Total enrollment
5,911
+26 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Selma Unified
California · 5,911 students · 1 city
For families inside Selma Unified, public-school options total 12 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 5,911 (7 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Selma Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+1 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Selma Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #334 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,911 | #230 of 587 | #1,605 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #199 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #238 of 587 | #8,557 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 91.9% | #24 of 587 | #649 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #486 of 530 | #6,156 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Selma Unified
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from James Garfield Elementary at 52.7% proficient to Terry Elementary at 14.0%, a gap of 38.7 points. That is the 141st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 6,276 to 5,902 students (down 6%) and from 276 to 279 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma High | Selma | High | 09-12 | 1,721 |
| Abraham Lincoln Middle | Selma | Middle | 07-08 | 892 |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary | Selma | Elementary | KG-06 | 640 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary | Selma | Elementary | KG-06 | 634 |
| Eric White Elementary | Selma | Elementary | KG-06 | 630 |
| Indianola Elementary | Selma | Elementary | KG-06 | 420 |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary | Selma | Elementary | KG-06 | 335 |
| James Garfield Elementary | Selma | Elementary | KG-06 | 229 |
| Terry Elementary | Selma | Elementary | KG-06 | 224 |
| Heartland High (Continuation) | Selma | High | 07-12 | 105 |
| Selma Independent | Selma | High | 07-12 | 72 |
| STRIVE Academy | Selma | High | 07-12 | 9 |
About Selma Unified
Selma Unified runs 12 public schools across California, collectively educateing roughly 5,911 students.
For a sense of the school types, Selma Unified is built around 7 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Selma Unified runs about 493 students per school, 15% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 5,885 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,911 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Selma Unified opened 1 school, going from 11 to 12.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Selma Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.