Edison Elementary School

Summary:

Edison Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Mesa, Arizona, with 567 students. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 179 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Mesa Unified District, Edison Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, only 25-32% of Edison students were proficient in English Language Arts and 21% were proficient in Math, compared to 38-46% and 34-43% for the district, respectively. The school also struggles with achievement gaps across different student subgroups, with its rankings for Hispanic, Native American, and economically disadvantaged students particularly low, often in the bottom 20-30% of Arizona elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the Mesa Unified District, such as Eisenhower Center for Innovation and Michael T. Hughes Elementary, which perform significantly better on most metrics, Edison Elementary School has been ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The lower funding, higher student-teacher ratio, and high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Edison Elementary may be contributing to its persistent underperformance, and addressing these resource and demographic factors could be crucial in improving the school's outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 545 N Horne
       Mesa, AZ  85203-7124


(480) 472-5300

District: Mesa Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
763rd of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,813 Help


Students who attend Edison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Kino Junior High School
High:    Westwood High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  567

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.3%
White:
23.6%
American Indian:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72% Help


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Compare Details Edison Elementary School ranks worse than 84.4% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 39th among 51 ranked elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.92. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.3%), White (23.6%), American Indian (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Edison Elementary School is 16.3. 44 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edison Elementary School is $8,813. 29 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Edison Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Mesa Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesa Unified District 179th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Edison Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 54.63 488th 1062 54.0%
2010 41.99 638th 1090 41.5%
2011 46.47 567th 1075 47.3%
2012 43.66 685th 1141 40.0%
2013 36.49 800th 1158 30.9%
2014 22.60 884th 1079 18.1%
2015 23.07 719th 955 24.7%
2016 26.33 792nd 1079 26.6%
2017 24.15 832nd 1106 24.8%
2018 21.79 874th 1109 21.2%
2019 22.95 787th 1039 24.3%
2021 28.66 814th 1226 33.6%
2022 19.24 776th 1000 22.4%
2023 21.49 972nd 1245 21.9%
2024 15.92 763rd 904 15.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.41 618th 1027 39.8%
2022 27.68 398th 444 10.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.17 108th 155 30.3%
2021 44.32 352nd 975 63.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.00 343rd 417 17.7%
2021 44.44 544th 1201 54.7%
2023 25.02 672nd 820 18.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.69 706th 820 13.9%
2022 15.98 563rd 618 8.9%
2023 17.99 1013th 1116 9.2%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.29 48th 60 20.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.57 220th 423 48.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.63 746th 1023 27.1%
2019 18.77 707th 862 18.0%
2021 32.50 767th 1219 37.1%
2023 21.01 980th 1219 19.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.70 890th 1032 13.8%
2019 15.15 736th 850 13.4%
2021 27.85 840th 1220 31.1%
2023 22.41 957th 1216 21.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.19 472nd 895 47.3%
2023 75.34 103rd 607 83.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.58 823rd 911 9.7%
2019 16.53 641st 709 9.6%
2021 28.30 868th 1198 27.5%
2023 17.83 1049th 1170 10.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.48 400th 654 38.8%
2023 27.57 153rd 219 30.1%
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Rank History for White students at Edison Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.03 548th 720 23.9%
2019 26.14 474th 595 20.3%
2021 45.65 629th 1161 45.8%
2022 32.58 595th 800 25.6%
2023 29.16 765th 1024 25.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Edison Elementary School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Edison Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 766 11 5 97 47 n/a n/a 1 927
1989 813 14 6 102 65 n/a n/a -24 976
1990 845 18 7 92 75 n/a n/a -62 975
1991 799 22 4 116 78 n/a n/a -38 981
1992 743 22 13 136 85 n/a n/a 0 999
1993 652 20 5 185 78 n/a n/a 0 940
1994 658 20 4 216 15 n/a n/a 0 913
1995 568 28 7 230 21 n/a n/a 0 854
1996 568 28 7 230 21 n/a n/a 0 854
1997 557 25 6 242 9 n/a n/a 0 839
1998 483 42 4 226 13 n/a n/a 0 768
1999 504 43 7 247 19 n/a n/a 0 820
2000 472 40 6 256 13 n/a n/a 0 787
2001 379 38 10 278 21 n/a n/a 0 726
2002 355 20 8 310 17 n/a n/a 0 710
2003 355 20 8 310 17 n/a n/a 0 710
2004 320 25 3 371 12 n/a n/a 0 731
2005 333 25 2 392 12 n/a n/a 0 764
2006 333 25 3 429 17 n/a n/a 0 807
2007 312 20 8 447 24 n/a n/a 0 811
2008 262 24 14 419 28 n/a n/a 0 747
2009 256 19 9 409 24 n/a n/a 0 717
2010 243 21 3 352 43 n/a n/a 0 662
2011 235 17 5 345 24 0 0 0 626
2012 221 17 7 400 17 0 1 0 663
2013 224 28 7 366 31 0 6 0 662
2014 242 27 3 386 30 0 8 0 696
2015 224 25 2 419 29 2 9 0 710
2016 196 31 0 423 38 6 10 0 704
2017 182 22 2 419 40 6 10 0 681
2018 185 22 1 391 37 4 14 0 654
2019 177 27 5 395 34 6 18 0 662
2020 201 26 3 381 43 2 27 0 683
2021 141 26 2 363 31 2 17 0 582
2022 144 20 2 361 39 2 21 0 589
2023 134 18 2 359 33 0 21 0 567

