Selma High

Summary:

Selma High is a public high school located in Selma, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,742 students. It is part of the Selma Unified School District, which is ranked 1136 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Selma High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.1% to 93.6% over the past five years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.2% in 2017-2018 to 21.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Selma High's performance on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, is generally higher than the Selma Unified School District average but lower than the state average. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and Hispanic students generally performing better than Asian students and students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools, Selma High performs better than Selma Independent and Heartland High (Continuation) in terms of graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Kingsburg High and Fowler High schools in these metrics. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from a high of 563 in 2016-2017 to 1,181 in 2021-2022, indicating that it may be underperforming compared to other high schools in California.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3125 Wright St.
       Selma, CA  93662-2429


(559) 898-6550

District: Selma Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
828th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,969 Help


Feeder schools for Selma High:

Elementary:    Andrew Jackson Elementary
    Eric White Elementary
    Indianola Elementary
    James Garfield Elementary
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Middle:    Abraham Lincoln Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.6 Help
Number of students:  1,775

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.2%
White:
3.9%
Asian:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Selma High ranks better than 64.4% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Selma Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.36. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Selma High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Selma High has the largest high school student body size in the Selma Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.2%), Asian (3.9%), White (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Selma Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Selma High is 19.6, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Selma Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Selma High is $9,969. 1 high schools in the Selma Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Selma High:

SchoolDigger ranks Selma High 828th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Selma High in the ranking list.)

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Selma Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Selma Unified 1136th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Selma High

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Rank History for all students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.21 353rd 1653 78.6%
2005 51.00 574th 1901 69.8%
2006 51.64 612th 1968 68.9%
2007 50.35 646th 2063 68.7%
2008 51.73 637th 2117 69.9%
2009 46.09 853rd 2238 61.9%
2010 49.01 793rd 2281 65.2%
2011 55.07 665th 2367 71.9%
2012 52.42 726th 2354 69.2%
2013 54.38 672nd 2426 72.3%
2015 68.14 588th 1994 70.5%
2016 65.22 666th 2039 67.3%
2017 71.78 563rd 2021 72.1%
2018 63.79 728th 2017 63.9%
2019 49.10 1003rd 2133 53.0%
2021 56.32 508th 1290 60.6%
2022 39.84 1181st 2123 44.4%
2023 38.93 1174th 2348 50.0%
2024 51.36 828th 2323 64.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.33 609th 938 35.1%
2019 59.71 192nd 941 79.6%
2021 49.32 182nd 467 61.0%
2022 51.89 302nd 1044 71.1%
2023 37.24 542nd 1323 59.0%
2024 34.19 665th 1350 50.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.84 1072nd 1547 30.7%
2024 41.69 673rd 1534 56.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.06 539th 1862 71.1%
2019 51.77 884th 1937 54.4%
2021 62.68 361st 1126 67.9%
2022 42.61 1050th 1943 46.0%
2023 47.72 949th 2247 57.8%
2024 57.81 650th 2235 70.9%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.36 60th 89 32.6%
2024 34.87 72nd 100 28.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.99 826th 1760 53.1%
2019 46.50 932nd 1833 49.2%
2021 56.05 441st 1054 58.2%
2022 37.90 1100th 1858 40.8%
2023 39.72 1084th 2118 48.8%
2024 47.42 890th 2098 57.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.81 171st 1052 83.7%
2019 37.67 594th 1117 46.8%
2021 41.36 279th 555 49.7%
2022 22.36 1045th 1161 10.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 31.24 116th 168 31.0%
2023 36.32 161st 233 30.9%
2024 28.35 173rd 234 26.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.21 567th 1834 69.1%
2019 46.32 950th 1880 49.5%
2021 48.95 523rd 1122 53.4%
2022 38.43 1093rd 1916 43.0%
2023 35.43 1182nd 2207 46.4%
2024 52.93 738th 2172 66.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.48 412th 581 29.1%
2019 7.61 539th 582 7.4%
2022 7.85 537th 581 7.6%
2023 21.15 590th 731 19.3%
2024 28.95 521st 712 26.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.03 516th 1742 70.4%
2019 55.36 740th 1814 59.2%
2022 46.57 909th 1861 51.2%
2023 47.50 918th 2142 57.1%
2024 58.93 620th 2125 70.8%
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Rank History for White students at Selma High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.08 336th 1173 71.4%
2019 59.78 485th 1222 60.3%
2022 28.27 870th 1204 27.7%
2023 14.62 1172nd 1434 18.3%
2024 76.58 205th 1406 85.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Selma High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 286 9 13 636 7 n/a n/a 0 951
1989 264 11 48 667 2 n/a n/a 0 992
1990 287 12 52 683 9 n/a n/a 0 1043
1991 271 11 46 718 6 n/a n/a 0 1052
1992 304 12 41 771 10 n/a n/a 0 1138
1993 294 11 41 814 14 n/a n/a 0 1174
1994 275 10 36 826 13 n/a n/a 0 1160
1995 256 16 43 881 19 n/a n/a 0 1215
1996 256 16 43 881 19 n/a n/a 0 1215
1997 254 12 56 952 20 n/a n/a 0 1294
1998 255 11 62 968 10 n/a n/a 0 1306
1999 271 10 59 980 15 n/a n/a 0 1335
2000 276 8 59 995 13 n/a n/a 0 1351
2001 251 11 81 1029 17 n/a n/a 0 1389
2002 225 9 79 1045 14 n/a n/a 101 1473
2003 225 9 79 1045 14 n/a n/a 101 1473
2004 221 6 89 1118 18 n/a n/a 21 1473
2005 215 9 86 1177 16 n/a n/a 103 1606
2006 217 9 106 1304 15 n/a n/a 22 1673
2007 207 7 115 1342 19 n/a n/a 26 1716
2008 187 10 112 1388 10 n/a n/a 0 1707
2009 158 12 106 1426 9 0 26 0 1737
2010 142 12 98 1419 7 2 1 0 1681
2011 142 15 98 1473 6 1 3 0 1738
2012 139 14 98 1421 6 3 2 0 1683
2013 142 17 91 1412 6 4 2 0 1674
2014 119 14 105 1424 7 4 7 0 1680
2015 115 11 102 1475 8 4 4 0 1719
2016 105 7 121 1536 8 4 3 0 1784
2017 94 3 109 1540 6 2 4 0 1758
2018 81 3 104 1579 5 2 6 0 1780
2019 84 7 91 1597 5 1 6 0 1791
2020 90 5 78 1588 5 0 4 0 1770
2021 85 2 79 1580 1 0 3 0 1750
2022 73 3 72 1648 2 1 5 2 1806
2023 64 4 71 1591 5 1 4 2 1742
2024 69 7 69 1619 3 0 6 2 1775

