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'''Saltonstall school''' is named for Leverett Saltonstall. Leverett Saltonstall (June 13, 1783 – May 8, 1845), was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who also served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, President of the Massachusetts Senate, the first Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts and a Member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College.'''Witchcraft Heights Elementary''' is named for the neighborhood in which it is located near Gallow's Hill. The school opened in 1972.
'''Saltonstall school''' is named for Leverett Saltonstall. Leverett Saltonstall (June 13, 1783 – May 8, 1845), was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who also served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, President of the Massachusetts Senate, the first Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts and a Member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College.'''Witchcraft Heights Elementary''' is named for the neighborhood in which it is located near Gallow's Hill. The school opened in 1972.


In 2025, it was announced that Carlton and Saltonstall schools would be merged into one building at Saltonstall. In 2026, the name Sarah Parker Remond Elementary School was proposed. Sarah Parker Remond was a Salem free-born African American activist of human rights and women's suffrage. She was one of the founder of the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1834. She was a traveling lecturer on human rights and women's suffrage and was a fundraiser for newly freed slaves at the end of the Civil War. She was among 1500 women, and perhaps the only Black woman, to sign the first women's suffrage petition in Great Britain. The new name for the school still requires two more votes from the School Committee.  
In 2025, it was announced that Carlton and Saltonstall schools would be merged into one building at Saltonstall. In 2026, the name Sarah Parker Remond Elementary School was proposed. Sarah Parker Remond was a Salem free-born African American activist of human rights and women's suffrage. She was one of the founder of the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1834. She was a traveling lecturer on human rights and women's suffrage and was a fundraiser for newly freed slaves at the end of the Civil War. She was among 1500 women, and perhaps the only Black woman, to sign the first women's suffrage petition in Great Britain. The new name for the school still requires two more votes from the School Committee. The name Sarah Parker Remond School was finalized in 2026 and will be in effect July 1.
 
In 2026, Salem Public Schools was awarded the Partnership for Reading Success-Massachusetts (PRISM) grant totaling $852,505 to support early literacy by the Healey-Driscoll administration.
 
In 2026, Bates Elementary was awarded a $20K gift from the Cummings Foundation's deputy director and parent of a Bates student. The funds are able to be used however the school sees fit.
 
Horace Mann Laboratory School received a $7.2M grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and National Grid in pursuit of decarbonating the school in 2026. In 2025, the city received $5M for the project. The city hopes to have a net-zero-emissions campus in the location of the new high school and Horace Mann.  


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*"Sarah Parker Remond Elementary" ''Salem News'', February 26, 2026
*"Sarah Parker Remond Elementary" ''Salem News'', February 26, 2026
*"Salem Renames Elementary School After 19th-Century Abolitionist" ''Patch'', March 12, 2026
*"Salem Public Schools gets $850K grant for early literacy programs" ''Salem Evening News'' Aug. 12, 2026, p. A07
*"Salem's Bates Elementary Awarded $20K Cummings Foundation Gift" ''Patch'' Aug 25, 2026
*"City of Salem Secures $7.2 Million Grant for Decarbonization of Horace Mann Laboratory School" ''Salem City News - salemma.gov'' May 27, 2026

Latest revision as of 14:40, 12 September 2026

Salem Public Schools

Elementary Schools include:

Saltonstall School (K -8th grade), Horace Mann Lab School, Bates School, Witchcraft Heights School, Carlton Innovation School,

Bentley Academy.

Middle Schools include: Collins Middle School

High Schools include: Salem High School

Alternative Schools include: New Liberty Innovation School, Salem Prep High School

Charter Schools: Salem Academy Charter School covers grades 6-12.

Nathaniel Bowditch School was folded into the other elementary schools in 2018 and Horace Mann School moved into the building on Willson St.

Origin of School Names: With the exception of Salem High, all of Salem's schools are named after prominent historical figures. Several schools are named after former leaders in city government. Both Bates Elementary(opened in 1972) and Collins Middle School are named for former mayors. Bates School is named after former mayor and U.S. Rep George Joseph Bates. Collins Middle School is named for Former Mayor Frances X. Collins. The building on Highland Ave. was first opened as Salem High School in 1909. It was renovated and opened as a middle school in 1994. Bentley Elementary is named for former Salem School Committee member Rev. William Bentley, a minister who lived in Salem from 1783 until his death in 1819. Carlton School is named for Oliver Carlton, who taught in Salem from 1823-56 and 1860-1867. Nathaniel Bowditch School is named for the famous navigator, astronomer and mathematician. Bowditch was called Federal Street School from 1989 to 2001, when the new school opened and changed its name to Bowditch. Horace Mann School is named for the father of American public school education, Horace Mann. Saltonstall school is named for Leverett Saltonstall. Leverett Saltonstall (June 13, 1783 – May 8, 1845), was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who also served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, President of the Massachusetts Senate, the first Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts and a Member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College.Witchcraft Heights Elementary is named for the neighborhood in which it is located near Gallow's Hill. The school opened in 1972.

In 2025, it was announced that Carlton and Saltonstall schools would be merged into one building at Saltonstall. In 2026, the name Sarah Parker Remond Elementary School was proposed. Sarah Parker Remond was a Salem free-born African American activist of human rights and women's suffrage. She was one of the founder of the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1834. She was a traveling lecturer on human rights and women's suffrage and was a fundraiser for newly freed slaves at the end of the Civil War. She was among 1500 women, and perhaps the only Black woman, to sign the first women's suffrage petition in Great Britain. The new name for the school still requires two more votes from the School Committee. The name Sarah Parker Remond School was finalized in 2026 and will be in effect July 1.

In 2026, Salem Public Schools was awarded the Partnership for Reading Success-Massachusetts (PRISM) grant totaling $852,505 to support early literacy by the Healey-Driscoll administration.

In 2026, Bates Elementary was awarded a $20K gift from the Cummings Foundation's deputy director and parent of a Bates student. The funds are able to be used however the school sees fit.

Horace Mann Laboratory School received a $7.2M grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and National Grid in pursuit of decarbonating the school in 2026. In 2025, the city received $5M for the project. The city hopes to have a net-zero-emissions campus in the location of the new high school and Horace Mann.

See Also

  • Vertical File in Salem Collection - Schools pt. 1, 2, 3
  • "Saltonstall School was opened today; Salem's finest School Building will accommodate over 65- pupils" Salem Evening News, Oct. 9, 1916, p. 2 ?
  • "Plan Dedication of New Carlton School Building" Salem Evening News, Sept. 13, 1950, p. ?
  • "Salem to close Bowditch School" Salem News, Jan. 24, 2018, p. 1
  • "Sarah Parker Remond Elementary" Salem News, February 26, 2026
  • "Salem Renames Elementary School After 19th-Century Abolitionist" Patch, March 12, 2026
  • "Salem Public Schools gets $850K grant for early literacy programs" Salem Evening News Aug. 12, 2026, p. A07
  • "Salem's Bates Elementary Awarded $20K Cummings Foundation Gift" Patch Aug 25, 2026
  • "City of Salem Secures $7.2 Million Grant for Decarbonization of Horace Mann Laboratory School" Salem City News - salemma.gov May 27, 2026
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