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Fred W Edwards Academy Aec

Public Grades 9-12
1698th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 14% of Texas high schools
Summary

Fred W Edwards Academy Aec is a public high school located in Temple, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 89 students. The school is part of the Temple Independent School District, which is ranked 788 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fred W Edwards Academy Aec has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 1664 out of 1743 schools in 2014-2015 to 1698 out of 1974 schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance is below average across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, white students, English language learners, special education students, low socioeconomic status students, and at-risk students. While the school's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 83.5% to 94.0%, they are still below the state average, and the school's dropout rates have also been higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Temple High School, which is in the same district, Fred W Edwards Academy Aec performs significantly worse across most metrics, including statewide ranking, graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores. Despite the school's higher spending per student, ranging from $9,916 to $10,860 over the past three years, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, the school's challenges appear to be systemic and long-standing, requiring a comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for its students.

77
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,302
Per pupil spending ?
67.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 300 S 27th St
       Temple, TX  76504

(254) 215-6944

District: Temple Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.9%
White:
20.8%
African American:
20.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!English I Reading scores 51 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school33%
District avg43%
Texas avg55%
1,698th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd)
788th of 961Temple Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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 rankTexas percentileRating
202514.81698 of 197414.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.71529 of 199023.2%★☆☆☆☆
20236.81809 of 19617.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.61750 of 18766.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.61768 of 18615.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.01727 of 18577.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.71782 of 17970.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20174.51716 of 17773.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20161.91708 of 17623.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.21664 of 17434.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.61666 of 17343.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20250.3834 of 8340.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.1729 of 106531.5%★★☆☆☆
20224.21015 of 10311.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.4939 of 10207.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.9898 of 102412.3%★☆☆☆☆
20186.9971 of 10134.1%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202215.41683 of 18378.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.11646 of 182910.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.91642 of 18109.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.61771 of 17840.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.0966 of 115316.2%★☆☆☆☆
20248.11380 of 14374.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.81255 of 13718.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202140.8612 of 119548.8%★★☆☆☆
201813.51113 of 11130.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202556.5530 of 150464.8%★★★☆☆
202422.61479 of 188021.3%★☆☆☆☆
20231.01879 of 18910.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.41693 of 18418.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.61743 of 18154.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.71769 of 17981.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.01760 of 17811.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202536.4873 of 145339.9%★★☆☆☆
202424.21401 of 180522.4%★☆☆☆☆
20230.91818 of 18200.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.21642 of 17626.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.91663 of 17434.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.21654 of 17143.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.61686 of 16910.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202545.1696 of 151354.0%★★★☆☆
202421.81551 of 188417.7%★☆☆☆☆
20232.31879 of 18970.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.81653 of 184710.5%★☆☆☆☆
20217.71752 of 18485.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.91697 of 18186.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.61782 of 17940.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202511.91367 of 15159.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.11537 of 189118.7%★☆☆☆☆
20225.11773 of 18534.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.11719 of 18406.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.51649 of 18249.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.21796 of 18030.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202516.51195 of 12998.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.61408 of 14784.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202539.4782 of 129439.6%★★☆☆☆
20248.41455 of 15566.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.31517 of 15250.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.41325 of 151012.3%★☆☆☆☆
20192.41481 of 15262.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.61506 of 15392.1%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Female (2025)65th percentile+51 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+40 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+26 vs school
White (2025)40th percentile+26 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school
At Risk (2022)8th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2025)<1st percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I67%+20 vs state
English II Reading39%-18 vs state
U.S. History32%-36 vs state
English I Reading0%-51 vs state

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Students at Fred W Edwards Academy Aec are 52% Hispanic, 21% White, 21% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Fred W Edwards Academy Aec ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Texas high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended Fred W Edwards Academy Aec.


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