Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Selma’s public schools score below 67% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
35% of students in Selma’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Selma, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Selma’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 447 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Selma’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Judson Independent spends $13,460 per student and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent $11,053, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (private) and River City Believers Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Selma’s grade
C: better than 33% of Texas school districts, #470 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Selma, with each school’s own grade.
Selma runs its own schools through grade 12 (Judson Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District, shared with Cibolo, Schertz and Universal City. Its elementary school is in Schertz. Parts of Selma (10% of its land) are served by Comal Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Selma
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Selma vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Selma’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Selma | C | Judson Independent PK–12 · Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 |
| Universal City | C | Judson Independent PK–12 · Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 |
| Schertz | A− | Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 · Comal Independent PK–12 |
| Live Oak | C+ | Judson Independent PK–12 · North East Independent PK–12 |
| San Antonio | B− | Northside Independent PK–12 · North East Independent PK–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Judson Independent with Selma for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Selma
43 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Selma’s schools
Are Selma’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Selma children attend score below 67% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #470 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Selma in?
Two districts: Judson Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Cibolo, Schertz and Universal City.
Where do Selma kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Byron P Steele II H S, Samuel Clemens H S, Judson H S, Karen Wagner H S, Veterans Memorial H S and Judson Early College Academy.
What is Selma’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Judson Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Selma spend per student?
$13,460 in Judson Independent School District and $11,053 in Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Selma?
Yes: Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 326 students) and River City Believers Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 207 students).
Parents talk
What Selma families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Selma → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.