Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Selma High School
Public · Selma · Fresno County · 1,700 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 30% of California high schools
+1.3 pp above peer median (11.2%)
· Ranked #4 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 12.2%
2025 · 12.5%
+2%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.6 pp
vs. Fresno County baseline (+7%)
~1671
5-yr projected enrollment (29 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Selma High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 9): 12% vs. a peer median of 11%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 2 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Selma High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.873) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 2% (386→394 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1671 by 2029 — about 29 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reedley High School | Public | 16.8% | +11% |
| Sanger West High School | Public | 7.3% | +25% |
| Kingsburg High School | Public | 13.4% | -2% |
| Dinuba High School | Public | 11.3% | +16% |
| Sanger High School | Public | 14.9% | -14% |
| Crescent View West Public Charter | Public | — | -22% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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