Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELMA UNIFIED·NCES 063627006191
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
1325 Stillman St., Selma, CA 93662 · (559) 898-6730 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
20.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
306 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 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
17%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
29.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.1pp since 2014
Math
15.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 19.1% | 22.1% | 48.0% |
| Math | 2.9% | 13.0% | 26.4% | 57.7% |
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 | 29.9% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 18.6% |
| 2022-23 | 23.9% | 15.7% |
| 2021-22 | 23.8% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.8% | 23.6% |
| 2017-18 | 37.3% | 23.2% |
| 2016-17 | 35.9% | 22.1% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Woodrow Wilson Elementary's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary this school | 335 | 91.3% | 23.8% |
| Seeley Elementary Seeley | 325 | 93.2% | 26.3% |
| Fremont Primary Calipatria | 348 | 92.0% | 27.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary Lindsay | 355 | 89.3% | 28.6% |
| McPherson Elementary Napa | 376 | 91.2% | 13.1% |
| Arminta Street Elementary North Hollywood | 317 | 93.7% | 34.6% |
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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #4,210 of 5,151 | #154 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #4,664 of 5,172 ▼ 327 | #176 of 185 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,996 of 5,172 ▼ 47 | #140 of 185 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,824 of 5,116 | #94 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #4,423 of 5,915 | #166 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,385 of 5,352 | #80 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #4,606 of 5,354 | #160 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #918 of 5,625 | #66 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #1,799 of 3,837 | #45 of 135 |
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
335
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 335 | 16.1 | 20.8:1 | 91% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 16.1 | 21.2:1 | 86% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 16 | 20.7:1 | 92% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 14 | 24.4:1 | 89% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 15.9 | 25.4:1 | 86% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 16 | 26.4:1 | 85% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | N/A | N/A | 86% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 22 | 21.1:1 | 85% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 16 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (403 to 335); teachers up 1% (15.9 to 16.1).
About Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Woodrow Wilson Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Selma, California. It serves 335 students in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 28% smaller than that.
Enrollment across the 12 schools in Selma Unified totals 5,911 students.
The student body at Woodrow Wilson Elementary is 91% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 6% White. Among all residents of Fresno County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.8:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Woodrow Wilson Elementary reports 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Fresno County averages 75%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Woodrow Wilson Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Woodrow Wilson Elementary would be expected to post about 26.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.8%.
Federal survey data for Fresno County show that the median household income is $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 368 public schools in Fresno County, enrolling about 206,072 students in all.
The closest public school to Woodrow Wilson Elementary is James Garfield Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Woodrow Wilson Elementary is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
Federal data place Woodrow Wilson Elementary in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (342) to 2024-25 (335). The ratio was 24.4:1 in 2020-21 and 20.8:1 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
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Other schools in Selma Unified
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Other Woodrow Wilson Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Woodrow Wilson Elementary is the 8th largest of the 18.
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryCorona, CA · 696 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryColton, CA · 465 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryDaly City, CA · 266 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolCicero, IL · 622 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolBartlesville, OK · 529 students
Nearby schools
- James Garfield Elementary0.3 mi · 229
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary0.4 mi · 634
- Abraham Lincoln Middle0.7 mi · 892
- Heartland High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 105
- Selma Independent0.9 mi · 72
- Selma High1.0 mi · 1,721
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wilson ElementaryHow many students attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary?
Woodrow Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 335 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Woodrow Wilson Elementary serve?
Woodrow Wilson Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Elementary is approximately 20.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary?
At Woodrow Wilson Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Woodrow Wilson Elementary in?
Woodrow Wilson Elementary is part of Selma Unified.
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