Salem Elementary

Salem Elementary is part of Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), and WCPSS directs families to the district’s Student Assignment/enrollment process for registering and changing schools. (wcpss.net) To enroll, confirm your base school for your address, complete the WCPSS online enrollment, and then follow your base school’s instructions to complete enrollment. (wcpss.net) Required materials typically include a certified birth certificate, proof of a Wake County address (domicile), parent/guardian photo ID, immunization record, and any custody documents; NC also requires a health assessment for children entering NC public schools for the first time. (wcpss.net) Key dates vary by year, but for 2026–27 WCPSS lists pre-registration beginning Oct. 15, 2025; Magnet/Year-Round applications Oct. 15, 2025–Jan. 22, 2026 with results on Feb. 20, 2026; and an official transfer window Mar. 2–13, 2026 (noted as subject to change). (wcpss.net) Waitlists may apply for magnet/year-round/transfer requests (or if a school is capped/overflows students), and WCPSS also maintains cap waitlists for certain feeder-pattern capped schools once a student is registered/enrolled in WCPSS. (wcpss.net) Priority categories depend on the program: year-round requests prioritize entering-grade siblings first (guaranteed), then other criteria (including calendar-matching siblings and low-SES areas), while magnet priorities are largely based on socioeconomic factors tied to the student’s assigned school and residence area (with some sibling/pathway priorities in specific magnet programs). (wcpss.net)