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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Selma Herndon Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON UNION·NCES 062217008739
Selma Herndon Elementary
714 Prusso St., Livingston, CA 95334 · (209) 394-5480 · Merced County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
473 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 145 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Selma Herndon Elementary→Livingston Middle
Based on grade levels within Livingston Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
37.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.8% | 26.6% | 27.2% | 31.4% |
| Math | 10.3% | 27.1% | 25.0% | 37.7% |
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 | 41.4% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 28.3% |
| 2022-23 | 32.3% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 28.9% |
| 2020-21 | 27.8% | 16.4% |
| 2018-19 | 43.7% | 37.6% |
| 2017-18 | 37.3% | 29.5% |
| 2016-17 | 36.7% | 28.0% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Selma Herndon Elementary
Selma Herndon Elementary's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Herndon Elementary this school | 611 | 77.4% | 35.1% |
| Rio Hondo Elementary Arcadia | 636 | 78.5% | 34.4% |
| Merced Elementary West Covina | 617 | 76.7% | 70.1% |
| Dr. Jonas E. Salk Anaheim | 627 | 75.1% | 46.8% |
| Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary Anaheim | 513 | 80.3% | 42.1% |
| Franklin Elementary Merced | 602 | 81.6% | 34.4% |
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 Selma Herndon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,956 of 5,151 | #22 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,510 of 5,172 ▲ 748 | #9 of 54 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,784 of 5,172 ▲ 688 | #21 of 54 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #848 of 5,116 | #15 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #1,301 of 5,915 | #17 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,701 of 5,352 | #23 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #3,395 of 5,354 | #20 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #2,415 of 5,625 | #39 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #3,505 of 3,837 | #32 of 35 |
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
611
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 611 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 77% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 29 | 21.5:1 | 77% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 28 | 21.5:1 | 77% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 29 | 22.1:1 | 81% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 28 | 22.6:1 | 78% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 28 | 23.2:1 | 85% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | N/A | N/A | 95% (612) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selma Herndon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (632 to 611); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Selma Herndon Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Selma Herndon Elementary serves students in Livingston, California. Total enrollment is 611 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. That is 31% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Selma Herndon Elementary is one school in a 4-school district, Livingston Union, which enrolls 2,550 students.
Federal enrollment data show Selma Herndon Elementary is 74% Hispanic. Other groups make up 22% Asian and 4% White. Merced County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Selma Herndon Elementary are from different groups.
Selma Herndon Elementary reports a ratio of 22.6 students per teacher, from 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Selma Herndon Elementary, 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Selma Herndon Elementary outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Selma Herndon Elementary scores 35.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.2%.
The school's county is Merced County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,510, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merced County's 117 public schools enroll about 59,456 students and include Selma Herndon Elementary.
Selma Herndon Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Campus Park Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Selma Herndon Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Selma Herndon Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 642 in 2020-21 to 611 in 2024-25.
Selma Herndon Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livingston Union
- Livingston MiddleMiddle · 809 students
- Yamato Colony ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Campus Park ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Livingston Stepping Stones PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Livingston
- Livingston HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Livingston MiddleMiddle · 809 students
- Yamato Colony ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Campus Park ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Floyd A. SchelbyCombined · 89 students
- Livingston Stepping Stones PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Campus Park Elementary0.6 mi · 503
- Livingston High0.6 mi · 1,169
- Livingston Middle0.7 mi · 809
- Yamato Colony Elementary0.8 mi · 627
- Floyd A. Schelby2.3 mi · 89
- Harmony Elementary4.1 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Selma Herndon ElementaryHow many students attend Selma Herndon Elementary?
Selma Herndon Elementary enrolls approximately 611 students in grades KG-05.
Is Selma Herndon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Selma Herndon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Selma Herndon Elementary have?
Selma Herndon Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Selma Herndon Elementary?
At Selma Herndon Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 74% Hispanic, 0% Black, 22% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Selma Herndon Elementary?
Selma Herndon Elementary is overseen by Livingston Union in Merced County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.