Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Woodrow Wilson Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in Selma, California, overseen by Selma Unified, with 335 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Selma Unified, which oversees 12 schools and 5,911 students, Woodrow Wilson Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Woodrow Wilson Elementary shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woodrow Wilson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.1%; this one delivers 24.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Fresno County) logs that median household income runs about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Woodrow Wilson Elementary is one.

James Garfield Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodrow Wilson Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 403 students in 2018 compared to 335 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

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