Selma City

Summary:

The Selma City school district in Alabama serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade across 9 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 high school, and 1 alternative virtual school. While the district faces significant challenges in academic performance, there are some standout schools and bright spots that provide insights for improvement.

Meadowview Elementary School stands out as the top-performing elementary school, with 35.9% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to the district average of 25.57%. Similarly, Clark Elementary School has 60% of 3rd graders proficient in English, well above the district's 46.59% average. The alternative Saints Virtual Academy also impresses with a 90% four-year graduation rate, matching the traditional Selma High School.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with all schools reporting high chronic absenteeism rates around 14.8% and performing well below the state average on math and science assessments. For example, only 4.79% of 11th graders at Selma High School were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 23.71%. Addressing these achievement gaps and attendance issues will be crucial for the Selma City school district to improve educational outcomes for its students.

District Detail

2194 Broad Street
Selma, AL 36701

(334) 874-1600

SchoolDigger Rank:
118^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,301

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 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	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	28.6	6.1	30.8	6.3				0.0			52.4	24.2	38.5	25.0				$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																			(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																			(n/a)																		$12,393	$5,236	$7,156
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%		7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%	137	53.3	14.3	8.7	10.5				0.0			60.0	21.4	43.5	52.6				$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																			(n/a)																		$10,162	$2,062	$8,093
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.9	647^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.4%	9	9.8	13.3	11.1	9.3				22.2			31.4	33.3	48.2	14.0				$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	334	17	19.7	76.3%	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.8%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	28.3	487^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.4%		35	462^nd of 684 public elementary schools	32.5%	25	35.9	11.8	40.0	32.5				14.7			56.4	26.5	55.1	42.5				$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%	23	20.7	30.8	18.8	12.9				23.1			44.8	38.5	43.8	32.3				$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	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
The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Public	7-8	1701 Summerfield Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1675	279	22	12.9	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13.6	391^st of 439 public middle schools	10.9%		12.5	395^th of 442 public middle schools	10.6%	4					0.8	5.7			15.5						40.0	19.7		$10,243	$1,965	$8,271
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)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dallas County	2.82 mi	12	121^st
Lowndes County	18.97 mi	9	122^nd
Autauga County	20.35 mi	16	76^th
Breakthrough Charter School	23.4 mi	1
Perry County	24.15 mi	3

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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.

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