Edgewood Academy Explained

Edgewood Academy
Address:	5475 Elmore Rd
City:	Elmore, Alabama
Zipcode:	36025
Country:	United States
Pushpin Map:	Alabama
Motto:	Large enough to reach opportunity  - small enough to feel like family
Type:	Independent
Affiliations:	Alabama Independent School Association
Grades:	K3-12
Headmaster:	Susan Barner^[1]
Faculty:	21.4
Enrollment:	323^[2]
Colors:	Green and gold
Mascot:	Wildcat

The Edgewood Academy is a non-profit non-sectarian independent school located in Elmore, Alabama serving 323 students from preschool through twelfth grade. The school was founded in 1967 as a segregation academy.^{[3] [4]} Edgewood Academy has been accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) since 1974, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA).

Athletics

Edgewood's varsity teams compete athletically in the Alabama Independent School Association. Varsity girls have won state championships in softball, volleyball, and cheerleading. The National Private School Athletic Association (NPSAA) awarded Edgewood's varsity football team the Division II National Championship in 2008. At the end of the 2015 season Edgewood Academy held the nation's longest eleven man high school football winning streak at 71 games according to USA Today. Edgewood Academy won a second national championship in baseball after being awarded the honor by MaxPreps.com.^[5] Edgewood Academy's baseball team finished the 2013 year ranked No. 1 in the MaxPreps Small School (enrollment under 1,000 students National Baseball Rankings ahead of teams from Florida, Oklahoma and Arkansas.^[6] The school also fields youth football teams for grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (Termite) and grades 5th and 6th (PeeWee).

Maxpreps Small School National Championship

• Baseball- 2013

AISA State Championships

• Football- 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Overall Record^[7]
• Baseball- 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
• Basketball- 2001, 2015, 2019
• Softball- 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2018
• Volleyball- 2011, 2016, 2017

Youth Football Tournament Championships and Regular Season Record (R)

• 2009 Warrior Bowl Champions, Auburn AL - Termites (5-0-1) and PeeWees (7-0)
• 2010 Jungle Jamboree Champions, Elmore AL - Termites (7-0)
• 2011 Jungle Jamboree Champions, Elmore AL - PeeWees (6-1-1)
• 2012 Jungle Jamboree Champions, Elmore AL - Termites (7-1) and PeeWees (8-0)
• 2012 Monroe Academy Invitational Tournament, Monroe, AL - Termites (7-1)

In 2016, Edgewood was fined $2,500 for forfeiting a football game against Autauga Academy, citing threats of injury against its players.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Williams . Cliff . At home at Edgewood, Barner named head of school . September 8, 2023 . The Wetumpka Herald . en. June 3, 2023.
2. Web site: Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. November 18, 2017.
3. Hilliard III-Baffour Amankwatia. Asa G.. Aliens in the Education Matrix: Recovering Freedom. The New Educator. 2. 2. 2006. 87–102. 1547-688X. 10.1080/15476880600657348.
4. News: Bruce. Nicholas. July 31, 1973. No immediate effections seen here from school ruling. Montgomery Advertiser. 1.
5. Web site: MaxPreps Small School National Baseball Rankings - MaxPreps. May 31, 2013.
6. Web site: 40-win Wildcats named baseball National Champions. The Herald. Staff. The Wetumpka Herald.
7. http://www.ahsfhs.org/teams2/teampage.asp?Team=Edgewood%20Academy Alabama High School Football History
8. News: Bean. Josh. 'Threats of intentional injury' prompts Edgewood Academy to forfeit this week's game against Autauga Academy. January 13, 2018. AL.com. August 30, 2016.