Edgewood Independent School District (Bexar County, Texas)

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Edgewood Independent School District is a public school district based in San Antonio, Texas (USA).

The Edgewood district is most notable as the original plaintiff in a Texas court case which led to the infamous "Robin Hood" school finance plan (which was itself later ruled unconstitutional).

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[edit] Schools

[edit] High Schools (Grades 9-12)

  • Memorial High School

Mascot:Minuteman Colors:Red and Blue

  • John F. Kennedy High

Mascot:Rocket Colors:Green, white, and black

[edit] Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

  • Brentwood Middle

Brentwood Middle School is a 6-8 public school located in the Thompson Field area of San Antonio, TX. The school was opened in 1965 adjacent to Kennedy High School. The school's mascot is the Viking and its colors are black and gold.

  • Gus Garcia Middle
  • Harry S. Truman Middle

Harry S. Truman Middle is a 6-8 public school. This shool is adjacent to Memorial High School. The school's mascot is the Eagle and its colors are blue and white.

  • E.T. Wrenn Middle

[edit] Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)

  • Cenizo Park Elementary
  • Coronado/Escobar Elementary
  • Gardendale Elementary
  • H.B. Gonzalez Elementary
  • Regina Hoelscher Elementary

Hoelscher Elementary opened in 1961 in the Thompson Field area of San Antonio, TX, adjacent to Brentwood Middle School. At the time of the school's closure it was a K-5 facility. The school closed in the spring of 2005 due to high maintenance costs and declining enrollment in Edgewood. The school's mascot was the Little Rockets and its colors were green and white.

  • Las Palmas Elementary
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary
  • Loma Park Elementary
  • Alonso S. Perales Elementary
  • Roosevelt Elementary
  • Stafford Elementary
  • Norman Winston Elementary

Winston Elementary is a K-5 school located in the Thompson Field area of San Antonio, TX. The school opened in 1952 at what was then the southern tip of Edgewood right at the entrance to what was then Kelly Air Force Base. Due to the school's proximity to housing facilities for airmen stationed at Lackland Air Force Base the school enrolls a higher percentage of children from military families than other Edgewood schools. Gloria Estefan attended the school in 1963-64. All of the school's students feed into Brentwood Middle School. The school's mascot is the Eagle and its colors are cyan and yellow.

[edit] Sub Campus For High Schools

  • Edgewood Fine Arts Academy Academy (Grades 9-12)

[edit] EDGE NEWS

[edit] 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. Edge News is a show dedicated to bring new about The District of Edgewood to the people around San Antonio. It Includes A News and Sports.

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