Selma Unified’s 7 public elementary schools run from the 6th to the 66th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in three of the four bands: Solid, Developing and Needs Support.
Elementary · 7 schools
from 6th to 66th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
James Garfield Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
Eric White Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
The average elementary school in Selma Unified had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Where does the middle school we score in Selma Unified stand?
Abraham Lincoln Middle is at the 31st percentile.
That’s higher than 31 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Selma Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does the high school we score in Selma Unified stand?
Selma High is at the 41st percentile.
That’s higher than 41 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Selma Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Continuation schools, alternative schools and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.
Selma IndependentAlternative school: compared only with other alternative schools
STRIVE AcademyCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it
The district
Where does Selma Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Selma Unified spent $21,991 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Selma Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction60%
Instruction support10%
Student services12%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$95.9 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 31 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 73% of its $131.2 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 189 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 74% of the money. The plan itself puts 80% of it toward staff.
Base Program $61.7 million
Strategic Academic Intervention $5.9 million
Intensive Academic Intervention $3.4 million
28 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
6 of the plan’s 31 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $0.9 million
Catch-up help $11.0 million
English learners $1.0 million
Largest of these
Strategic Academic Intervention$5.9 million
Intensive Academic Intervention$3.4 million
Summer School$1.7 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $27.9 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $29.7 million and estimates it spent $28.3 million, $1.4 million (5%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$28.3 million spent (estimated)$29.7 million planned
What changed
The total is $5.1 million (5%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Base Program, which went from $64.1 million to $61.7 million.
Largest cuts
Base Program−$2.4 million
Strategic Academic Intervention−$2.2 million
Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant−$497,689
Largest increases
Summer School+$543,424
Student Services+$245,020
Supplemental Materials and Services+$243,038
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
41%
40%
down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
24%
27%
up 3 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
21 in 100
19 in 100
2 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
4.6%
4.4%
down 0.2 pts
Goals 4 and 5 track named schools and Goal 3 tracks other measures, so they aren’t shown here.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Base Program · $61,749,609
Strategic Academic Intervention · $5,914,347
Intensive Academic Intervention · $3,352,572
The full plan5 goals, 48 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($95.9 million).
Where does the money go?
89% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1All students will develop the academic skills necessary for continual individual growth toward grade level…$85.0 million89% of action budgets
“All students will develop the academic skills necessary for continual individual growth toward grade level proficiency across all content areas” p. 24 ↗
18 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $90.3 million (−$5.3 million)
Strategic Academic Intervention$5.9 millionaction 1.13 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Intensive Academic Intervention$3.4 millionaction 1.16 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Career Technical Education$3.0 millionaction 1.9 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Summer School$1.7 millionaction 1.17 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
13 more funded actions in this goal
Program Support · action 1.2 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.7 million
Visual and Performing Arts · action 1.11 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.3 million
Libraries · action 1.10 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.2 million
Supplemental Materials and Services · action 1.8 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $960,598 is state funding counted toward those services$1.2 million
Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant · action 1.18 · p. 147 ↗$0.9 million
Broad Course of Study: Bilingual Dual Language Immersion Pathway · action 1.4 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.8 million
Educational/Information Technology · action 1.12 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
Teacher Collaboration · action 1.7 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Professional Development · action 1.3 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Assessment for Learning · action 1.15 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Services for English Learners/LTEL · action 1.14 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Broad Course of Study: AVID · action 1.5 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Supports for Students with Disabilities (SWD) · action 1.6 · p. 146 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Base Program−$2.4 million$64.1 million → $61.7 million · p. 146 ↗
Strategic Academic Intervention−$2.2 million$8.1 million → $5.9 million · p. 147 ↗
Summer School+$0.5 million$1.2 million → $1.7 million · p. 147 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Intensive Academic Intervention · $3.4 million → $3.4 million · p. 147 ↗−$24,798
Career Technical Education · $3.1 million → $3.0 million · p. 147 ↗−$0.1 million
Program Support · $1.8 million → $1.7 million · p. 146 ↗−$0.1 million
Visual and Performing Arts · $1.2 million → $1.3 million · p. 147 ↗+$0.1 million
Libraries · $1.4 million → $1.2 million · p. 147 ↗−$0.2 million
Supplemental Materials and Services · $1.0 million → $1.2 million · p. 147 ↗+$0.2 million
Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant · $1.4 million → $0.9 million · p. 147 ↗−$0.5 million
