Summary:
The Edgewood Independent School District (Isd) serves 1,022 students across four public schools in Edgewood, Texas, including one high school, one middle school, and two elementary schools. The district holds a solid 3-star rating and ranks in the 64th percentile among Texas school districts, indicating above-average performance overall.
Edgewood High School stands out as the district's academic powerhouse, boasting a perfect 100% graduation rate and exceptional performance in English I Reading, where 73.12% of students are proficient—nearly 18 percentage points above the state average. The school also excels in Biology (72.22% proficient) but struggles in Algebra I, where only 50% of students meet proficiency. In contrast, Edgewood Middle serves as an "Algebra I Accelerator," with 86.67% of 8th graders taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam achieving proficiency—dramatically higher than the state average of 54.03%. However, the middle school underperforms in standard grade-level math and faces a critical weakness in 8th Grade Social Studies, where only 15% of students are proficient, roughly half the state average.
Edgewood Intermediate (Grades 3-5) shows a concerning decline, dropping from the 65th to the 53rd percentile in state ranking, with proficiency rates in Reading and Math falling below state averages. Edgewood Elementary (PK-2) serves the youngest students and has the highest economic disadvantage rate at 64.61%, yet spends less per student ($9,698) than the high school ($12,069), which has the lowest poverty rate. The district's average student-teacher ratio is 12.0, and overall economic disadvantage stands at 49.2%. Key takeaways include a need to address the middle school's general math curriculum, improve social studies instruction, and ensure equitable resource allocation for the youngest learners.
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