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Edgewood Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Edgewood Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Homewood, Alabama, serving 921 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top 20 elementary schools in the state, with strong academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

Edgewood Elementary outperforms the state and Homewood City averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade students scored 82.35% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 72.84% for Homewood City and 45.47% for the state. Edgewood's 4th-grade students also excelled, with 84% proficient or better in Science, compared to 73.77% for Homewood City and 42.61% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for female, male, and white students, but there is room for improvement in supporting African American and Hispanic students.

While Edgewood Elementary outperforms nearby Hall Kent Elementary and Shades Cahaba Elementary, it does not quite match the exceptional performance of Mountain Brook Elementary in the neighboring Mountain Brook City school district. Nevertheless, Edgewood Elementary's consistent high performance and low chronic absenteeism rates make it a standout institution within the Homewood City school system.

935

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,200

Per pupil spending ?

12%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 College Ave
Homewood, AL 35209

(205) 423-2400

District: Homewood City

Students who attend Edgewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Homewood Middle School
High:	Homewood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

African American:

9.3%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (84% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg77%

Alabama avg52%

13^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Homewood City

6^th of 135Homewood City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	13 of 680	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	14 of 684	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	17 of 680	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	17 of 687	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	9 of 692	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	30 of 681	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	19 of 680	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	22 of 688	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	23 of 691	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.3	11 of 691	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	97.1	7 of 695	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	80.9	37 of 696	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	43 of 696	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	31 of 709	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	37 of 704	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	30 of 696	95.7%	★★★★★
2008	85.3	35 of 698	95.0%	★★★★★
2007	79.3	94 of 698	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	93.2	9 of 689	98.7%	★★★★★
2005	90.5	20 of 688	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	94.0	12 of 623	98.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	89 of 427	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	49 of 420	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	19.0	384 of 423	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	39.6	199 of 336	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	23 of 649	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	19 of 650	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	17 of 645	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	17 of 656	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	6 of 656	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	11 of 646	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	21 of 640	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.2	17 of 639	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	38.5	99 of 152	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	57 of 140	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	61 of 130	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	244 of 660	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	264 of 670	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.8	55 of 623	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	37.4	428 of 649	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	478 of 651	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	430 of 567	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	9 of 651	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	14 of 655	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	18 of 649	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	18 of 669	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	17 of 669	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	45 of 650	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	13 of 650	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	22 of 639	96.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	86.8	32 of 395	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	6 of 344	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	41.5	148 of 280	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	12 of 532	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	19 of 535	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	20 of 528	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	21 of 540	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	13 of 539	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	15 of 529	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	6 of 508	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	5 of 369	98.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)92nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2019)35th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English93%+28 vs state

Science84%+41 vs state

Mathematics76%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 College Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 423-2400	935	67	13.9	12.0%	786 (84.1%)	87 (9.3%)	34 (3.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	95.3	13^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.1	14^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.0%	1	82.4	80.0	64.5				84.0		96.3	95.4	86.9				$10,200	$926	$9,252
Hall Kent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Hall Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 423-2430	717	56	12.8	36.0%	393 (54.8%)	166 (23.2%)	90 (12.6%)	26 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	79.2	123^rd of 680 public elementary schools	81.9%		78.3	131^st of 684 public elementary schools	80.8%	8	59.4	51.2	58.8				53.6		78.5	75.4	82.0				$11,658	$1,159	$10,477
Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 Independence Drive	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-1113	507	40	12.6	22.1%	383 (75.5%)	45 (8.9%)	38 (7.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	93.7	26^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.9	25^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.3%	1	77.6	84.7	58.5				82.4		90.7	90.5	87.7				$12,104	$980	$11,103
Glen Iris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 11th Street South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7440	827	38	21.7	68.4%	16 (1.9%)	502 (60.7%)	273 (33.0%)	20 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	13.5	602^nd of 680 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.3	586^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.3%	16	25.2	13.8	10.0				15.2		43.9	46.4	34.3				$9,950	$1,538	$8,410
EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 10th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7370	232	18	12.8	41.8%	6 (2.6%)	214 (92.2%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	84.3	90^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.8%		81.8	109^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.1%	19	85.7	54.6	92.6				42.4		75.0	81.8	100.0				$16,113	$4,396	$11,715
Freedom Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-1	630 1st Avenue S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Freedom Prep Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 521-6094	41			68.3%	1 (2.4%)	35 (85.4%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)
Washington K8	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Fourth Avenue South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7740	617	30	20.5	74.6%	6 (1.0%)	385 (62.4%)	217 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	39.4	428^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.1%		20.6	544^th of 684 public elementary schools	20.5%	116	62.2	71.1	38.1	8.1	5.3	10.3	11.1	16.8	72.1	40.9	48.8	23.5	39.3	41.2	$11,393	$2,367	$9,024
Vestavia Hills Elementary East	Public	PK, KG-5	2109 Tyson Dr	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5200	771	44	17.5	7.0%	694 (90.0%)	29 (3.8%)	22 (2.9%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	94.7	16^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.1	10^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.5%	6	79.0	75.2	62.5				84.0		91.7	96.8	89.6				$11,792	$454	$11,338
Mountain Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3020 Cambridge Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8191	551	47	11.7	2.0%	523 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	97.6	5^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.6	7^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.0%	2	82.4	76.2	83.7	79.1			88.1		97.1	91.7	98.8	92.5			$13,933	$289	$13,644
Hemphill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 12th Street SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7500	353	20	17.6	79.0%	4 (1.1%)	312 (88.4%)	33 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.3	606^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.9%		14.7	584^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.6%	22	37.5	14.3	11.5				14.3		38.3	37.0	24.0				$11,087	$2,703	$8,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Edgewood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Edgewood Elementary School?

Students at Edgewood Elementary School are 84% White, 9% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Edgewood Elementary School in?

Homewood City

Is Edgewood Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Edgewood Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Edgewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 935 students attended Edgewood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Edgewood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Homewood Middle School
High : Homewood High School

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