Edgewood Middle School
Public middle school in Edgewood, Texas · Edgewood ISD · Grades 6–8
Edgewood Middle School serves 241 students in grades 6–8 in Edgewood (Van Zandt County). It is one of 4 schools in Edgewood ISD. By enrollment it is the 1479th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Edgewood ISD |
| County | Van Zandt County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481812006247 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edgewood ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 241 | 1,022 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.7% | 49% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Edgewood Middle School in context
Size
Edgewood Middle School is the only middle school in Edgewood ISD. Its 241 students are 23.6% of the district's 1,022. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 9.7 miles away and have a median of 372 students, so Edgewood Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 90 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 74, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 6 (90 against 77). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 80.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edgewood ISD (77.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 13.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49% across Edgewood ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Edgewood Middle School has 19.18 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 241 students would have about 16.7 teachers, so Edgewood Middle School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Fruitvale Middle School, 4.2 miles away in Fruitvale ISD. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 80.9% |
| Hispanic | 13.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| Black | 2.1% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 77 |
| Grade 7 | 74 |
| Grade 8 | 90 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
804 E Pine, Edgewood, TX 75117
Phone: (903)896-4332
Website: edgewood-isd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Edgewood Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale Middle School | Fruitvale ISD | 4.2 mi | 77 | 15.3 | 49.4% |
| Wills Point Middle School | Wills Point ISD | 8.3 mi | 404 | 17.3 | 70% |
| Wills Point Junior High School | Wills Point ISD | 8.4 mi | 442 | 17.7 | 72.4% |
| Grand Saline Middle School | Grand Saline ISD | 9.4 mi | 293 | 12 | 49.5% |
| Canton Junior High School | Canton ISD | 10.0 mi | 557 | 15.2 | 40% |
| Rains Junior High School | Rains ISD | 14.5 mi | 383 | 11.9 | 60.8% |
| Van Junior High School | Van ISD | 18.0 mi | 360 | 13.8 | 57.5% |
| Lone Oak Middle School | Lone Oak ISD | 20.7 mi | 236 | 12.3 | 43.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Edgewood ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 243 |
| Edgewood High School | High | 9–12 | 281 |
| Edgewood Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 257 |