1
Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELMA UNIFIED·NCES 063627006182
Eric White Elementary
2001 Mitchell, Selma, CA 93662 · (559) 898-6650 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
594 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.6pp since 2014
Math
22.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.1% | 26.5% | 26.8% | 37.6% |
| Math | 6.5% | 15.8% | 29.6% | 48.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 23.8% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.4% | 21.8% |
| 2018-19 | 43.5% | 22.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.5% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 33.5% | 19.9% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eric White Elementary
Eric White Elementary's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric White Elementary this school | 630 | 94.3% | 28.8% |
| Avenal Elementary Avenal | 654 | 94.6% | 14.9% |
| Pioneer Elementary Escondido | 598 | 93.8% | 18.8% |
| Rockwood Elementary Calexico | 617 | 94.3% | 14.9% |
| Roosevelt Walker Academy Santa Ana | 675 | 94.1% | 21.3% |
| Moffett Elementary Lennox | 626 | 94.1% | 39.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eric White Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #3,659 of 5,151 | #129 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,076 of 5,172 ▼ 310 | #149 of 185 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #3,367 of 5,172 ▼ 28 | #115 of 185 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,920 of 5,116 | #139 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #1,154 of 5,915 | #60 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,593 of 5,352 | #153 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #5,053 of 5,354 | #177 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #536 of 5,625 | #45 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.5% | #162 of 1,139 | #10 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
630
+159 (+34%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 26.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 630 | 26.5 | 23.8:1 | 94% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 26.4 | 24.2:1 | 97% (617) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 25.4 | 25.4:1 | 93% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 18 | 26.2:1 | 98% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 18.4 | 27.1:1 | 95% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 20 | 26.3:1 | 92% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | N/A | N/A | 92% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 99% (485) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 22 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eric White Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (498 to 630); teachers up 44% (18.4 to 26.5).
About Eric White Elementary
Eric White Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Selma, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 630 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 35% above average.
Across its 12 schools, Selma Unified enrolls 5,911 students. Eric White Elementary is one of those schools.
About 96% of the student body at Eric White Elementary is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Fresno County's population at about 55%. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Eric White Elementary is 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 94% of students, or 594, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Fresno County report 75%.
Eric White Elementary scores 28.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 24.3%.
Fresno County has about 1,016,725 residents, and the median household income is $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Besides Eric White Elementary, Fresno County has 367 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Heartland High (Continuation), about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 28.8% is below the 36.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Eric White Elementary the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Eric White Elementary climbed 34% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 471 to 630 students. The ratio was 26.2:1 in 2020-21 and 23.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Selma Unified
- Selma HighHigh · 1,721 students
- Abraham Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 892 students
- Andrew Jackson ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Theodore Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- Indianola ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryElementary · 335 students
Other schools in Selma
- Selma HighHigh · 1,721 students
- Abraham Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 892 students
- Andrew Jackson ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Theodore Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- Indianola ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Heartland High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 105
- Selma Independent0.5 mi · 72
- STRIVE Academy0.5 mi · 9
- James Garfield Elementary1.0 mi · 229
- Selma High1.2 mi · 1,721
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary1.3 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Eric White ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Eric White Elementary?
Eric White Elementary enrolls approximately 630 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Eric White Elementary serve?
Eric White Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eric White Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eric White Elementary is approximately 23.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eric White Elementary?
At Eric White Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Eric White Elementary public or private?
Eric White Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Selma Unified.
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