Salem Elementary, 3400 Saint Bernard Way: Murfreesboro City Schools, kindergarten to grade 6, 946 students (2024-25), state grade B.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: salemelementary.net, Murfreesboro City Schools, Tennessee Department of Education data files and the NCES school directory.
Salem Elementary School is a Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) school in southwest Murfreesboro. It opened in 2019, according to its principal’s welcome letter.
Who to call
- Front office: 615-624-5510, 3400 Saint Bernard Way, Murfreesboro, TN 37128
- School website: salemelementary.net
- Enrolling: the MCS new student registration page; district office 615-893-2313, 2552 S. Church St.
- Buses and zone lookup: MCS Transportation, 615-898-7126
| Address | 3400 Saint Bernard Way, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 |
| Phone | 615-624-5510 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 6 |
| School day | 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
| District | Murfreesboro City Schools |
| State letter grade, 2024-25 | B |
Principal
Principal Sia Phillips, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 965 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
- State count: 946 students in the 2024-25 school year, in the Tennessee Department of Education’s school profile file.
State report card
Tennessee gives every public school an A-F letter grade each year, explained on the Department of Education’s school letter grades page. The grade combines indicators each scored from 1 to 5: student achievement, academic growth and growth of the highest-need students, plus college and career readiness for high schools.
Salem Elementary earned a B for 2024-25, the latest grades published, with an overall score of 4 out of 5 in the state’s letter grade file.
| Indicator | Score (1 to 5) |
|---|---|
| Achievement | 4.9 |
| Growth | 3 |
| Growth of highest-need students | 4 |
| Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests | 51.1% |
Spring 2026 TCAP tests (share of students who met or exceeded expectations, from the state’s 2026 school assessment file):
| Subject | Met or exceeded | Valid tests |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 48.9% | 474 |
| Math | 57.5% | 475 |
| Science | 52.4% | 475 |
| Social studies | 34.5% | 29 |
The full report, with chronic absence, subgroup results and more, is on the Tennessee State Report Card.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
MCS uses Edulog’s WebQuery to show “the school your child is eligible to attend” and the bus stops for an address, according to its bus routes page. Each spring MCS also takes zone waiver requests for other city schools with open seats; the 2026-27 window ran Feb. 26 to March 27, 2026, according to its zone waiver page.
Murfreesboro City Schools teaches through sixth grade at most of its schools. For middle and high school, students attend Rutherford County Schools, assigned by home address. The school’s own address is in the Rockvale Middle and Rockvale High zones on the RCS 2026-27 zone map, but families in the same elementary zone can be split among several RCS zones, so check your home address on the RCS zone map.
Calendar and bell times
From the MCS 2026-27 academic calendar (PDF), approved by the board Dec. 9, 2025:
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day and parent-teacher conferences, no school for students
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: half day for students
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Jan. 4 is an in-service day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- Friday, Feb. 12, and Thursday, March 11, 2027: no school for students
- March 29 to April 2, 2027: spring break, after Good Friday, March 26
- Friday, May 28, 2027: last day, a half day
The school day runs 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to the MCS schools page and the school’s contact page. The office is open 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
More on Murfreesboro schools
- The school’s website and Murfreesboro City Schools’ list of schools
- Every public school in Murfreesboro, with zones and state grades
- Our Murfreesboro schools guide for calendars, enrollment and school board meetings
- Our neighborhood guides, which name the zoned schools for each part of the city
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Salem Elementary School serve?
Salem Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in the state’s 2024-25 count. It is part of Murfreesboro City Schools and sits at 3400 Saint Bernard Way, Murfreesboro.
What is Salem Elementary School’s state letter grade?
Salem Elementary earned a B in Tennessee’s 2024-25 school letter grades, with an overall score of 4 out of 5.
Which middle and high school does Salem Elementary feed into?
Murfreesboro City Schools students go on to Rutherford County Schools by home address. The school’s own address is in the Rockvale Middle and Rockvale High zones on the RCS 2026-27 map; check your address on the RCS zone map.
What time does Salem Elementary start?
Salem Elementary’s school day runs 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to the Murfreesboro City Schools website.
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