      Ms. Holland

 Salem Middle School
Gwyneth Hanna             Gym                             Mr. Humenik
Myles Oliver                   Health                          Ms. Ross

Salem High School
Jared D. Bacon, Jr.        11^th Grade                     Mr. Fizur
Isabella Pfeffer              11^th Grade                     Mr. Lambert

 International Baccalaureate 
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~ IB Credentials and the University Application Process
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