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Terry Elementary

Public Grades K-6
5234th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of California elementary schools
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.

224
Students ?
24.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,387
Per pupil spending ?
97.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 12906 South Fowler Ave.
       Selma, CA  93662-9532

(559) 898-6710

District: Selma Unified


Students who attend Terry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Abraham Lincoln Middle
High:    Selma High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.5%
Asian:
3.6%
White:
2.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2026) from a 3rd-percentile low (2023)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school18%
District avg31%
California avg42%
5,234th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 7Elementary Schools in the Selma Unified
726th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202614.75234 of 58049.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.15631 of 58573.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.55661 of 58693.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.45676 of 58593.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.94959 of 588315.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.53895 of 578932.7%★★☆☆☆
201831.53705 of 566234.6%★★☆☆☆
201723.74362 of 569223.4%★☆☆☆☆
201626.64049 of 561427.9%★☆☆☆☆
201531.73565 of 561136.5%★★☆☆☆
201324.74419 of 553020.1%★☆☆☆☆
201246.82824 of 539047.6%★★☆☆☆
201148.72680 of 537750.2%★★★☆☆
201044.12910 of 531445.2%★★☆☆☆
200957.52051 of 519360.5%★★★☆☆
200836.93145 of 511338.5%★★☆☆☆
200736.23159 of 511338.2%★★☆☆☆
200639.62736 of 481843.2%★★☆☆☆
200523.43732 of 482222.6%★☆☆☆☆
200417.24182 of 480913.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202428.62645 of 316216.4%★☆☆☆☆
202334.62192 of 324532.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.02040 of 331138.4%★★☆☆☆
201952.91100 of 327566.4%★★★☆☆
201854.01078 of 324666.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.84352 of 556921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202513.05254 of 55976.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.25347 of 56124.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.45353 of 56094.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.54160 of 563526.2%★☆☆☆☆
201933.23580 of 549234.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.53873 of 541328.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.64373 of 508514.0%★☆☆☆☆
202512.44891 of 51074.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.74844 of 51075.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.74859 of 50874.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.74137 of 508418.6%★☆☆☆☆
201939.62988 of 496339.8%★★☆☆☆
201843.62637 of 483045.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202618.74783 of 541211.6%★☆☆☆☆
202512.55203 of 54604.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.75228 of 55175.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.05095 of 53635.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.53886 of 526426.2%★☆☆☆☆
201945.02748 of 517346.9%★★☆☆☆
201845.22668 of 508447.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202611.15340 of 55904.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.85491 of 56282.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.25478 of 56432.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.95472 of 56382.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.55173 of 56638.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.13456 of 551037.3%★★☆☆☆
201838.73126 of 543142.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2026)22nd percentile+12 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school
Male (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy23%-27 vs state
Mathematics15%-23 vs state
Science12%-24 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Terry Elementary

Students at Terry Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Terry Elementary.

Students who attend Terry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abraham Lincoln Middle
High : Selma High

Terry Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.8% of California elementary schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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