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What do you wish you knew before starting at Selma Elementary?
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Enrollment
794
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237001025
Selma Elementary
311 W Richardson St, Selma, NC 27576 · (919) 965-3361 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL794 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
791 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Selma Elementary's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Elementary this school | 794 | 99.6% | 45.1% |
| Brogden Primary Dudley | 689 | 99.6% | 41.2% |
| Hidden Valley Elementary Charlotte | 808 | 99.6% | 24.6% |
| South Pine Academy Charlotte | 765 | 99.6% | 26.5% |
| Huntingtowne Farms Elementary Charlotte | 776 | 99.6% | 38.3% |
| Maureen Joy Charter School Durham | 631 | 99.2% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #951 of 1,297 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #944 of 1,296 | #22 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #990 of 1,300 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 794 | #84 of 1,485 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #152 of 1,377 | #2 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #890 of 1,379 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #27 of 1,414 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #293 of 369 | #8 of 9 |
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
794
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,002
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 794 | 63.3 | 12.6:1 | 100% (791) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 69 | 11.1:1 | 100% (763) |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 70.1 | 10.8:1 | 100% (751) |
| 2020-21 | 784 | 62 | 12.7:1 | 100% (781) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 68 | 11.3:1 | 89% (680) |
| 2015-16 | 882 | 73 | 12.1:1 | 94% (827) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 72 | 12.5:1 | 92% (828) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 67 | 12.3:1 | 79% (650) |
| 1990-91 | 1,002 | 64 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (767 to 794); teachers down 7% (68 to 63.3).
About Selma Elementary
Selma Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Selma, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27576). The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 794 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 70% above that mark.
Johnston County Public Schools, which runs Selma Elementary, has 48 schools and 37,320 students.
About 62% of the student body at Selma Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups make up 25% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 17% of Johnston County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The school's 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. At Selma Elementary, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Selma Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Selma Elementary scores 45.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
For Johnston County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,384 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Johnston County number 52, with about 41,004 students.
Measured in a straight line, Selma Middle School is about 0.8 miles from Selma Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 45.1% is above the 45.0% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 784 to 794.
The Selma Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Selma
- Thanksgiving ElementaryElementary · 870 students
- Selma Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other Selma Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Selma Elementary. Selma Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Selma Elementary SchoolSelma, IN · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Selma Middle School0.8 mi · 339
- Neuse Charter School2.3 mi · 925
- Smithfield-Selma High2.5 mi · 1,548
- Pine Level Elementary2.7 mi · 341
- JCPS Virtual Academy3.1 mi · 203
- Smithfield Middle3.1 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Selma ElementaryHow many students attend Selma Elementary?
Selma Elementary enrolls approximately 794 students in grades PK-05.
Is Selma Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Selma Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Selma Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Selma Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Selma Elementary?
At Selma Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 62% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Selma Elementary in?
Selma Elementary is part of Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.