Summary:
Edwards County CUSD 1 has one high school, Edwards County High School, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 223 students. With no other local high school for comparison, the clearest overall picture is that 2025–2026 results were close to the state average overall: the school averaged 50% across nine reported results, compared with 47% statewide, a 2-point advantage. The most important takeaway is that this overall result masks sharp differences by grade and subject.
Because it is the only school listed, Edwards County High School is both the highest- and lowest-performing school locally by default; its strongest results were in grade 11, and its weakest were in grade 10 science and math. Grade 11 ACT scores were above state results in all three subjects: English language arts was 68% versus 50% (+18 points), science was 59% versus 48% (+11), and math was 43% versus 40% (+3). In grade 10, PreACT science was 33% versus 48% statewide (15 points lower) and math was 29% versus 36% (7 points lower), while English language arts was 58% versus 54% (+5). Across grades, English language arts had the strongest average state comparison (+8 points); math averaged 2 points below the state.
The school’s average advantage over the state narrowed from 8 points in 2024–2025 to 2 points in 2025–2026, a 5-point reduction; grade 10 science shifted from 51% versus 50% (+2 points) to 33% versus 48% (15 points lower). SchoolDigger rankings also rose and then fell partway back: 395th of 697 schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024, 131st of 698 (81st percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025, and 221st of 620 (64th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 10.7, and 41% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. The 2025–2026 graduation rate was 81%, below the state’s 90%; chronic absenteeism was 16%, lower than the state’s 24% but higher than the district’s 12%.
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