Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Selma

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Edgewood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

709 Highland Ave, Selma, AL 36701 · (334) 874-1640 · Part of Selma City School District

Selma’s School Grade D better than 7% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
402
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Edgewood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 21.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Selma kids: The RBHudson STEAM Academy

On the path

Where Selma kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Edgewood Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8The RBHudson STEAM Academy279 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

709 Highland Ave, Selma

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten58
Grade 145
Grade 268
Grade 354
Grade 454
Grade 559
Grade 647
Enrollment over time
330’20
345’21
343’22
407’23
402’24

Up 21.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 96%Two or more races 3%White <1%Hispanic <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Edgewood Elementary School from Selma families.

Other schools in Selma City School District

The district →
Meadowview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Selma
B−
334 students20:1
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Selma
D
305 students23:1
Payne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
D
164 students16:1
Clark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Selma
D−
113 students14:1
The RBHudson STEAM Academy
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Selma
C−
279 students13:1
Saints Virtual Academy
High · Grades 8–12 · Selma
24 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Selma’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.