Edgewood Elementary School

Summary:

Edgewood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Selma, Alabama, serving 343 students in grades K-6. As part of the Selma City School District, which is ranked 122 out of 137 districts in the state, Edgewood Elementary faces significant challenges, including persistently low academic performance, high concentrations of racial and economic disadvantage, and limited resources.

Edgewood Elementary stands out for its stark racial imbalance, with over 96% of students being African American, which is significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools. This racial disparity may be indicative of broader issues of educational equity and access in the Selma City School District. Additionally, Edgewood Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 90%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, highlighting the significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the school community. These factors likely contribute to the school's consistently low academic performance, with proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts that are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels.

While Edgewood Elementary's performance is consistently in the bottom 10% of Alabama elementary schools, some nearby schools within the Selma City District, such as Meadowview Elementary and Payne Elementary, demonstrate higher academic achievement, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level challenges may be at play. Edgewood Elementary's relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 17:1 could be leveraged as a strength, potentially allowing for more individualized attention and targeted interventions, if other systemic issues are addressed.


Detail:

Public K-6

 709 Highland Ave
       Selma, AL  36701


(334) 874-1640

District: Selma City

SchoolDigger Rank:
647th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,321 Help


Students who attend Edgewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    School Of Discovery Genesis Center
    The RBHudson STEAM Academy
High:    Selma High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  407

Racial breakdown:

African American:
97.5%
Two or more races:
1.7%
Hispanic:
0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Edgewood Elementary School ranks worse than 94.6% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Selma City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.87. (See more...)
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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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Edgewood Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Selma City School District. Racial makeup is: African American (97.5%), two or more races (1.7%), Hispanic (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Edgewood Elementary School is 17.7, which is the 2nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Selma City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edgewood Elementary School is $9,321, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Selma City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edgewood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Edgewood Elementary School 647th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Edgewood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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African American students:


Selma City:

SchoolDigger ranks Selma City 122nd of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Edgewood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Edgewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 16.02 570th 623 8.5%
2005 57.15 297th 688 56.8%
2006 61.85 246th 689 64.3%
2007 66.85 220th 698 68.5%
2008 29.50 571st 698 18.2%
2009 33.91 540th 696 22.4%
2010 45.79 457th 704 35.1%
2011 44.12 489th 709 31.0%
2012 52.19 410th 696 41.1%
2013 19.26 649th 696 6.8%
2014 6.16 687th 695 1.2%
2015 8.86 663rd 691 4.1%
2016 10.31 637th 691 7.8%
2017 20.26 568th 688 17.4%
2018 12.51 612th 680 10.0%
2019 19.95 554th 681 18.6%
2021 9.88 664th 692 4.0%
2022 11.39 630th 687 8.3%
2023 9.18 644th 680 5.3%
2024 9.87 647th 684 5.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Edgewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.00 391st 398 1.8%
2022 21.70 303rd 345 12.2%
2023 16.97 351st 373 5.9%
2024 41.90 211th 395 46.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Edgewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.84 421st 567 25.7%
2018 17.54 576th 651 11.5%
2019 28.70 499th 649 23.1%
2021 12.89 614th 653 6.0%
2022 12.79 612th 651 6.0%
2023 11.60 590th 623 5.3%
2024 12.58 626th 670 6.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Edgewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 28.69 484th 639 24.3%
2018 16.44 559th 640 12.7%
2019 27.86 490th 646 24.1%
2021 9.70 641st 656 2.3%
2022 12.25 601st 656 8.4%
2023 9.62 612th 645 5.1%
2024 10.40 618th 650 4.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Edgewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 11.92 586th 639 8.3%
2018 12.56 592nd 650 8.9%
2019 14.42 581st 650 10.6%
2021 11.21 627th 669 6.3%
2022 11.58 620th 669 7.3%
2023 9.98 604th 649 6.9%
2024 10.60 610th 655 6.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Edgewood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 44.81 174th 336 48.2%
2018 29.24 334th 423 21.0%
2019 41.52 241st 426 43.4%
2021 19.03 395th 426 7.3%
2022 23.75 356th 426 16.4%
2023 20.23 377th 427 11.7%
2024 21.54 370th 420 11.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

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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by a parent
Friday, February 5, 2021

