Eric White Elementary

Summary:

Eric White Elementary is a public elementary school located in Selma, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 645 students. The school 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.

Eric White Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a ranking between 3,500-4,800 out of around 5,800 schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly below the Selma Unified district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 34.02% of Eric White students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.24% for Selma Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 23.77%, compared to 24.48% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Eric White Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.1% in 2018-2019 to 46.5% in 2021-2022, before slightly improving to 22.8% in 2022-2023.

While the nearby Indianola Elementary, Terry Elementary, and Andrew Jackson Elementary also struggle academically, with performance levels similar to or slightly better than Eric White Elementary, the James Garfield Elementary and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary within the same district demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement. Eric White Elementary performs relatively well in supporting its English Language Learner and migrant student populations, but has room for improvement in supporting its special education and disabled student populations.


Detail:

Public K-6

 2001 Mitchell
       Selma, CA  93662-9601


(559) 898-6650

District: Selma Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4173rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,158 Help


Students who attend Eric White Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Abraham Lincoln Middle
High:    Selma High

Student/teacher ratio:  24.1 Help
Number of students:  638

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.2%
Asian:
2.0%
White:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.7% Help


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Compare Details Eric White Elementary ranks worse than 71.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Selma Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.26. (See more...)
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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 Eric White Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Selma Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.2%), Asian (2%), White (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eric White Elementary is 24.1. 4 elementary schools in the Selma Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eric White Elementary is $16,158, which is the 2nd highest among 7 elementary schools in the Selma Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eric White Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Eric White Elementary 4173rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Eric White Elementary 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 Eric White Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 21.03 3869th 4809 19.5%
2005 25.30 3611th 4822 25.1%
2006 21.03 3922nd 4818 18.6%
2007 25.77 3875th 5113 24.2%
2008 27.45 3789th 5113 25.9%
2009 28.22 3829th 5193 26.3%
2010 27.73 4024th 5314 24.3%
2011 38.51 3348th 5377 37.7%
2012 33.08 3733rd 5390 30.7%
2013 24.74 4416th 5530 20.1%
2015 17.95 4846th 5611 13.6%
2016 17.49 4838th 5614 13.8%
2017 25.75 4188th 5692 26.4%
2018 33.50 3568th 5662 37.0%
2019 28.37 4069th 5789 29.7%
2022 28.75 3973rd 5883 32.5%
2023 31.49 3767th 5874 35.9%
2024 27.26 4173rd 5862 28.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.10 1565th 3246 51.8%
2019 51.27 1179th 3275 64.0%
2022 49.69 1216th 3311 63.3%
2023 58.86 827th 3250 74.6%
2024 49.81 1189th 3160 62.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.20 1467th 2420 39.4%
2024 39.26 1369th 2634 48.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.53 2516th 5084 50.5%
2019 41.64 2991st 5173 42.2%
2022 42.05 2834th 5264 46.2%
2023 43.75 2784th 5374 48.2%
2024 34.99 3522nd 5511 36.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 60.28 22nd 68 67.6%
2024 64.38 18th 74 75.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.59 3508th 5413 35.2%
2019 32.34 3645th 5492 33.6%
2022 30.60 3671st 5635 34.9%
2023 30.21 3740th 5617 33.4%
2024 29.93 3798th 5605 32.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.48 767th 2128 64.0%
2019 56.20 804th 2585 68.9%
2022 41.22 1031st 2227 53.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.97 3469th 5431 36.1%
2019 25.31 4162nd 5510 24.5%
2022 27.81 3970th 5663 29.9%
2023 33.23 3522nd 5650 37.7%
2024 25.77 4197th 5636 25.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Eric White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.87 2558th 4830 47.0%
2019 37.47 3134th 4963 36.9%
2022 40.05 2900th 5084 43.0%
2023 44.93 2561st 5098 49.8%
2024 37.62 3146th 5102 38.3%
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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 Eric White Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 15 8 3 396 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1989 31 13 2 445 1 n/a n/a 0 492
1990 22 11 3 448 5 n/a n/a 0 489
1991 25 7 4 482 2 n/a n/a 0 520
1992 17 11 4 544 4 n/a n/a 0 580
1993 18 12 11 528 7 n/a n/a 0 576
1994 22 6 6 454 1 n/a n/a 0 489
1995 22 7 5 389 3 n/a n/a 0 426
1996 22 7 5 389 3 n/a n/a 0 426
1997 18 10 8 414 0 n/a n/a 0 450
1998 21 9 9 423 0 n/a n/a 0 462
1999 15 7 15 445 1 n/a n/a 0 483
2000 12 10 17 461 3 n/a n/a 0 503
2001 7 2 20 459 1 n/a n/a 2 491
2002 11 2 13 497 2 n/a n/a 0 525
2003 11 2 13 497 2 n/a n/a 0 525
2004 16 3 16 516 1 n/a n/a 2 554
2005 13 3 19 490 1 n/a n/a 1 527
2006 9 3 20 492 3 n/a n/a 7 534
2007 7 2 12 467 2 n/a n/a 6 496
2008 5 7 14 468 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2009 7 7 8 451 1 0 5 0 479
2010 12 3 12 450 4 0 1 0 482
2011 10 2 12 459 2 0 1 0 486
2012 5 4 17 463 0 0 0 0 489
2013 8 2 18 502 0 0 0 0 530
2014 6 1 20 521 0 0 1 0 549
2015 5 2 13 544 0 0 1 0 565
2016 5 1 15 504 0 0 0 0 525
2017 6 0 7 483 0 0 0 0 496
2018 9 1 5 480 1 2 0 0 498
2019 16 2 9 476 0 1 0 0 504
2020 12 0 10 472 0 0 0 0 494
2021 9 0 12 449 0 1 0 0 471
2022 8 0 12 426 1 1 0 0 448
2023 6 0 16 619 1 0 3 0 645
2024 7 1 13 614 1 0 2 0 638

