Is Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion a good school?

Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion ranks 2777 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion?

In the 2022-23 school year, 545 students attended Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion.

What is the racial makeup of Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion?

Students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion are 83% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% Two or more races.

Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Summary:

Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion is a public elementary school located in Atherton, CA that serves grades K-5 and has 545 students. The school is part of the Redwood City Elementary School District, which is ranked 875 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion has seen fluctuating academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 2,417 to 5,110 out of around 5,800 California elementary schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments was below the Redwood City Elementary district and California state averages across most grade levels and subjects, particularly for English Language Learner and Disabled student subgroups. Adelante Selby also has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.7% in 2017-2018 to 24.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the 22.1% at the nearby Orion Alternative school.

Adelante Selby's academic performance lags behind many of the nearby schools, including Orion Alternative, Henry Ford Elementary, and the highly-ranked Las Lomitas Elementary. The nearby charter schools, such as KIPP Excelencia and Rocketship Redwood City, also outperformed Adelante Selby on most metrics. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and large population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be contributing to the lower academic performance at Adelante Selby, and the school's Spanish immersion program could also be a factor.

Detail:

Public K-5

170 Selby Ln.
Atherton, CA 94027-3960

(650) 482-2415

District: Redwood City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2777^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 545

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

White:

12.8%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion ranks better than 52.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Redwood City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.24. (See more...)

Compare Details Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.73. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.6%), White (12.8%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion is 23.6. 7 elementary schools in the Redwood City Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion employs 23 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion:

SchoolDigger ranks Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion 2777^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion in the ranking list.)

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Redwood City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Redwood City Elementary 875^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.77	3317^th	4809	31.0%
2005	33.24	3092^nd	4822	35.9%
2006	27.36	3495^th	4818	27.5%
2007	37.15	3097^th	5113	39.4%
2008	35.75	3219^th	5113	37.0%
2009	23.64	4162^nd	5193	19.9%
2010	19.02	4648^th	5314	12.5%
2011	16.51	4877^th	5377	9.3%
2012	15.70	4916^th	5390	8.8%
2013	13.99	5110^th	5530	7.6%
2015	26.70	3963^rd	5611	29.4%
2016	41.51	2984^th	5614	46.8%
2017	35.38	3414^th	5692	40.0%
2018	31.11	3740^th	5662	33.9%
2019	24.61	4395^th	5789	24.1%
2022	35.68	3406^th	5883	42.1%
2023	52.37	2417^th	5874	58.9%
2024	46.24	2777^th	5862	52.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.06	1567^th	3246	51.7%
2019	50.10	1244^th	3275	62.0%
2022	36.37	2098^th	3311	36.6%
2023	33.17	2307^th	3250	29.0%
2024	39.83	1835^th	3160	41.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	41.39	1262^nd	2634	52.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.17	2666^th	5084	47.6%
2019	33.08	3633^rd	5173	29.8%
2022	24.00	4336^th	5264	17.6%
2023	43.83	2774^th	5374	48.4%
2024	43.23	2877^th	5511	47.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.21	3980^th	5413	26.5%
2019	22.44	4431^st	5492	19.3%
2022	32.66	3522^nd	5635	37.5%
2023	53.88	2211^th	5617	60.6%
2024	45.18	2709^th	5605	51.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	22.79	1880^th	2227	15.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.67	3236^th	5431	40.4%
2019	29.11	3860^th	5510	29.9%
2022	39.66	3027^th	5663	46.5%
2023	49.74	2466^th	5650	56.4%
2024	46.92	2637^th	5636	53.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.25	2781^st	4830	42.4%
2019	31.61	3582^nd	4963	27.8%
2022	41.43	2794^th	5084	45.0%
2023	56.60	1848^th	5098	63.8%
2024	55.22	1937^th	5102	62.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.71	1527^th	1769	13.7%
2005	30.84	1208^th	1777	32.0%
2006	31.22	1222^nd	1804	32.3%
2007	22.47	1592^nd	1999	20.4%
2008	20.66	1663^rd	2005	17.1%
2009	15.96	1825^th	2063	11.5%
2010	27.31	1651^st	2179	24.2%
2011	31.91	1590^th	2236	28.9%
2012	22.32	1856^th	2259	17.8%
2013	28.09	1768^th	2379	25.7%
2015	47.74	1154^th	2477	53.4%
2016	46.91	1192^nd	2497	52.3%
2017	51.39	1064^th	2508	57.6%
2018	51.74	1046^th	2480	57.8%
2019	53.73	1059^th	2715	61.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, August 28, 2011

