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Edgewood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
773rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of Indiana elementary schools
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.

455
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,104
Per pupil spending ?
49.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3525 Winding Way
       Anderson, IN  46011

(765) 641-2119

District: Anderson Community School Corp


Students who attend Edgewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Highland Middle School
High:    Anderson High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
47.0%
African American:
24.0%
Two or more races:
14.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 17% Indiana)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg19%
Indiana avg38%
773rd of 1,005
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Anderson Community School Corp
320th of 380Anderson Community School Corp among Indiana 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202525.3773 of 100523.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.8861 of 101114.8%★☆☆☆☆
202321.5806 of 101620.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.3821 of 102019.5%★☆☆☆☆
202114.8856 of 101615.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.5854 of 103117.2%★☆☆☆☆
201814.8898 of 102712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201723.6852 of 103317.5%★☆☆☆☆
201625.9852 of 104618.5%★☆☆☆☆
201544.9662 of 104036.3%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
Math32%
English Language Arts25%
Social Studies25%-14 vs state
Science19%

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Edgewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Indiana elementary schools.

Students at Edgewood Elementary School are 47% White, 24% African American, 15% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic.

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

Middle : Highland Middle School
High : Anderson High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Edgewood Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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