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Selma High School

Q: Is Selma High School a good school?

Selma High School ranks 262 nd of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Selma High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Selma High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Selma High School?

Students at Selma High School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Selma High School?

Selma High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Clark Elementary School Elementary : Edgewood Elementary School Elementary : Meadowview Elementary School Elementary : Payne Elementary School Elementary : Sophia P Kingston Elementary School Middle : School Of Discovery Genesis Center Middle : The RBHudson STEAM Academy

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 30% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Selma High School is a public high school in Selma, Alabama, serving 687 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Selma City School District, which is ranked 118 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Selma High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Alabama high schools, with its academic performance significantly below the state average. In 2024-2025, only 4.79% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 23.71%. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 73.8% and 90.0% in recent years, lower than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Dallas County High School and Southside High School, which both had 90.0% graduation rates in 2023-2024. Selma High School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.8% to 32.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools.

Despite having a higher per-student spending of $10,857 compared to Dallas County High School ($9,853) and Southside High School ($13,183), Selma High School's performance remains significantly below the state average across various metrics. However, the school's performance varies by student subgroup, with African American students and special education students ranking in the top half of Alabama high schools, suggesting the school may be doing a better job of supporting certain subgroups. Addressing the overall challenges faced by Selma High School will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational outcomes for all students.

680

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,857

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2180 Broad St
Selma, AL 36701

(334) 874-1683

District: Selma City

Feeder schools for Selma High School:

Elementary:	Clark Elementary School
	Edgewood Elementary School
	Meadowview Elementary School
	Payne Elementary School
	More...
	Sophia P Kingston Elementary School
Middle:	School Of Discovery Genesis Center
	The RBHudson STEAM Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.6%

Hispanic:

1.2%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (14% vs 29% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Alabama avg29%

262^nd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^th of 135Selma City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	262 of 374	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.4	341 of 378	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	303 of 371	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	308 of 367	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	299 of 371	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	351 of 366	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	349 of 356	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	317 of 353	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	312 of 351	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.3	341 of 353	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	327 of 358	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	310 of 358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	290 of 358	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	267 of 360	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	329 of 358	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.1	342 of 357	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	339 of 359	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	351 of 358	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	333 of 357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	296 of 359	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.3	194 of 357	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	72 of 228	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	158 of 231	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	113 of 224	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	105 of 222	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	82 of 228	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.3	196 of 224	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	208 of 223	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	216 of 359	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.4	325 of 366	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	304 of 358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	318 of 367	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	278 of 359	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	339 of 354	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	342 of 347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	313 of 343	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	196 of 367	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	332 of 375	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	246 of 349	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	261 of 361	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	239 of 361	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.9	342 of 358	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	343 of 349	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	271 of 315	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	307 of 363	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	342 of 368	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	279 of 358	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	288 of 366	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	299 of 366	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	338 of 357	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	331 of 350	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	287 of 339	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	70 of 194	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.1	156 of 198	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	102 of 169	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.5	39 of 196	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	65 of 171	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	76 of 83	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)68th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school

Homeless (2023)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-13 vs state

English19%-11 vs state

Mathematics5%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Selma High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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
Selma High School	Public	9-12	2180 Broad St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1683	680	37	18.6	87.1%	1 (0.1%)	664 (97.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	26.1	262^nd of 374 public high schools	29.9%		13.4	341^st of 378 public high schools	9.8%	79				4.8		19.2				19.0	$10,857	$2,009	$8,841
Saints Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	2194 Broad Street	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 874-1600	24			75.0%	1 (4.2%)	22 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Dallas County Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	1306 Roosevelt Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	No	(334) 267-0788																			(n/a)
Southside High School	Public	9-12	7975 US Highway 80 E	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-0518	285	21	13.4	89.1%	4 (1.4%)	268 (94.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	10.3	361^st of 374 public high schools	3.5%		13.9	337^th of 378 public high schools	10.8%	24				3.0		6.0				4.9	$13,183	$3,453	$9,707
Keith MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	1166 Dallas Road 115	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-4155	188	10	18.5	89.9%	2 (1.1%)	180 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	12.5	347^th of 374 public high schools	7.2%		35.5	241^st of 378 public high schools	36.2%	106	6.9	4.0	0.0	4.8	10.5	9.5	20.7	20.0	21.1	5.0	$14,621	$3,757	$10,841
Dallas County High School	Public	9-12	335 5th Ave	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 366-2232	334	24	14.0	76.0%	77 (23.1%)	231 (69.2%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	30.7	247^th of 374 public high schools	34.0%		33.6	248^th of 378 public high schools	34.4%	1				12.1		21.7				15.9	$9,853	$1,685	$8,145

Frequently Asked Questions about Selma High School

What schools feed into Selma High School?

Selma High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clark Elementary School
Elementary : Edgewood Elementary School
Elementary : Meadowview Elementary School
Elementary : Payne Elementary School
Elementary : Sophia P Kingston Elementary School
Middle : School Of Discovery Genesis Center
Middle : The RBHudson STEAM Academy

Is Selma High School a good school?

Selma High School ranks 262^nd of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Selma High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Selma High School.

What is the racial makeup of Selma High School?

Students at Selma High School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Selma High School in?

Selma City

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