Summary:
Selma Elementary is a public elementary school in Selma, North Carolina, serving 754 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Johnston County Public Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.
Selma Elementary has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 8.09% White, 21.22% African American, 64.72% Hispanic, 0.8% Asian, and 5.17% two or more races. However, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. Its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Selma Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 53%, compared to 66.3% for the district and 62.7% for the state.
Selma Elementary's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, also perform significantly worse than their peers across the state. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These factors likely contribute to the school's low academic performance, which is significantly lower than that of nearby schools within the same district, such as River Dell Elementary, Powhatan Elementary, and Thanksgiving Elementary.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Johnston County Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
1172nd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,423
Students who attend Selma Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.1
Number of students: 766
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
63.3%
African American:
23.4%
White:
7.4%
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Two or more races:
4.7%
Asian:
1.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.6%
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