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James Garfield Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2535 B St.
Selma, CA 93662
Phone
(559) 898-6740
District
SELMA UNIFIED
County
FRESNO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
225
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.9% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

James Garfield Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
43%
35%
42%
32%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
35%
44%
39%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
40%
58%
47%
45%
32%
52%
40%
58%
47%
45%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
39%
39%
60%
45%
17%
33%
39%
39%
60%
45%
17%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 42 18.7%
Grade 1 23 10.2%
Grade 2 23 10.2%
Grade 3 47 20.9%
Grade 4 30 13.3%
Grade 5 31 13.8%
Grade 6 29 12.9%
Total 225 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.0% 4.3% 22.7%
Black 0.0% 0.3% 5.4%
Hispanic 96.0% 91.8% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 3.3% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.6% 85.7% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 77.8% 76.3% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.8% 9.5% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 29,362 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 550.3 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.4% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.8% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.7% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.3% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,568 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 11.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 72.9% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 11.6% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.5% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.2% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.6% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.3% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 13.7% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,178 $51,161,568 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $668 $4,179,008 4.3%
Staff $696 $4,354,176 4.4%
General Administration $193 $1,207,408 1.2%
School Administration $871 $5,448,976 5.6%
Operation $1,220 $7,632,320 7.8%
Transportation $360 $2,252,160 2.3%
Other $818 $5,117,408 5.2%
Total Support $4,825 $30,185,200 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,684 $16,791,104 17.1%
Total Expenditures $15,688 $98,144,128 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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