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Edison Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 927 40.5 22.8 n/a
1989 976 42.0 23.2 n/a
1990 975 42.5 22.9 n/a
1991 981 39.5 24.8 n/a
1992 999 42.5 23.5 n/a
1993 940 40.0 23.5 n/a
1994 913 39.5 23.1 n/a
1995 854 41.5 20.6 n/a
1996 854 41.5 20.6 n/a
1997 839 41.4 20.3 n/a
1998 768 38.9 19.7 n/a
1999 820 38.0 21.6 n/a
2000 787 37.2 21.2 n/a
2001 726 36.9 19.7 n/a
2002 710 33.5 21.2 64.4
2003 710 33.5 21.2 64.4
2004 731 31.3 23.4 82.1
2005 764 32.5 23.5 88.7
2006 807 35.6 22.7 84.1
2007 811 39.4 20.6 71.4
2008 747 35.8 20.9 75.8
2009 717 35.1 20.4 65.7
2010 662 33.9 19.5 77.9
2011 626 32.9 19.0 80.4
2012 663 30.6 21.6 83.3
2013 662 30.8 21.4 83.7
2014 696 32.3 21.5 82
2015 710 34.0 20.8 75.1
2016 704 33.0 21.3 84.2
2017 681 33.7 20.1 84.1
2018 654 36.3 17.9 79.8
2019 662 35.3 18.7 80.8
2020 683 35.8 19.0 77.9
2021 582 36.7 15.8 n/a
2022 589 33.8 17.4 35.3
2023 567 34.6 16.3 72

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Edison Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 927 40.5 22.8 n/a
1989 976 42.0 23.2 n/a
1990 975 42.5 22.9 n/a
1991 981 39.5 24.8 n/a
1992 999 42.5 23.5 n/a
1993 940 40.0 23.5 n/a
1994 913 39.5 23.1 n/a
1995 854 41.5 20.6 n/a
1996 854 41.5 20.6 n/a
1997 839 41.4 20.3 n/a
1998 768 38.9 19.7 n/a
1999 820 38.0 21.6 n/a
2000 787 37.2 21.2 n/a
2001 726 36.9 19.7 n/a
2002 710 33.5 21.2 64.4
2003 710 33.5 21.2 64.4
2004 731 31.3 23.4 82.1
2005 764 32.5 23.5 88.7
2006 807 35.6 22.7 84.1
2007 811 39.4 20.6 71.4
2008 747 35.8 20.9 75.8
2009 717 35.1 20.4 65.7
2010 662 33.9 19.5 77.9
2011 626 32.9 19.0 80.4
2012 663 30.6 21.6 83.3
2013 662 30.8 21.4 83.7
2014 696 32.3 21.5 82
2015 710 34.0 20.8 75.1
2016 704 33.0 21.3 84.2
2017 681 33.7 20.1 84.1
2018 654 36.3 17.9 79.8
2019 662 35.3 18.7 80.8
2020 683 35.8 19.0 77.9
2021 582 36.7 15.8 n/a
2022 589 33.8 17.4 35.3
2023 567 34.6 16.3 72

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Edison Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $402 (3.9%) $22 (0.2%) $826 (8.1%) $6,936 (68.1%) $2,820 (27.7%) $9,756 (95.8%) $10,180
2020 $832 (11.8%) $645 (9.2%) $2,310 (32.8%) $5,794 (82.3%) n/a $5,560 (79.0%) $7,037
2021 $952 (10.7%) $152 (1.7%) $2,055 (23.0%) $7,199 (80.6%) $635 (7.1%) $7,833 (87.6%) $8,937
2022 $855 (9.7%) $152 (1.7%) $1,863 (21.1%) $7,438 (84.4%) $366 (4.2%) $7,805 (88.6%) $8,813

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Edison Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 787th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 972nd of 1245 Elementary schools
 2.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students662567
 14.4%
African American2718
 33.3%
American Indian3433
 2.9%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic395359
 9.1%
Pacific Islander60
 100%
White177134
 24.3%
Two or More Races1821
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.8%72%
 8.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 567 students attended Edison Elementary School.

Students who attend Edison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kino Junior High School
High : Westwood High School

Edison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Arizona elementary schools.

Students at Edison Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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