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Selma Herndon Elementary

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Selma Herndon Elementary ranks 3214 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Selma Herndon Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 611 students in Livingston, CA, and it stands out as a school on a clear upward trend within the Livingston Union district.

Academically, the school is improving, recently moving to a higher state rating and outperforming its own district averages in English and Math. It also does a better job than many nearby schools, like Yamato Colony Elementary, at keeping students regularly attending class. This progress is happening even though the school spends less per student than many others in the area, such as Campus Park Elementary, and serves a community where many families face economic challenges.

While there is positive momentum, there are areas to watch. Science scores are notably lower than in English and Math, and there's a dip in Math performance by 5th grade. Compared to schools in neighboring districts, like Frank Sparkes Elementary in the Winton district, there is room for growth. Overall, Selma Herndon is showing it can make strong academic gains for its students with the resources it has.

611

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,945

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

714 Prusso St.
Livingston, CA 95334-1199

(209) 394-5480

District: Livingston Union

Students who attend Selma Herndon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Livingston Middle
High:	Livingston High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.6%

Asian:

22.1%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg22%

California avg41%

3,214^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Livingston Union

1105^th of 1,543Livingston Union among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3214 of 5857	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3897 of 5869	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3997 of 5859	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3366 of 5883	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1054 of 1417	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	3299 of 5789	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3755 of 5662	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	3446 of 5692	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.3	3586 of 5614	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.7	3653 of 5611	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	3068 of 5530	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.2	3374 of 5390	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.9	3393 of 5377	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.0	4009 of 5314	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	3461 of 5193	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.6	3025 of 5113	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.6	3323 of 5113	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.0	3237 of 4818	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.9	3560 of 4822	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	3577 of 4809	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1023 of 1203	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1042 of 1205	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1050 of 1190	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	882 of 1154	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	829 of 1149	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	808 of 1071	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	1573 of 2227	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	217 of 293	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	2017 of 3162	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	2291 of 3245	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.0	692 of 3311	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	39.4	316 of 602	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	1109 of 3275	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	1741 of 3246	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2682 of 5597	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	3668 of 5612	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4037 of 5609	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	3106 of 5635	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	871 of 1267	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2881 of 5492	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3299 of 5413	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	2518 of 5107	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	3612 of 5107	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3452 of 5087	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3252 of 5084	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2868 of 4963	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3259 of 4830	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2788 of 5460	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3829 of 5517	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3651 of 5363	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	3080 of 5264	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	797 of 1110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2714 of 5173	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3179 of 5084	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3548 of 5628	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3843 of 5643	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3686 of 5638	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3423 of 5663	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1004 of 1272	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3539 of 5510	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3867 of 5431	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Reading100%+92 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Listening22%-3 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Writing15%~ state avg

Overall3%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Selma Herndon Elementary	Public	K-5	714 Prusso St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5480	611	27	22.6	77.4%	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (73.6%)	135 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40.1	3214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		30.4	3897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	683	5.4	0.0	3.6		3.2	32.4	10.0	21.4		22.1	21.6	13.3	7.1		14.7	2.7	0.0	0.0		1.1	15.2		15.2	41.8	34.8	46.6				41.4	53.6	34.8	24.5				37.3	98.0					$16,945	$1,947	$14,998
Campus Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1845 H St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5460	503	23	21.8	87.5%	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.8%)	458 (91.1%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.1	4387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		23.5	4522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	135	8.8	7.4	4.0		7.0	35.3	14.8	28.0		26.7	11.8	22.2	4.0		12.8	5.9	7.4	4.0		5.8	22.4		22.4	24.4	23.1	34.1				27.1	32.6	22.0	30.6				28.2	95.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		$19,124	$1,976	$17,148
Yamato Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	800 North Main St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5470	627	28	22.3	77.0%	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	515 (82.1%)	92 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36.5	3440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		44.8	2879^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	561	7.7	13.3	8.1		9.4	35.9	16.7	32.4		29.3	23.1	30.0	10.8		20.8	7.7	13.3	5.4		8.5	18.1		18.1	36.0	46.7	37.1				39.5	44.6	41.1	18.0				33.4						$17,514	$1,658	$15,856
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-6	16464 West August Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	452	24	18.8	83.8%	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (89.4%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	55.3	2289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		44.6	2886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	597	36.4	24.2	13.0	8.5	18.9	66.7	18.2	47.8	10.6	34.6	33.3	54.6	21.7	17.0	29.6	21.2	18.2	2.2	8.5	11.3	23.7		23.7	60.9	33.9	46.1	56.8			50.0	62.5	31.6	43.4	36.5			43.5	97.4			97.4		$22,504	$2,708	$19,796
Schendel Elementary	Public	K-6	16114 Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2040	458	28	16.3	99.6%	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (93.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	34.6	3618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		17.5	5078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1460	9.1	33.3	0.0	0.0	11.8	51.5	27.8	7.1	9.1	31.6	21.2	55.6	14.3	0.0	25.0	3.0	27.8	0.0	0.0	7.9	22.8		22.8	26.8	26.3	31.6	40.0			31.1	51.8	35.1	21.1	36.4			36.0						$23,433	$3,473	$19,960
Cressey Elementary	Public	K	9921 Crocker St.	Cressey	95312	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9600	43	3	14.3	46.5%	12 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																						93.6				93.6	$36,514	$1,852	$34,662
El Capitan Elementary	Public	K-6	10115 Fifth St.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	289	16	18.0	91.0%	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35.5	3542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		25	4360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	818	28.6	13.0	4.0	0.0	11.2	57.1	26.1	40.0	16.1	34.6	28.6	17.4	4.0	3.2	13.1	10.7	21.7	0.0	0.0	7.5	12.5		12.5	35.3	35.1	38.6	25.5			33.3	58.5	34.2	40.4	14.6			36.8						$24,513	$3,269	$21,244
Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	11818 Gregg St.	Ballico	95303	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9400	293	18	16.4	46.4%	84 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (67.2%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	46.8	2778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		51.9	2460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	318																					16.7	25.0	20.9	53.9	42.9	23.8	71.4	64.3	34.1	46.1	53.9	35.7	17.1	54.3	39.3	29.6	36.6						$14,011	$424	$13,587
Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	422	18	23.4	92.7%	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (89.3%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.7	1423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	223																					38.7		38.7	71.7	70.8	71.2				71.2	67.9	52.3	46.7				54.4	96.9		96.9			$15,868	$790	$15,078
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	362	17	21.2	95.6%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	327 (90.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	2408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.7	2684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	276																					32.7		32.7	47.1	57.1	55.8				53.3	37.7	48.0	23.6				36.1						$18,410	$1,318	$17,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Selma Herndon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Selma Herndon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Selma Herndon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Livingston Middle
High : Livingston High

What is the racial makeup of Selma Herndon Elementary?

Students at Selma Herndon Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 4% White.

Is Selma Herndon Elementary a good school?

Selma Herndon Elementary ranks 3214^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Selma Herndon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Selma Herndon Elementary.

What district is Selma Herndon Elementary in?

Livingston Union

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