Open Quote Great school with nurturing staff. The new principal has an extremely high expectation with a focus on academic excellence for all scholars! Proud parent of a Busy Bee Scholar! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Edgewood Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 506 506
1989 148 345 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1990 135 380 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1991 100 422 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1992 101 542 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 649
1993 83 543 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 631
1994 70 573 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 647
1995 34 504 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1996 34 504 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1997 27 529 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1998 14 498 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1999 14 469 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 486
2000 11 461 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 472
2001 10 445 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 457
2002 1 454 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2003 1 454 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2004 3 471 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2005 0 458 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 458
2006 6 428 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 435
2007 5 434 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 439
2008 4 416 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 421
2009 6 417 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2010 3 430 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 433
2011 2 433 0 0 0 0 0 0 435
2012 1 435 0 1 0 0 1 0 438
2013 1 391 0 0 0 0 3 0 395
2014 1 376 0 0 0 0 2 0 379
2015 2 312 0 3 0 0 2 0 319
2016 0 324 0 0 0 0 2 0 326
2017 0 268 0 0 0 0 2 0 270
2018 3 301 0 0 0 0 0 0 304
2019 1 311 1 0 0 0 0 0 313
2020 2 371 0 0 0 0 0 0 373
2021 1 326 2 1 0 0 0 0 330
2022 3 338 1 1 0 0 2 0 345
2023 2 330 2 2 0 0 7 0 343
2024 0 397 0 3 0 0 7 0 407

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 Edgewood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 506 23.0 22.0 0
1989 501 20.0 25.0 n/a
1990 523 23.0 22.7 0
1991 529 23.0 23.0 n/a
1992 649 28.0 23.1 n/a
1993 631 28.0 22.5 n/a
1994 647 32.7 19.8 n/a
1995 539 32.0 16.8 n/a
1996 539 32.0 16.8 n/a
1997 556 31.5 17.7 73.4
1998 513 30.0 17.1 74.1
1999 486 26.0 18.7 82.1
2000 472 30.4 15.5 86.4
2001 457 32.5 14.1 90.4
2002 455 24.5 18.6 95.6
2003 455 24.5 18.6 95.6
2004 474 30.7 15.4 86.5
2005 458 31.0 14.8 85.2
2006 435 33.0 13.2 86
2007 439 30.0 14.6 87.5
2008 421 26.6 15.8 77.4
2009 423 22.6 18.6 77.8
2010 433 20.2 21.3 78.8
2011 435 27.7 15.6 79.3
2012 438 27.7 15.7 76.7
2013 395 26.6 14.8 77.7
2014 379 20.5 18.4 76.8
2015 319 20.0 15.9 73.7
2016 326 18.0 18.1 77
2017 270 16.5 16.3 79.3
2018 304 16.5 18.4 92.8
2019 313 15.5 20.1 93
2020 373 22.0 16.9 93
2021 330 19.0 17.3 93
2022 345 20.0 17.2 92.8
2023 343 20.0 17.1 93
2024 407 22.9 17.7 89.2

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 Edgewood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 506 23.0 22.0 0
1989 501 20.0 25.0 n/a
1990 523 23.0 22.7 0
1991 529 23.0 23.0 n/a
1992 649 28.0 23.1 n/a
1993 631 28.0 22.5 n/a
1994 647 32.7 19.8 n/a
1995 539 32.0 16.8 n/a
1996 539 32.0 16.8 n/a
1997 556 31.5 17.7 73.4
1998 513 30.0 17.1 74.1
1999 486 26.0 18.7 82.1
2000 472 30.4 15.5 86.4
2001 457 32.5 14.1 90.4
2002 455 24.5 18.6 95.6
2003 455 24.5 18.6 95.6
2004 474 30.7 15.4 86.5
2005 458 31.0 14.8 85.2
2006 435 33.0 13.2 86
2007 439 30.0 14.6 87.5
2008 421 26.6 15.8 77.4
2009 423 22.6 18.6 77.8
2010 433 20.2 21.3 78.8
2011 435 27.7 15.6 79.3
2012 438 27.7 15.7 76.7
2013 395 26.6 14.8 77.7
2014 379 20.5 18.4 76.8
2015 319 20.0 15.9 73.7
2016 326 18.0 18.1 77
2017 270 16.5 16.3 79.3
2018 304 16.5 18.4 92.8
2019 313 15.5 20.1 93
2020 373 22.0 16.9 93
2021 330 19.0 17.3 93
2022 345 20.0 17.2 92.8
2023 343 20.0 17.1 93
2024 407 22.9 17.7 89.2

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Edgewood Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,918 (20.6%) $7,396 (79.3%) $9,321

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Edgewood Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 554th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 644th of 680 Elementary schools
 13.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Edgewood Elementary School)41.310
 31.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Selma City)39.413.9
 25.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Edgewood Elementary School)36.95.7
 31.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Selma City)36.510
 26.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Edgewood Elementary School)18.914.3
 4.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Selma City)30.99.8
 21.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students313343
 9.6%
African American311330
 6.1%
American Indian00
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic02
Pacific Islander00
White12
 100%
Two or More Races07
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93%93%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Edgewood Elementary School

Edgewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

Students who attend Edgewood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : School Of Discovery Genesis Center
Middle : The RBHudson STEAM Academy
High : Selma High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 407 students attended Edgewood Elementary School.

Students at Edgewood Elementary School are 98% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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

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