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Fred W Edwards Academy Aec

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

300 S 27th St, Temple, TX 76504 · (254) 215-6944 · Part of Temple Independent School District

Temple’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
77
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Fred W Edwards Academy Aec

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 S 27th St, Temple

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 910
Grade 108
Grade 1114
Grade 1245
Enrollment over time
103’20
110’21
107’22
89’23
77’24

Down 25.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%White 21%Black 21%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fred W Edwards Academy Aec from Temple families.

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Raye-Allen El
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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 Texas’s other public schools; Temple’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.