Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELMA UNIFIED·NCES 063627006189
Terry Elementary
12906 South Fowler Ave., Selma, CA 93662 · (559) 898-6710 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
218 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
16%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
20.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.1pp since 2014
Math
7.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 14.9% | 26.9% | 52.2% |
| Math | 2.2% | 5.2% | 28.7% | 64.0% |
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 | 20.9% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 12.3% | 11.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.4% | 13.9% |
| 2018-19 | 46.3% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 24.2% |
| 2016-17 | 32.7% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
14.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Terry Elementary
Terry Elementary's state test result (14.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Elementary this school | 224 | 97.3% | 14.0% |
| Aragon Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 205 | 95.1% | 34.2% |
| Harrison Street Elementary Los Angeles | 229 | 95.2% | 27.8% |
| Extera Public Los Angeles | 236 | 97.9% | N/A |
| James Garfield Elementary Selma | 229 | 94.8% | 52.7% |
| El Sereno Elementary Los Angeles | 222 | 94.6% | 38.0% |
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 Terry Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #4,982 of 5,151 | #184 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #5,125 of 5,172 ▼ 298 | #185 of 185 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,794 of 5,172 ▲ 265 | #177 of 185 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #360 of 5,116 | #7 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #5,250 of 5,915 | #189 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,141 of 5,352 | #163 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #4,650 of 5,354 | #162 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #169 of 5,625 | #13 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #508 of 1,139 | #25 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
224
+18 (+9%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 224 | 9.1 | 24.6:1 | 97% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 9 | 25.7:1 | 99% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 8.2 | 23.8:1 | 97% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 9 | 22.9:1 | 95% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 8.9 | 22.9:1 | 94% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 8 | 26.3:1 | 90% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | N/A | N/A | 82% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 188 | 9 | 20.9:1 | 71% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 7 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terry Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (203 to 224); teachers up 3% (8.9 to 9.1).
About Terry Elementary
Terry Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Selma, California. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 224 students enrolled. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 52% lower.
Selma Unified, which runs Terry Elementary, has 12 schools and 5,911 students.
Terry Elementary is 92% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% Asian and 3% White. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all Fresno County residents. The diversity index for Terry Elementary is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 24.6:1 is based on 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 75% for public schools in Fresno County.
Test results at Terry Elementary are 8.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (14.0% actual, 22.5% predicted).
The school's county is Fresno County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Fresno County's 368 public schools enroll about 206,072 students and include Terry Elementary.
Monroe Elementary is about 3.2 miles from Terry Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Terry Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 206 to 224, a 9% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 24.6:1.
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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
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Other schools in Selma
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- Abraham Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 892 students
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- Theodore Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- Eric White ElementaryElementary · 630 students
- Indianola ElementaryElementary · 420 students
Other Terry Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Terry Elementary. Terry Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Monroe Elementary3.2 mi · 150
- Monroe Elementary3.2 mi · 152
- Eric White Elementary3.4 mi · 630
- STRIVE Academy3.8 mi · 9
- Selma Independent3.8 mi · 72
- Heartland High (Continuation)3.8 mi · 105
Frequently asked questions
About Terry ElementaryHow large is Terry Elementary?
Terry Elementary enrolls approximately 224 students in grades KG-06.
Is Terry Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terry Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Terry Elementary?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Terry Elementary.
How diverse is Terry Elementary?
Terry Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Terry Elementary in?
Terry Elementary is part of Selma Unified.
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