Best Public Schools in Selma, AL

Summary:

The city of Selma, Alabama is home to 14 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The Selma City school district, which oversees these schools, is ranked 122 out of 137 districts in Alabama and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating the district is performing well below the state average.

Despite the district's overall low performance, a few schools stand out as bright spots. Meadowview Elementary School has the highest performance on state assessments among the elementary schools, with significantly higher proficiency rates in math and English compared to the Selma City and Alabama averages. Another high-performing elementary school is Sophia P Kingston Elementary School, which has strong results in English language arts. At the middle school level, The RBHudson STEAM Academy stands out with better-than-average proficiency rates in math and English.

However, the overall data reveals stark disparities in academic performance between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools in Selma, suggesting significant inequities within the Selma City school district. The extremely high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64% to 97% at the individual school level, correlate with the low proficiency rates, highlighting the challenges that high-poverty communities face in achieving strong academic outcomes. While increased funding alone may not be the answer, understanding the practices and strategies of the standout schools could provide valuable insights for improving the district as a whole.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	302	14	21.5	74.2%	4 (1.3%)	287 (95.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.9	556^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.2%	29	5.3	33.3	13.3	0.0				6.7			42.1	40.0	26.7	26.7				$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Phoenix School	Public, Alternative	4-11	501 Plant St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	No	(334) 874-1718	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Byrd First Class Early Learning Center	Public	PK	625 Lapsley St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	No	(334) 874-1620	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$12,393	$5,236	$7,156
Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	138	8	17.2	92.0%	4 (2.9%)	131 (94.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%		9.1	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%	15	7.7	8.7	8.0	0.0				0.0			7.7	21.7	44.0	28.0				$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
School Of Discovery Genesis Center	Public, Magnet	6	400 Washington St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 874-1670	172	10	18.1	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	169 (98.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$10,162	$2,062	$8,093
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	407	23	17.7	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	397 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	9.9	647^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.4%		9.2	644^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.3%	3	10.7	5.4	4.6	15.0				17.9			25.0	26.8	13.6	34.2				$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	K-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	344	18	19.1	66.9%	17 (4.9%)	308 (89.5%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	35	462^nd of 684 public elementary schools	32.5%		23.5	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%	62	27.3	28.3	38.5	17.4				23.3			33.3	55.9	48.7	54.4				$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
Payne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	174	9	19.3	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	173 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%		9.6	639^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.0%	99	23.1	20.0	34.5	15.2				17.1			46.2	28.6	44.8	25.8				$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Selma High School	Public	9-12	2180 Broad St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1683	687	41	16.9	85.3%	2 (0.3%)	669 (97.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	13.4	341^st of 378 public high schools	9.8%		20.5	303^rd of 371 public high schools	18.3%	38							0.6			10.6							10.0	$10,857	$2,009	$8,841
The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Public	7-8	1701 Summerfield Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1675	299	23	13.2	89.3%	0 (0.0%)	297 (99.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	395^th of 442 public middle schools	10.6%		19	361^st of 437 public middle schools	17.4%	34					4.0	4.2			14.6						22.0	24.3		$10,243	$1,965	$8,271
Saints Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	2194 Broad Street	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 874-1600	272	6	20.8	80.5%	107 (39.3%)	137 (50.4%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)								(n/a)						0.0	1.8		11.1	13.0						33.3	5.6
Southside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	143	8	17.8	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	135 (94.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)								(n/a)																		$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Tipton Durant Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Tipton St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-8080	182	7	24.8	92.3%	3 (1.6%)	171 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	8.6	427^th of 442 public middle schools	3.4%		6.6	432^nd of 437 public middle schools	1.1%	5				1.8	1.9	0.0			11.3					21.1	18.9	22.5		$13,056	$6,699	$6,335
Dallas County Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	1306 Roosevelt Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	No	(334) 267-0788	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	162	9	18.0	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	154 (95.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	5.4	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.9	668^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.8%	9	5.7	7.6	0.0					11.3			25.7	24.5	22.0					$9,288	$2,089	$7,177
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	201	11	18.2	75.6%	38 (18.9%)	143 (71.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%		9.7	637^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.3%	1	18.2	3.9	7.7	5.9				19.2			19.1	38.5	38.5	20.6				$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Southside High School	Public	9-12	7975 US Highway 80 E	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-0518	278	20	13.7	91.0%	4 (1.4%)	261 (93.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	13.9	337^th of 378 public high schools	10.8%		14.3	332^nd of 371 public high schools	10.5%	5							0.0			12.1							10.3	$13,183	$3,453	$9,707

Cities Near Selma

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valley Grande	6.36 mi	2	230^th
Orrville	14.31 mi	2	265^th
Plantersville	17.62 mi	2	236^th
Hayneville	19.99 mi	6	285^th
Autaugaville	21.49 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.