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James Garfield Elementary

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James Garfield Elementary ranks 1519 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Garfield Elementary serves 229 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in Selma, within Selma Unified. Its 2025–26 results were above California averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science. Most importantly, it had the highest all-grade results among nearby schools with reported scores in all three subjects.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to state and district results: 62% of students were proficient, 23 percentage points above California and 34 above Selma Unified. ELA proficiency was 53%, 3 points above the state and 13 above the district; science was 41%, 5 points above the state and 21 above the district. The nearby-school leads were 31 points in math and 15 in science, and 8 in ELA. ELA results vary by grade, however: third grade was 29%, below the state’s 44% and the district’s 35%, while fourth grade reached 63%. The school had the highest nearby ELA results in fourth and fifth grades, but the second-highest in sixth.

Math proficiency rose 15 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, reaching 62%; science increased 2 points over those years, to 41%, though its advantage over the state narrowed. SchoolDigger rated the school at the 74th statewide percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26, compared with Selma Unified at the 25th percentile and 1 star. SchoolDigger’s ranking also suggests the school serves Hispanic students particularly well: they ranked at the 90th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 74th. In 2024–25, the student–teacher ratio was 21.7, and 95% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch.

229

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,314

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2535 B St.
Selma, CA 93662-3108

(559) 898-6740

District: Selma Unified

Students who attend James Garfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Abraham Lincoln Middle
High:	Selma High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

White:

6.6%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Selma Unified

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,519^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Selma Unified

726^th of 968Selma Unified 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
2026	71.2	1519 of 5804	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	1439 of 5857	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	2023 of 5869	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	1826 of 5859	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2484 of 5883	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	1600 of 5789	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	1660 of 5662	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	59.9	2015 of 5692	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.2	3001 of 5614	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.4	2831 of 5611	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.6	2199 of 5530	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.8	2457 of 5390	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.8	2841 of 5377	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	2802 of 5314	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.9	2876 of 5193	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.7	2796 of 5113	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.3	2093 of 5113	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.9	2010 of 4818	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.0	2657 of 4822	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.3	3166 of 4809	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.4	190 of 3162	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	38 of 3245	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	64.0	640 of 3311	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	2033 of 5569	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	1799 of 5597	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	2192 of 5612	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	1519 of 5609	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	2398 of 5635	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	1550 of 5492	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	1658 of 5413	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	508 of 5085	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.4	521 of 5107	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	879 of 5107	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	657 of 5087	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	1163 of 5084	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	633 of 4963	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	750 of 4830	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	630 of 5412	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	566 of 5460	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	1091 of 5517	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	791 of 5363	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	1411 of 5264	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	472 of 5173	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	607 of 5084	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	876 of 5590	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	1097 of 5628	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	1711 of 5643	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	2146 of 5638	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	2501 of 5663	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	1558 of 5510	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	1616 of 5431	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+3 vs state

Science41%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Garfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2535 B St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6740	229	11	21.7	94.8%	15 (6.6%)	2 (0.9%)	208 (90.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.2	1519^th of 5804 public elementary schools	73.8%		73.7	1439^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%	80									40.6		40.6	29.2	63.3	56.3	57.7			52.7	50.0	60.0	59.4	76.9			61.6		$20,314	$17,978	$2,336
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Stillman St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6730	335	16	20.8	91.3%	20 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	305 (91.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.8	4561^st of 5804 public elementary schools	21.4%		20.5	4792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%	231									15.7		15.7	18.2	37.3	32.7	31.0			29.4	25.0	27.5	25.5	20.9			24.9		$19,253	$18,442	$811
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1802 Floral Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6700	634	24	26.9	92.4%	24 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	585 (92.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	34.4	3626^th of 5804 public elementary schools	37.5%		37.4	3383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%	243									25.3		25.3	40.9	24.7	43.2	36.6			36.8	45.1	35.6	22.1	25.3			30.8	97.3	$16,651	$15,546	$1,105
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	2220 Huntsman Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6690	640	27	23.7	91.4%	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	578 (90.3%)	23 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	36.7	3452^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	40.5%		35.5	3538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%	86									14.9		14.9	38.4	47.7	34.5	58.1			44.9	29.4	29.4	21.8	29.0			27.4		$16,967	$15,954	$1,013
Eric White Elementary	Public	K-6	2001 Mitchell	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6650	630	26	23.8	94.3%	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	604 (95.9%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	28.2	4139^th of 5804 public elementary schools	28.7%		26.1	4306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%	167									11.6		11.6	41.1	24.5	50.8	34.8			36.8	37.1	21.9	20.3	18.2			24.9		$15,844	$14,852	$992
Indianola Elementary	Public	K-6	11524 East Dinuba Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6680	420	18	22.9	87.1%	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (89.0%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22.3	4595^th of 5804 public elementary schools	20.8%		25.1	4389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%	206									9.6		9.6	33.3	22.4	13.5	43.1			28.9	35.7	15.5	5.8	28.1			21.7		$19,861	$18,742	$1,119
John C Martinez Elementary	Public	K-6	13174 East Parlier Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3527	434	16	27.1	97.5%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	425 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15.2	5198^th of 5804 public elementary schools	10.4%		21	4734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%	464									16.4		16.4	14.0	24.1	16.1	36.8			22.7	15.5	19.0	9.7	21.1			16.2
Terry Elementary	Public	K-6	12906 South Fowler Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6710	224	9	24.5	97.3%	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	205 (91.5%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.7	5234^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.8%		10.1	5631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%	397									11.5		11.5	25.8	8.7	37.0	18.6			22.6	16.1	8.7	7.4	23.3			15.3		$17,387	$16,278	$1,109
S Ben Benavidez Elementary	Public	K-6	13900 Tuolumne St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-2963	409	18	22.7	95.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	404 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24.2	4440^th of 5804 public elementary schools	23.5%		25.4	4358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%	82									11.8		11.8	30.6	22.0	32.4	32.4			29.9	46.0	21.6	23.5	21.3			27.1
Central Valley Home	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1776 Sixth Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-6740	119	4	29.6	87.4%	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (80.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	14.7	5242^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.8	5696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%	454									12.5	29.0	23.4		19.1	31.3	25.0	28.6	41.9	29.3		15.0	25.0	5.0	23.8	19.4	16.5		$18,445	$17,552	$893

Frequently Asked Questions about James Garfield Elementary

What district is James Garfield Elementary in?

Selma Unified

What schools do graduates of James Garfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abraham Lincoln Middle
High : Selma High

How many students attend James Garfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended James Garfield Elementary.

Is James Garfield Elementary a good school?

James Garfield Elementary ranks 1519^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of James Garfield Elementary?

Students at James Garfield Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Asian.

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