Broad Course of Study: Bilingual Dual Language Immersion Pathway · $548,180 → $754,699 · p. 146 ↗+$206,519
Educational/Information Technology · $748,484 → $633,206 · p. 147 ↗−$115,278
Teacher Collaboration · $612,701 → $542,384 · p. 146 ↗−$70,317
Professional Development · $910,076 → $496,764 · p. 146 ↗−$413,312
Assessment for Learning · $234,895 → $255,000 · p. 147 ↗+$20,105
Services for English Learners/LTEL · $567,417 → $225,447 · p. 147 ↗−$341,970
Broad Course of Study: AVID · $83,542 → $69,438 · p. 146 ↗−$14,104
Supports for Students with Disabilities (SWD) · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 146 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 26 measures · 3 quoted
Math Smarter Balanced- % meeting/exceeding standardsp. 27 ↗
A-G Completion Rate: Percentage of Students Meeting CSU/UC requirementsp. 29 ↗
Baseline
All Students: 27.0% …
Target for year 3
All Students: 66.4%, …
23 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2All students will develop behavioral and social emotional skills necessary for continual individual growth…$10.1 million10% of action budgets
“All students will develop behavioral and social emotional skills necessary for continual individual growth toward grade level proficiency across all content areas” p. 67 ↗
5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $9.9 million (+$203,413)
Largest funded actions
Student Services$3.0 millionaction 2.1 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $273,111 is state funding counted toward those services
Mental Health and Social-Emotional Learning$2.7 millionaction 2.4 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Safe Climate/Culture and Student Behavior$2.1 millionaction 2.2 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Student Health and Wellness$1.4 millionaction 2.3 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Student Attendance$0.9 millionaction 2.5 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Student Services+$0.2 million$2.7 million → $3.0 million · p. 148 ↗
Safe Climate/Culture and Student Behavior+$0.1 million$2.0 million → $2.1 million · p. 148 ↗
Mental Health and Social-Emotional Learning−$0.1 million$2.8 million → $2.7 million · p. 148 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Student Health and Wellness · $1.4 million → $1.4 million · p. 148 ↗+$7,623
Student Attendance · $934,731 → $883,351 · p. 148 ↗−$51,380
Parent Communication$294,525action 3.2 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $33,800 is state funding counted toward those services
Parent and Family Engagement$56,358action 3.1 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
LCAP Coordination$806action 3.3 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Parent and Family Engagement−$32,098$88,456 → $56,358 · p. 148 ↗
LCAP Coordination−$28,051$28,857 → $806 · p. 148 ↗
Parent Communication−$160$294,685 → $294,525 · p. 148 ↗
How the plan measures it · 5 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 82 ↗.
Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 2027, Heartland Continuation High School and Selma Independent School will increase college and…$368,102under 1% of action budgets
“By June 2027, Heartland Continuation High School and Selma Independent School will increase college and career readiness outcomes and state assessment performance by at least 3% for All Students, Hispanic students, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SED) students. This goal was developed in response to identified Equity Multiplier needs and Red performance levels on the 2025 California School Dashboard College/Career Indicator (CCI) for these student groups. Progress will be measured through improvements in CCI results and state assessment outcomes” p. 89 ↗
3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Heartland High CCI Support$184,607action 4.1 · p. 148 ↗
Selma Independent CCI Support$133,495action 4.2 · p. 148 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Selma Independent CCI Support · $133,495 · p. 148 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 4 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 89 ↗.
Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy 2027, Heartland High School will decrease the Suspension Rate for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SED)…$71,697under 1% of action budgets
“By 2027, Heartland High School will decrease the Suspension Rate for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SED), Hispanic, and All students by 2% and STRIVE Academy will decrease the Suspension Rate for All Students by 2%” p. 104 ↗
2 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
STRIVE Behavior Supports$51,697action 5.2 · p. 149 ↗
Heartland Behavior Supports$20,000action 5.1 · p. 149 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
STRIVE Behavior Supports+$1,162$50,535 → $51,697 · p. 149 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 5,914 students
1Hispanic or Latino92%
2White4%
3Asian3%
4Two or more races<1%
5Black or African American<1%
6American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
7Pacific Islander<1%
8Filipino<1%
9Not reported0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
92%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 5,433 of 5,911 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Selma Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 44% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (571 of 1,297 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Selma Unified rank highest?
Elementary: James Garfield Elementary, 66th percentile (Solid). Middle: Abraham Lincoln Middle, 31st percentile (Developing). High: Selma High, 41st percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Selma Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Selma Unified good?
Selma Unified’s 7 public elementary schools run from the 6th to the 66th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 4 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Selma Unified has one public middle school we score, Abraham Lincoln Middle, at the 31st percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing. Selma Unified has one public high school we score, Selma High, at the 41st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Selma Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Selma Unified had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Selma Unified spend per student?
Selma Unified spent $21,991 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Selma Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Selma Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $95.9 million into 31 funded actions in 5 goals, 73% of its $131.2 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $85.0 million, 89% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Selma Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.