Best Public Schools in Selma, IN

Selma, Indiana is a small community served by three public schools in the Liberty-Perry Community School Corp: Selma Elementary School (K–5, 535 students), Selma Middle School (6–8, 277 students), and Wapahani High School (9–12, 349 students). Together they enroll 1,161 students, and the district ranks 68th of 374 Indiana districts — the 82nd percentile, with 4 stars.

Selma Middle School is the academic engine here, with the strongest rank history in the group: 5 stars and the 90th percentile in 2023–2024, easing to 84th percentile and 4 stars in 2025–2026. Its middle-grade math scores beat the state by roughly 18–21 percentage points. Selma Elementary School leads on attendance, with chronic absenteeism of 12.9% — well below the district's 17.6% and the state's 16.7% — and posts strong 4th-grade math (69.89%) and science (56.99%). Wapahani High School's standout is its 96.6% graduation rate, far above the state's 89.7%.

Each school also has clear gaps. Elementary ELA (44.53%) trails the district, and 3rd-grade ELA (39.77%) is slightly below the state. Middle-school science lags the district, and 8th-grade ELA is below state. At the high school, SAT math (18.84%) and SAT ERW (43.48%) both fall well short of state averages, and its rank has slipped from 4 stars to 3. Absenteeism rises with grade level — 19.4% at the middle school and 23.3% at the high school. Spending is highest at the high school ($13,116 per student) and lowest at the elementary ($9,355), showing that dollars alone don't track outcomes here.