Summary
Terry Elementary enrolls 224 students in grades K–6 in Selma, California, and is part of Selma Unified; its enrollment is smaller than most nearby schools. In 2025–2026, just 23% of students were proficient in English language arts, 15% in math, and 12% in science. Most importantly, Terry had the lowest proficiency among the five nearby same-district K–6 schools in all three subjects.
Results were below state and district levels across the board: Terry trailed California by 27 points in English, 23 in math, and 24 in science, and trailed its district by 17, 12, and 8 points, respectively. Compared with the five nearby K–6 peers, its scores were 18 points lower in English, 19 lower in math, and 10 lower in science, on average. Math was its least far behind the state; science was its least far behind the district and nearby peers. Grade-level results also vary: fourth-grade English and math were both 9%, while fifth-grade English was a relative bright spot at 37%—higher than two nearby peers, but 12 points below the state.
Scores have risen since 2022–2023: English increased by 10 points, math by 4, and science by 5. The state gap narrowed in English, but widened slightly in math and science. SchoolDigger ranked Terry at the 10th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, with 0 stars; its percentile improved from 4 the previous year but remained below all five nearby K–6 peers. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings also shifted: the English Language Learner Students measure fell from the 38th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 16th in 2023–2024, while the Female Students measure rose from the 5th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 22nd in 2025–2026. Terry’s student–teacher ratio was 24.5 in 2024–2025. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible share was 97% that year, the highest among nearby schools reporting the same measure; California is marked as a statewide-free-meals state, so read that figure in context. Chronic absenteeism was comparatively lower, at 14% in 2025–2026, versus 18% for the district and state.
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