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Edgewood Elementary School

709 Highland Ave, Selma, AL 36701 · (334) 874-1640 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
356 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 58%
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K174%
Kindergarten5814%
Grade 14511%
Grade 26817%
Grade 35413%
Grade 45413%
Grade 55915%
Grade 64712%
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
38596%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
20852%
Female
19448%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Edgewood Elementary School→The RBHudson STEAM Academy→Selma High School
Based on grade levels within Selma City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
32.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
10.9%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 →

Where Edgewood Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.5%#591 of 626#9 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
10.9%#600 of 626#9 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.6%#595 of 626#10 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
402#436 of 709#1 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.3:1#491 of 655N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
8.2%#644 of 658N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.6%#19 of 696#3 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+32.2%#33 of 262N/A
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
402
+72 (+22%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540221.918.3:189% (356)
2023-244072317.7:189% (363)
2022-233432017.1:193% (319)
2020-213301917.4:193% (307)
2017-1830416.518.4:193% (282)
2015-163261818.1:177% (251)
2010-114352716.1:179% (345)
2000-014573214.3:190% (413)
1990-915292323.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgewood Elementary School.

About Edgewood Elementary School

This page covers Edgewood Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Selma, Alabama. The school had 402 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.

Selma City runs Edgewood Elementary School along with 7 other schools, enrolling 2,301 students in total.

The student body at Edgewood Elementary School is 96% Black. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Black share is about 70%. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its teaching staff equals 21.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 18.3:1 here. Around 89% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 19.7% at Edgewood Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.5%.

Dallas County has about 36,858 residents, and the median household income is $35,627, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 26% of people live in poverty. Besides Edgewood Elementary School, Dallas County has 22 other public schools.

The shortest distance from Edgewood Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Saints Virtual Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Edgewood Elementary School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.

Over 4 years, Edgewood Elementary School's enrollment climbed 22%, to 402.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
36,858
Census ACS
Median income
$35,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,584 students

Quick facts

School name
Edgewood Elementary School
District
Selma City
Address
709 Highland Ave, Selma, AL 36701
Phone
(334) 874-1640
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
402
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
18.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
356 (89%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
010297001154
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Edgewood Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Edgewood Elementary School?
Edgewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Edgewood Elementary School serve?
Edgewood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Edgewood Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Edgewood Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Edgewood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Edgewood Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Edgewood Elementary School in?
Edgewood Elementary School is part of Selma City.
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