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Selma High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 951 45.5 20.9 n/a
1989 992 48.5 20.4 n/a
1990 1043 51.1 20.4 n/a
1991 1052 48.9 21.5 n/a
1992 1138 49.7 22.8 51.5
1993 1174 54.3 21.6 46.4
1994 1160 55.1 21.1 54.6
1995 1215 54.8 22.2 53.6
1996 1215 54.8 22.2 53.6
1997 1294 55.8 23.2 60.2
1998 1306 58.8 22.2 58.7
1999 1335 59.4 22.5 59.3
2000 1351 66.3 20.4 63.3
2001 1389 69.4 20.0 65.2
2002 1473 70.0 21.0 61.2
2003 1473 70.0 21.0 61.2
2004 1473 68.0 21.7 64.4
2005 1606 65.4 24.6 68
2006 1673 71.2 23.5 61.2
2007 1716 72.4 23.7 67.3
2008 1707 82.0 20.8 69.2
2009 1737 75.0 20.7 65.6
2010 1681 70.4 23.8 73.1
2011 1738 n/a n/a 72.4
2012 1683 79.7 21.1 n/a
2013 1674 74.5 22.4 83.4
2014 1680 71.3 23.5 82.6
2015 1719 73.0 23.5 74
2016 1784 74.0 24.1 74.6
2017 1758 74.4 23.6 71.9
2018 1780 75.2 23.6 76.6
2019 1791 74.6 24.0 77.3
2020 1770 n/a n/a 78.2
2021 1750 81.1 21.5 80.9
2022 1806 87.0 20.7 80.9
2023 1742 92.2 18.8 88.5
2024 1775 90.4 19.6 89.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Selma High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 951 45.5 20.9 n/a
1989 992 48.5 20.4 n/a
1990 1043 51.1 20.4 n/a
1991 1052 48.9 21.5 n/a
1992 1138 49.7 22.8 51.5
1993 1174 54.3 21.6 46.4
1994 1160 55.1 21.1 54.6
1995 1215 54.8 22.2 53.6
1996 1215 54.8 22.2 53.6
1997 1294 55.8 23.2 60.2
1998 1306 58.8 22.2 58.7
1999 1335 59.4 22.5 59.3
2000 1351 66.3 20.4 63.3
2001 1389 69.4 20.0 65.2
2002 1473 70.0 21.0 61.2
2003 1473 70.0 21.0 61.2
2004 1473 68.0 21.7 64.4
2005 1606 65.4 24.6 68
2006 1673 71.2 23.5 61.2
2007 1716 72.4 23.7 67.3
2008 1707 82.0 20.8 69.2
2009 1737 75.0 20.7 65.6
2010 1681 70.4 23.8 73.1
2011 1738 n/a n/a 72.4
2012 1683 79.7 21.1 n/a
2013 1674 74.5 22.4 83.4
2014 1680 71.3 23.5 82.6
2015 1719 73.0 23.5 74
2016 1784 74.0 24.1 74.6
2017 1758 74.4 23.6 71.9
2018 1780 75.2 23.6 76.6
2019 1791 74.6 24.0 77.3
2020 1770 n/a n/a 78.2
2021 1750 81.1 21.5 80.9
2022 1806 87.0 20.7 80.9
2023 1742 92.2 18.8 88.5
2024 1775 90.4 19.6 89.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Selma High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,969

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Selma High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1003rd of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1174th of 2348 High schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Selma High)58.149
 9.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Selma Unified)52.445.3
 7.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Selma High)23.216.3
 6.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Selma Unified)2014.2
 5.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Selma High)10.60
 10.6%
   12th Grade Science (Selma Unified)10.11.9
 8.2%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17911742
 2.7%
African American74
 42.9%
American Indian55
Asian9171
 22%
Hispanic15971591
 0.4%
Pacific Islander11
White8464
 23.8%
Two or More Races64
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.3%88.5%
 11.2%


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Selma High ranks 828th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,775 students attended Selma High.

Students at Selma High are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian.


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