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EDGE Virtual School

Summary:

EDGE Virtual School is an alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in Wetumpka, Alabama, with a student population of 419 as of the 2022-2023 school year. While the school is part of the Elmore County School District, which is ranked 42nd out of 137 districts in the state, EDGE Virtual School has faced significant challenges in terms of academic performance, socioeconomic factors, and resource allocation.

EDGE Virtual School has a higher percentage of white students (63.25%) compared to the state average, as well as a higher percentage of African American students (24.58%) than the state, but lower than the nearby Childrens Center school (60.87%). However, the school consistently underperforms the Elmore County and Alabama state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with a concerning trend of declining academic performance over the past few years. Additionally, EDGE Virtual School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.45% in 2020-2021 to 68.02% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby Childrens Center school (79.71% in 2022-2023).

One of the most striking differences between EDGE Virtual School and Childrens Center is the student-teacher ratio. EDGE Virtual School has a very high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 46.5 in 2022-2023 to 78.8 in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the 7.6 student-teacher ratio at Childrens Center. This high student-teacher ratio at EDGE Virtual School suggests that the school may be struggling to provide personalized attention and support to its students, which could be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.


Detail:

Public, Virtual, Alternative K-12

 517 Micanopy Street
       Wetumpka, AL  36092

(334) 514-3931

District: Elmore County

SchoolDigger Rank:
479th of 684 Alabama Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  57.2 Help
Number of students:  401

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.1%
African American:
20.9%
Hispanic:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.3% Help


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Compare Details EDGE Virtual School ranks worse than 70% of elementary schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.14. (See more...)
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Compare Details EDGE Virtual School ranks worse than 77.8% of middle schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.35. (See more...)
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Compare Details EDGE Virtual School ranks worse than 78.6% of high schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.77. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at EDGE Virtual School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

EDGE Virtual School:

SchoolDigger ranks EDGE Virtual School 479th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See EDGE Virtual School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks EDGE Virtual School 344th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See EDGE Virtual School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks EDGE Virtual School 297th of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See EDGE Virtual School in the ranking list.)

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Elmore County:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmore County 42nd of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for EDGE Virtual School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.15 322nd 692 53.5%
2022 21.77 531st 687 22.7%
2023 23.44 525th 680 22.8%
2024 32.14 479th 684 30.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.91 501st 651 23.0%
2024 31.09 487th 670 27.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 18.41 539th 656 17.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.86 493rd 669 26.3%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 34.02 273rd 426 35.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 7.26 525th 540 2.8%
2023 14.82 484th 528 8.3%
2024 26.17 440th 535 17.8%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.13 179th 440 59.3%
2022 38.94 266th 432 38.4%
2023 39.84 266th 437 39.1%
2024 23.35 344th 442 22.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.76 258th 415 37.8%
2022 41.66 242nd 421 42.5%
2023 50.32 188th 410 54.1%
2024 25.63 342nd 437 21.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.29 195th 415 53.0%
2022 32.69 295th 423 30.3%
2023 34.20 283rd 417 32.1%
2024 32.32 297th 426 30.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.55 205th 418 51.0%
2022 45.73 215th 427 49.6%
2023 64.20 115th 419 72.6%
2024 9.93 410th 428 4.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 45.84 114th 271 57.9%
2023 65.50 61st 263 76.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.78 144th 369 61.0%
2022 33.48 255th 376 32.2%
2023 25.14 303rd 370 18.1%
2024 22.11 314th 373 15.8%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for EDGE Virtual School

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Rank History for all high school students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.13 231st 371 37.7%
2022 36.50 223rd 367 39.2%
2023 19.28 308th 371 17.0%
2024 21.77 297th 378 21.4%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.55 309th 361 14.4%
2022 41.70 197th 361 45.4%
2023 27.57 256th 349 26.6%
2024 25.06 290th 375 22.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.70 224th 359 37.6%
2022 39.71 208th 367 43.3%
2023 19.13 298th 358 16.8%
2024 19.32 306th 366 16.4%
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Rank History for high school Male students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.01 229th 366 37.4%
2022 31.00 247th 366 32.5%
2023 19.56 295th 358 17.6%
2024 26.43 264th 368 28.3%
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Rank History for high school African American students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.68 192nd 228 15.8%
2022 28.30 171st 222 23.0%
2023 20.74 201st 224 10.3%
2024 26.88 183rd 231 20.8%
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Rank History for high school White students at EDGE Virtual School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.41 220th 319 31.0%
2022 30.35 226th 326 30.7%
2023 13.94 297th 317 6.3%
2024 14.31 304th 325 6.5%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for EDGE Virtual School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2021 205 79 6 5 0 0 2 0 297
2022 340 157 1 23 1 0 30 0 552
2023 265 103 0 32 1 0 18 0 419
2024 273 84 0 34 1 0 9 0 401

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at EDGE Virtual School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2021 297 n/a n/a 45.5
2022 552 7.0 78.8 53.8
2023 419 9.0 46.5 68
2024 401 7.0 57.2 70.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio EDGE Virtual School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2021 297 n/a n/a 45.5
2022 552 7.0 78.8 53.8
2023 419 9.0 46.5 68
2024 401 7.0 57.2 70.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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In the 2023-24 school year, 401 students attended EDGE Virtual School.

Students at EDGE Virtual School are 68% White, 21% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

EDGE Virtual School ranks 479th of 684 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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