📍 112 W Ash, Edna, Jackson County, 77957
Edna Alternative is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Edna, Jackson County. The school has 41 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sonya Proper. It is part of the Edna Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 2.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edna Alternative enrolls 41 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 2.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 59% |
| White | 11 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
35 of the school's 41 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edna Alternative is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 85.
Edna Alternative is one of 6 schools in EDNA ISD, based in EDNA, Texas. The district serves 1,531 students district-wide and employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 41 students, Edna Alternative is smaller than the district average of about 255 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant