Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School

The area includes one K–8 school, Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School, with 383 students. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency across tested grades was 29% in English language arts (ELA), 19% in mathematics, and 3% in science, compared with state averages of 51%, 40%, and 23%. The most important finding is that results were substantially below state averages across all three subjects overall.

There is no top or bottom school to compare in this one-school area, but grade-level results show distinct strengths and challenges. Grade 8 mathematics was the strongest relative result: 25% proficient, 2 points above the state’s 22.6%. The largest shortfall was grade 5 ELA, where 12.2% were proficient versus 51.8% statewide, a gap of 40 points. Results also varied notably within the school: ELA proficiency ranged from 12% in grade 5 to 45% in grade 8; even in grade 8, ELA was 8 points below the state.

Recent trends were mixed by subject and grade, although the average gap to the state narrowed in each subject. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the ELA average rose by 2 points and the mathematics average by 4 points, while science fell by 1 point; the average gaps narrowed by 4 points in ELA, 4 in mathematics, and 1 in science. Grade 8 mathematics was a notable exception to the broader pattern, rising 20 points from 5.1% to 25%, while the state result rose 2 points. SchoolDigger gave the school 1 star in each of the three years listed; its percentile was 20th, 11th, then 12th. As context, 77% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 14.1, and chronic absenteeism was 8.7%, matching the listed district rate and 6 points below the state rate.