📍 317 E Calhoun Street, Whiteville, Columbus County, 28472
Edgewood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whiteville, Columbus County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whiteville City Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Edgewood Elementary enrolls 454 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 36% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 189 | 42% |
| White | 163 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 8.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 454 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 451 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edgewood Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 13, state house district 16.
Edgewood Elementary is one of 5 schools in Whiteville City Schools, based in Whiteville, North Carolina. The district serves 2,042 students district-wide and employs 159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Edgewood Elementary is close to the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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