Summary
Edgewood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Anderson, Indiana, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 457. The school is part of the Anderson Community School Corporation, which is ranked 320 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Edgewood Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Indiana elementary schools, ranking between 662 and 898 out of over 1,000 schools in the state over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Edgewood Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.8% to 44.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores on the ILEARN assessments are also consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.23% of Edgewood students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 18.68% for the district and 40.3% statewide for 3rd grade. In math, 31.53% of Edgewood students were proficient or better, compared to 19.11% for the district and 51.5% statewide for 3rd grade. Additionally, Edgewood Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.54% to 78.09% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.
When comparing Edgewood Elementary to other nearby schools in the Anderson Community School Corporation, such as Valley Grove Elementary, Tenth Street Elementary, and Erskine Elementary, Edgewood consistently underperforms on test scores, has higher chronic absenteeism rates, and serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. This is in stark contrast to the higher-performing schools in the nearby South Madison Community School Corporation, such as Maple Ridge Elementary, Pendleton Elementary, and East Elementary, which have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students.
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