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Edgewood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Edgewood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Selma, Alabama, serving 407 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Selma City School District, which is ranked 118 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edgewood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 554 and 664 out of around 680-692 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Edgewood Elementary consistently performs significantly below the Selma City and Alabama state averages in both mathematics and English language arts assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.8% of 3rd graders at Edgewood were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 25.57% for Selma City and 45.47% for the state.

The nearby schools in the Selma City district, such as Meadowview Elementary, Clark Elementary, and Payne Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, but generally outperform Edgewood Elementary in both academic assessments and other key metrics. The schools in the neighboring Dallas County district, such as Salem Elementary and Bruce K. Craig Elementary, also struggle academically but tend to perform better than Edgewood Elementary.

402

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,321

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

709 Highland Ave
Selma, AL 36701

(334) 874-1640

District: Selma City

Students who attend Edgewood Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.8%

Two or more races:

2.7%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English scores 31 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

Alabama avg50%

638^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Selma City

118^th of 135Selma 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	10.0	638 of 680	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	647 of 684	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	644 of 680	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	630 of 687	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	664 of 692	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	554 of 681	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	612 of 680	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	568 of 688	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	637 of 691	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	663 of 691	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	687 of 695	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	649 of 696	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	52.2	410 of 696	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	489 of 709	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	457 of 704	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	540 of 696	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.5	571 of 698	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	66.9	220 of 698	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	246 of 689	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	297 of 688	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	16.0	570 of 623	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	376 of 427	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	370 of 420	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	377 of 427	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	356 of 426	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	395 of 426	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	241 of 426	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	334 of 423	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.8	174 of 336	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	563 of 649	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	618 of 650	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	612 of 645	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	601 of 656	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	641 of 656	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	490 of 646	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	559 of 640	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	484 of 639	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	614 of 660	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	626 of 670	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	590 of 623	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	612 of 651	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	614 of 653	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	499 of 649	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	576 of 651	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	421 of 567	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	628 of 651	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	610 of 655	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	604 of 649	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	620 of 669	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	627 of 669	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	581 of 650	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	592 of 650	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	586 of 639	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	255 of 403	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	211 of 395	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	351 of 373	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	303 of 345	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	391 of 398	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English32%-31 vs state

Science22%-20 vs state

Mathematics11%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 5, 2021

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

Schools Near Edgewood Elementary School

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.9	647^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.4%	9	9.8	13.3	11.1	9.3	22.2	31.4	33.3	48.2	14.0	$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%	23	20.7	30.8	18.8	12.9	23.1	44.8	38.5	43.8	32.3	$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%		7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%	137	53.3	14.3	8.7	10.5	0.0	60.0	21.4	43.5	52.6	$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	28.6	6.1	30.8	6.3	0.0	52.4	24.2	38.5	25.0	$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	334	17	19.7	76.3%	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.8%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	28.3	487^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.4%		35	462^nd of 684 public elementary schools	32.5%	25	35.9	11.8	40.0	32.5	14.7	56.4	26.5	55.1	42.5	$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	204	10	20.4	86.8%	27 (13.2%)	155 (76.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%	4	17.9	6.9	6.7	7.7	17.2	35.7	17.2	40.0	46.2	$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Southside Primary School	Public	K-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	147	8	18.3	87.8%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	353	17	20.7	77.1%	103 (29.2%)	207 (58.6%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	28.2	491^st of 680 public elementary schools	27.8%		31.4	482^nd of 684 public elementary schools	29.5%	9	32.5	7.0	25.0	14.5	23.3	67.5	39.5	57.5	51.6	$8,689	$1,547	$7,121
Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	151	8	18.8	80.8%	3 (2.0%)	140 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	8.9	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.4	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%	31	13.3	10.5	13.5		0.0	46.7	36.8	23.1		$9,288	$2,089	$7,177
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3486 Dallas Road 3	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 996-8636	155	9	17.2	78.1%	2 (1.3%)	147 (94.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	23.5	517^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.0%		34.3	464^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.2%	53	13.6	23.5	29.4		11.8	59.1	17.7	64.7		$11,997	$2,121	$9,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Edgewood Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Edgewood Elementary School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Edgewood Elementary School?

Students at Edgewood Elementary School are 96% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Edgewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Edgewood Elementary School.

Is Edgewood Elementary School a good school?

Edgewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Edgewood Elementary School in?

Selma City

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