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C+

Selma Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Selma, and parts of Parlier and Kingsburg.

Selma’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of California school districts

Students
5,911
Schools
12
Spent per student
$21,922
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$47.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Selma Unified School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $47.2M, about $7,984 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Selma 24,702

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Selma. Grade by grade →

K–65 schoolsThis district
7–8Abraham Lincoln MiddleThis district
9–12Selma HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 33.1% · 3,113 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 46.7% · 3,112 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 86.2% · 459 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,922 per student · 3% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 69%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,885’20
5,849’21
5,933’22
5,974’23
5,911’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 92%White 4%Asian 3%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Andrew Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
640 students24:1
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
634 students27:1
Eric White Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
630 students24:1
Indianola Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
C−
420 students23:1
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
335 students21:1
James Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
229 students22:1
Terry Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
224 students25:1
Abraham Lincoln Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Selma
C−
892 students18:1
Heartland High (Continuation)
High · Grades 7–12 · Selma
105 students15:1
Selma Independent
High · Grades 7–12 · Selma
72 students18:1
STRIVE Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Selma
9 students9:1
Selma High
High · Grades 9–12 · Selma
B
1,721 students19:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.