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 Eric White Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 422 16.6 25.4 n/a
1989 492 21.6 22.7 n/a
1990 489 21.8 22.4 n/a
1991 520 22.0 23.6 n/a
1992 580 22.4 25.8 95
1993 576 24.0 24.0 66.7
1994 489 20.0 24.4 94.9
1995 426 17.0 25.1 94.8
1996 426 17.0 25.1 94.8
1997 450 18.0 25.0 94.9
1998 462 21.5 21.5 94.8
1999 483 23.5 20.6 93.6
2000 503 25.4 19.8 75.7
2001 491 25.1 19.6 99.2
2002 525 29.6 17.7 89.7
2003 525 29.6 17.7 89.7
2004 554 29.6 18.7 98.2
2005 527 25.8 20.4 89.7
2006 534 27.8 19.2 89.2
2007 496 27.2 18.2 97.8
2008 495 30.4 16.3 90.9
2009 479 26.8 15.6 91.2
2010 482 26.8 17.9 95.2
2011 486 n/a n/a 92.2
2012 489 19.8 24.6 n/a
2013 530 21.7 24.3 92.6
2014 549 22.9 23.9 73.4
2015 565 23.0 24.5 93.6
2016 525 21.0 25.0 92
2017 496 19.5 25.4 96.6
2018 498 18.3 27.0 94.8
2019 504 19.9 25.2 93.3
2020 494 n/a n/a 95.7
2021 471 18.5 25.4 98.3
2022 448 18.2 24.5 96
2023 645 25.4 25.3 93.3
2024 638 26.4 24.1 96.7

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 Eric White Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 422 16.6 25.4 n/a
1989 492 21.6 22.7 n/a
1990 489 21.8 22.4 n/a
1991 520 22.0 23.6 n/a
1992 580 22.4 25.8 95
1993 576 24.0 24.0 66.7
1994 489 20.0 24.4 94.9
1995 426 17.0 25.1 94.8
1996 426 17.0 25.1 94.8
1997 450 18.0 25.0 94.9
1998 462 21.5 21.5 94.8
1999 483 23.5 20.6 93.6
2000 503 25.4 19.8 75.7
2001 491 25.1 19.6 99.2
2002 525 29.6 17.7 89.7
2003 525 29.6 17.7 89.7
2004 554 29.6 18.7 98.2
2005 527 25.8 20.4 89.7
2006 534 27.8 19.2 89.2
2007 496 27.2 18.2 97.8
2008 495 30.4 16.3 90.9
2009 479 26.8 15.6 91.2
2010 482 26.8 17.9 95.2
2011 486 n/a n/a 92.2
2012 489 19.8 24.6 n/a
2013 530 21.7 24.3 92.6
2014 549 22.9 23.9 73.4
2015 565 23.0 24.5 93.6
2016 525 21.0 25.0 92
2017 496 19.5 25.4 96.6
2018 498 18.3 27.0 94.8
2019 504 19.9 25.2 93.3
2020 494 n/a n/a 95.7
2021 471 18.5 25.4 98.3
2022 448 18.2 24.5 96
2023 645 25.4 25.3 93.3
2024 638 26.4 24.1 96.7

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Eric White Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201498.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%
201599.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
201698.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%100.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2018≥95.0%≤5.0%≤5.0%≤5.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Eric White Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $16,158

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Eric White Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4069th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 3767th of 5874 Elementary schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Eric White Elementary)37.226.1
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Selma Unified)42.829.2
 13.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Eric White Elementary)2939.4
 10.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Selma Unified)36.535.7
 0.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Eric White Elementary)47.133.7
 13.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Selma Unified)38.633.7
 4.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Eric White Elementary)34.533
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Selma Unified)2729.2
 2.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Eric White Elementary)5341.3
 11.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Selma Unified)43.135.5
 7.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Eric White Elementary)18.129.6
 11.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Selma Unified)23.220.6
 2.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Eric White Elementary)12.118.5
 6.5%
   5th Grade Science (Selma Unified)21.218.5
 2.6%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Eric White Elementary)36.725
 11.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Selma Unified)46.334.8
 11.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Eric White Elementary)8.912
 3.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Selma Unified)24.724
 0.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students504645
 28%
African American20
 100%
American Indian01
Asian916
 77.8%
Hispanic476619
 30%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White166
 62.5%
Two or More Races03
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.3%93.3%
 0.1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 638 students attended Eric White Elementary.

Students who attend Eric White Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abraham Lincoln Middle
High : Selma High

Students at Eric White Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White.

Eric White Elementary ranks 4173rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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