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Salem Middle School vs HOWARD SCHOLARS ACADEMY

HOWARD SCHOLARS ACADEMY has a higher overall rating of 3.9/10 compared to 3.4/10. Salem Middle School is significantly larger with 927 students, about 14.3× the size of HOWARD SCHOLARS ACADEMY (65).

Ratings Comparison

MetricSalem Middle SchoolHOWARD SCHOLARS ACADEMY
Overall Rating3.4 / 103.9 / 10
Academic Score3.6
Growth Score2.9
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch100%
Environment Score3.8
State Rank#2,143 of 2,268#421 of 433
State Percentile6th3th

Test Scores

SubjectSalem Middle SchoolHOWARD SCHOLARS ACADEMY
Math Proficiency58.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency85.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailSalem Middle SchoolHOWARD SCHOLARS ACADEMY
TypeMiddle SchoolSchool
Grades6th – 8thPre-K – 12th
Enrollment92765
Student-Teacher Ratio15.0:116.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch100.0%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)41.0%
DistrictDeKalb County
CityLithoniaDecatur

Student Demographics

Salem Middle School

Not available

HOWARD SCHOLARS ACADEMY

Black
95.4%
Two or More
4.6%

Neighborhood

MetricLithonia (30038)Decatur (30035)
Median Household Income$70,860$65,733
Median Home Value$234,900$217,100
Median Rent$1,535$1,522
College Educated (Bachelor's+)33.0%26.3%
Poverty Rate10.8%23.7%
Avg Commute36 min33 min