Edgewood Academy

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).

Edgewood Academy
Address
5475 Elmore Rd

Elmore, Alabama
36025

United States
Coordinates32°32′49″N 86°17′32″W
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoLarge enough to reach opportunity – small enough to feel like family
Established1967 (1967)
HeadmasterSusan Barner[1]
Faculty21.4[2]
GradesK3-12
Enrollment323[2]
Color(s)Green and gold
MascotWildcat
AffiliationsAlabama Independent School Association
Websitewww.edgewoodacademy.org

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]

References
  1. Williams, Cliff (June 3, 2023). "At home at Edgewood, Barner named head of school". The Wetumpka Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  2. "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. Hilliard III-Baffour Amankwatia, Asa G. (2006). "Aliens in the Education Matrix: Recovering Freedom". The New Educator. 2 (2): 87–102. doi:10.1080/15476880600657348. ISSN 1547-688X.
  4. Nicholas, Bruce (July 31, 1973). "No immediate effections seen here from school ruling". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 1.
  5. "MaxPreps Small School National Baseball Rankings - MaxPreps". 31 May 2013.
  6. Staff, The Herald. "40-win Wildcats named baseball National Champions". The Wetumpka Herald.
  7. Alabama High School Football History
  8. Bean, Josh (August 30, 2016). "'Threats of intentional injury' prompts Edgewood Academy to forfeit this week's game against Autauga Academy". AL.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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