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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Edgewood Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
935
Elementary
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOMEWOOD CITY·NCES 010176000606
Edgewood Elementary School
901 College Ave, Homewood, AL 35209 · (205) 423-2400 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
112 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 138 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 178 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 164 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 180 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (140).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Homewood City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
93.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
76.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Edgewood Elementary School
Edgewood Elementary School's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Elementary School this school | 935 | 12.0% | 84.3% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary East Vestavia Hills | 771 | 7.0% | 82.9% |
| Paine Elementary School Trussville | 1,338 | 15.2% | 78.2% |
| GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Big Cove | 935 | 12.9% | 71.2% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge Vestavia Hills | 657 | 12.3% | 76.5% |
| Rockwell Elementary School Spanish Fort | 682 | 17.7% | 77.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edgewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #11 of 626 | #5 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #21 of 626 | #7 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.1% | #15 of 626 | #5 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #26 of 709 | #2 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #42 of 655 | #13 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #502 of 658 | #61 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.0% | #687 of 696 | #90 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #80 of 262 | #11 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
935
+150 (+19%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 935 | 67 | 14.0:1 | 12% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 921 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 12% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 888 | 58.7 | 15.1:1 | 12% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 6% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 53.3 | 14.9:1 | 15% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 20% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 50 | 13.2:1 | 17% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 20% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (794 to 935); teachers up 26% (53.3 to 67).
About Edgewood Elementary School
Edgewood Elementary School is a large elementary school. Its address is in Homewood, Alabama. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 935 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Alabama enroll around 480, and this school is 95% larger than that mark.
The Homewood City system has 5 schools and 4,492 students.
Edgewood Elementary School is 84% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 9% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. In Jefferson County overall, about 48% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Edgewood Elementary School scores 28%.
Based on 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, Edgewood Elementary School has a ratio of 14.0:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 3.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 12%. That is 40 points below the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Edgewood Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Edgewood Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (84.3%) and its predicted rate (75.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In Jefferson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 181, with about 97,401 students.
Of the public schools around it, Edgewood Elementary School is closest to Homewood Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Edgewood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Edgewood Elementary School at 1st of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Edgewood Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count rose 19% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Homewood City
- Homewood High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Homewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,000 students
- Hall Kent Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Shades Cahaba Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other schools in Homewood
- Homewood High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Homewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,000 students
- Hall Kent Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Shades Cahaba Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other Edgewood Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Edgewood Elementary. Edgewood Elementary School is the largest of the 18.
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolSelma, AL · 402 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolFRUITPORT, MI · 585 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolYardley, PA · 557 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 503 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolMarysville, OH · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Homewood Middle School0.4 mi · 1,000
- Magic City Acceptance Academy1.2 mi · 345
- Homewood High School1.3 mi · 1,333
- Hall Kent Elementary School1.3 mi · 717
- Shades Cahaba Elementary School1.4 mi · 507
- Jefferson County Virtual School1.5 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Edgewood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edgewood Elementary School?
Edgewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 935 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Edgewood Elementary School serve?
Edgewood Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Edgewood Elementary School have?
Edgewood Elementary School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Edgewood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Edgewood Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Edgewood Elementary School public or private?
Edgewood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Homewood City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.