This school has a beautiful campus. It's surrounded by tall trees that give out a very peaceful felling. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	236	13	34	234	1	n/a	n/a	0	518
1989	231	18	30	254	1	n/a	n/a	0	534
1990	227	23	33	262	1	n/a	n/a	0	546
1991	231	23	33	272	2	n/a	n/a	0	561
1992	248	23	32	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
1993	236	15	33	348	2	n/a	n/a	0	634
1994	209	7	44	403	3	n/a	n/a	0	666
1995	273	7	52	483	6	n/a	n/a	0	821
1996	273	7	52	483	6	n/a	n/a	0	821
1997	312	15	57	546	8	n/a	n/a	0	938
1998	262	12	63	580	7	n/a	n/a	0	924
1999	237	10	59	611	11	n/a	n/a	0	928
2000	168	11	50	595	8	n/a	n/a	3	835
2001	124	12	42	606	5	n/a	n/a	4	793
2002	72	17	28	562	6	n/a	n/a	0	685
2003	72	17	28	562	6	n/a	n/a	0	685
2004	46	12	17	529	6	n/a	n/a	0	610
2005	52	9	18	509	7	n/a	n/a	1	596
2006	57	13	33	552	0	n/a	n/a	1	656
2007	49	12	37	523	3	n/a	n/a	1	625
2008	54	7	27	574	3	n/a	n/a	0	665
2009	49	6	14	609	2	18	3	0	701
2010	59	4	14	623	2	21	1	0	724
2011	46	1	16	626	1	19	6	0	715
2012	38	0	15	635	1	17	6	0	712
2013	34	2	11	610	1	12	3	0	673
2014	36	2	9	633	0	12	2	0	694
2015	36	3	8	672	0	7	3	0	729
2016	38	3	7	623	0	4	4	0	679
2017	32	2	10	636	0	5	5	0	690
2018	36	7	8	664	0	9	5	0	729
2019	41	6	13	653	1	6	10	0	730
2020	126	5	9	551	0	1	19	0	711
2021	88	8	6	528	0	1	21	0	652
2022	78	6	4	473	0	1	20	0	582
2023	70	3	4	450	0	1	17	0	545

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	518	21.0	24.6	n/a
1989	534	21.0	25.4	n/a
1990	546	23.5	23.2	n/a
1991	561	24.5	22.8	n/a
1992	600	24.9	24.0	34.8
1993	634	22.0	28.8	32.6
1994	666	25.5	26.1	36.3
1995	821	33.5	24.5	45.6
1996	821	33.5	24.5	45.6
1997	938	40.7	23.0	42
1998	924	44.4	20.8	60.7
1999	928	43.4	21.4	51.1
2000	835	44.1	18.9	60.5
2001	793	42.3	18.7	64.8
2002	685	39.0	17.6	68.2
2003	685	39.0	17.6	68.2
2004	610	38.0	16.1	73.1
2005	596	35.0	17.0	68.9
2006	656	36.4	18.0	68.2
2007	625	37.7	16.6	70.4
2008	665	44.1	15.1	64.4
2009	701	41.6	16.0	68.6
2010	724	39.5	18.3	73.9
2011	715	n/a	n/a	80.3
2012	712	30.5	23.3	99.6
2013	673	31.5	21.3	84.5
2014	694	30.0	23.1	81.6
2015	729	32.0	22.7	86.8
2016	679	31.0	21.9	71.1
2017	690	32.0	21.5	81.7
2018	729	33.5	21.7	70.2
2019	730	33.5	21.7	79
2020	711	n/a	n/a	56.4
2021	652	27.0	24.1	55.5
2022	582	26.0	22.3	61
2023	545	23.0	23.6	60.6

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 Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	518	21.0	24.6	n/a
1989	534	21.0	25.4	n/a
1990	546	23.5	23.2	n/a
1991	561	24.5	22.8	n/a
1992	600	24.9	24.0	34.8
1993	634	22.0	28.8	32.6
1994	666	25.5	26.1	36.3
1995	821	33.5	24.5	45.6
1996	821	33.5	24.5	45.6
1997	938	40.7	23.0	42
1998	924	44.4	20.8	60.7
1999	928	43.4	21.4	51.1
2000	835	44.1	18.9	60.5
2001	793	42.3	18.7	64.8
2002	685	39.0	17.6	68.2
2003	685	39.0	17.6	68.2
2004	610	38.0	16.1	73.1
2005	596	35.0	17.0	68.9
2006	656	36.4	18.0	68.2
2007	625	37.7	16.6	70.4
2008	665	44.1	15.1	64.4
2009	701	41.6	16.0	68.6
2010	724	39.5	18.3	73.9
2011	715	n/a	n/a	80.3
2012	712	30.5	23.3	99.6
2013	673	31.5	21.3	84.5
2014	694	30.0	23.1	81.6
2015	729	32.0	22.7	86.8
2016	679	31.0	21.9	71.1
2017	690	32.0	21.5	81.7
2018	729	33.5	21.7	70.2
2019	730	33.5	21.7	79
2020	711	n/a	n/a	56.4
2021	652	27.0	24.1	55.5
2022	582	26.0	22.3	61
2023	545	23.0	23.6	60.6

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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