Edgewood Independent School District is a public school district based in San Antonio, in Bexar County, Texas (USA).
History The Edgewood district is most notable as the original plaintiff in a Texas court case which led to the "Robin Hood" school finance plan (which was itself later ruled unconstitutional). The district has sued the state government regarding its school financing since 1984.Fechter, Joshua. "TEA: Edgewood ISD has lowest attendance rate of San Antonio-area ISDs" (Archive). San Antonio Express-News. January 15, 2015. Retrieved on August 7, 2015.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
As of the 2012-2013 school year, the district had a school attendance rate of 93.9%, the lowest such rate of all of the San Antonio-area school districts. Joshua Fechter of the San Antonio Express-News stated "Comparatively speaking" that this rate "does not differ much from other area districts whose rates hovers between 94-98 percent."
In 2015, multiple administrators either resigned or learned that their contracts would not be renewed.Collier, Dillon. "Major shake-up continues within Edgewood ISD" (Archive). KENS-TV. May 8, 2015. Retrieved on August 7, 2015.
Circa 2016, the elected board could not agree on who should be superintendent nor who should be the principals of the district's high schools. The Texas Education Agency replaced the elected school board with its own managers around that time. Circa 2019, the agency was planning to allow a new elected board to take control. In 2019 it announced that it would take control of the district, vacating the elected board.
In November 2023, The Edgewood ISD Board of Trustees voted 5:1 to close E.T Wrenn Middle School and Winston Intermediate School of Excellence in Fall 2024. This decision was a cost savings move by the district due to years of declining enrollment.
Geography As of 2015, the school district is "property poor" which means the areas within the district are low income and generate relatively little property tax.
Schools +High schools (grades 9-12) Name Established Mascot Colors Additional information Edgewood Fine Arts Academy 2001 Red Raiders Red & Gray Located in the previous Edgewood HS building John F. Kennedy High School 1963 Rockets Green, Silver, & Black Memorial High School 1967 Minutemen Red, White, & Blue +Middle schools (grades 6-8) Name Established Mascot Colors Additional information Brentwood Middle School 1965 Vikings Black & Gold Adjacent to Kennedy HS Gus Garcia Middle School 1972 Chargers Orange & Black +Primary schools Name Grades Established Additional information Cardenas Early Childhood Center PK 1972 Roy Cisneros Elementary School PK-5 2009 Previous site of Cenizo Park ESGardendale Early Learning ProgramPK-21949 Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School PK-5 1968 Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary SchoolPK-51964 Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls K-8 1955 Loma Park Elementary School PK-5 1953 Alonso S. Perales Elementary SchoolPK-51978Site of original Edgewood School Roosevelt Elementary School K-5 1957 Dual Language Academy Stafford Early Childhood Center PK 1931 Stafford Elementary School K-5 1931 Visual and Performing Arts +Former schools Name Established Closed Mascot Colors Additional information Edgewood High School 1936 1996 Red Raiders Red & Gray 1st stand-alone EHS opened in 1940; 2nd in 1954Eleuterio Escobar Middle School19581987 Harry S. Truman Middle School 1960 2011 Eagles Blue & White Adjacent to Memorial HS E.T. Wrenn Middle School 1968 2024 Hornets Green & Black George Washington Carver School19451957Cenizo Park Elementary19532009Replaced by Cisneros ESCoronado Elementary19522011Originally Coronado ES; moved to Escobar MS campus in 1987 and renamed Coronado/Escobar ESEdgewood Elementary School19151978Emma Frey1957Joseph M. Guerra Elementary19532003Originally Callaghan Road ES; burnt down and replaced in 1970 or 1971. Regina Hoelscher Elementary 1961 2005 Little Rockets Green & White Adjacent to Brentwood MSLincoln Elementary19561984 Norman Winston Elementary 1952 2024 Eagles Cyan & Yellow Notable Alumni: Gloria Estefan Edge News Edge News (formally "Edgewood On The Air") is the Edgewood Independent School District Local TV show which is broadcast on Time Warner Cable Ch. 98 On Saturdays and Sundays @ 4:30PM. The show started in the Fall of 2006. The show is taped monthly at the Edgewood Fine Arts Academy Studio and is under the direction of Edgewood Public Relations Director Mr. Mario Rios.
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