Is Edison Elementary a good school?

Edison Elementary ranks 624 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Edison Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 395 students attended Edison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Edison Elementary?

Students at Edison Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 27% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Edison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edison Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Adams Middle High : Santa Monica High

Edison Elementary

Summary:

Edison Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Monica, California, serving 393 students in grades K-5 and part of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.

Edison Elementary consistently ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance. Its students excel on standardized tests, with 73.82% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 69.63% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked top 4% in the state) and White students (ranked top 3% in the state). Edison Elementary also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to many nearby schools.

While Edison Elementary outperforms many nearby schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, such as Franklin Elementary and Grant Elementary, some schools outside the district, like Richland Avenue Elementary in the Los Angeles Unified School District, also demonstrate high academic achievement. This suggests that factors beyond just the district can contribute to a school's success. Overall, Edison Elementary's consistent high performance and focus on equity and inclusion make it a standout educational institution in the Santa Monica-Malibu area.

Detail:

Public K-5

2402 Virginia Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404-5204

(310) 828-0335

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
624^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,103

Students who attend Edison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Adams Middle
High:	Santa Monica High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.1

Number of students: 395

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

White:

27.3%

Asian:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Edison Elementary ranks better than 89.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.2. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.9%), White (27.3%), Asian (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Edison Elementary is 19.1, which is the 2^nd best among 9 elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Edison Elementary employs 20.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edison Elementary is $8,103, which is the 2^nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Edison Elementary 624^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Edison Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Monica-Malibu Unified 188^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Edison Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	53.36	1994^th	4809	58.5%
2005	55.40	1940^th	4822	59.8%
2006	59.54	1759^th	4818	63.5%
2007	68.76	1424^th	5113	72.1%
2008	70.97	1361^st	5113	73.4%
2009	71.61	1367^th	5193	73.7%
2010	78.35	1081^st	5314	79.7%
2011	85.09	720^th	5377	86.6%
2012	82.73	869^th	5390	83.9%
2013	83.07	888^th	5530	83.9%
2015	89.38	645^th	5611	88.5%
2016	88.66	699^th	5614	87.5%
2017	90.97	582^nd	5692	89.8%
2018	88.95	687^th	5662	87.9%
2019	80.79	1135^th	5789	80.4%
2022	90.60	669^th	5883	88.6%
2023	90.30	693^rd	5874	88.2%
2024	91.20	624^th	5862	89.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.92	92^nd	3246	97.2%
2019	78.35	340^th	3275	89.6%
2022	83.91	245^th	3311	92.6%
2023	76.62	331^st	3250	89.8%
2024	92.18	89^th	3160	97.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	92.54	154^th	2634	94.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.21	275^th	5084	94.6%
2019	71.29	1124^th	5173	78.3%
2022	89.33	383^rd	5264	92.7%
2023	83.78	633^rd	5374	88.2%
2024	85.26	618^th	5511	88.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.70	1004^th	5413	81.5%
2019	77.69	1190^th	5492	78.3%
2022	88.74	703^rd	5635	87.5%
2023	88.26	734^th	5617	86.9%
2024	86.83	786^th	5605	86.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	97.73	50^th	2128	97.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.46	484^th	5431	91.1%
2019	75.90	1258^th	5510	77.2%
2022	90.16	618^th	5663	89.1%
2023	90.78	565^th	5650	90.0%
2024	93.15	411^th	5636	92.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.71	202^nd	4830	95.8%
2019	86.40	447^th	4963	91.0%
2022	96.24	150^th	5084	97.0%
2023	92.22	273^rd	5098	94.6%
2024	94.21	199^th	5102	96.1%

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Rank History for White students at Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.19	119^th	2737	95.7%
2019	86.10	217^th	2834	92.3%
2022	94.22	14^th	2726	99.5%
2023	93.05	27^th	2662	99.0%
2024	90.48	78^th	2647	97.1%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Edison Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	32	37	14	285	1	n/a	n/a	0	369
1989	43	38	15	265	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1990	55	45	13	245	1	n/a	n/a	0	359
1991	83	47	11	244	2	n/a	n/a	0	387
1992	121	47	13	228	2	n/a	n/a	0	411
1993	112	45	10	209	2	n/a	n/a	0	378
1994	109	33	6	217	2	n/a	n/a	0	367
1995	114	25	6	284	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1996	114	25	6	284	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1997	115	21	5	293	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1998	104	28	5	290	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1999	95	25	4	309	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
2000	94	23	2	319	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
2001	97	26	4	309	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
2002	87	28	4	313	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2003	87	28	4	313	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2004	85	26	3	299	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
2005	81	28	2	292	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
2006	85	18	4	275	0	n/a	n/a	11	393
2007	89	19	5	265	0	n/a	n/a	16	394
2008	103	16	7	267	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	393
2009	105	16	5	266	0	3	29	0	424
2010	90	14	7	313	1	1	8	0	434
2011	95	14	9	321	1	1	7	0	448
2012	95	14	8	330	1	0	5	0	453
2013	92	13	9	333	1	0	3	0	451
2014	78	13	12	347	0	0	1	0	451
2015	81	13	12	339	1	0	3	0	449
2016	76	14	13	326	1	0	3	0	433
2017	97	13	15	319	2	0	2	0	448
2018	124	14	11	292	2	0	4	0	447
2019	136	15	12	269	2	0	5	0	439
2020	133	17	7	275	2	0	5	0	439
2021	130	16	7	270	1	0	3	0	427
2022	118	12	7	245	0	0	3	0	385
2023	114	5	7	264	0	0	3	0	393
2024	108	4	8	272	1	0	2	0	395

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	16.0	23.0	n/a
1989	361	16.0	22.5	n/a
1990	359	19.0	18.8	n/a
1991	387	19.0	20.3	n/a
1992	411	19.3	21.2	58.4
1993	378	18.0	21.0	55.6
1994	367	17.9	20.5	56.1
1995	429	19.5	22.0	60.4
1996	429	19.5	22.0	60.4
1997	434	23.0	18.9	62.9
1998	427	23.0	18.6	61.6
1999	433	23.0	18.8	56.8
2000	438	22.0	19.9	61.6
2001	436	23.5	18.6	57.6
2002	432	23.5	18.4	58.8
2003	432	23.5	18.4	58.8
2004	413	21.5	19.2	60
2005	403	21.5	18.7	55.6
2006	393	20.0	19.7	59.7
2007	394	20.0	19.7	56.3
2008	393	25.3	15.5	53.2
2009	424	24.0	15.8	50.5
2010	434	24.4	17.7	51.2
2011	448	n/a	n/a	49.6
2012	453	18.0	25.1	n/a
2013	451	19.6	23.0	54.1
2014	451	18.0	25.0	52.3
2015	449	18.0	24.9	52.8
2016	433	18.0	24.0	48.3
2017	448	19.0	23.5	46.4
2018	447	19.0	23.5	40.9
2019	439	19.5	22.5	41.2
2020	439	n/a	n/a	40.5
2021	427	19.0	22.4	34.7
2022	385	20.0	19.2	30.6
2023	393	20.5	19.1	31.3
2024	395	20.6	19.1	39.5

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	16.0	23.0	n/a
1989	361	16.0	22.5	n/a
1990	359	19.0	18.8	n/a
1991	387	19.0	20.3	n/a
1992	411	19.3	21.2	58.4
1993	378	18.0	21.0	55.6
1994	367	17.9	20.5	56.1
1995	429	19.5	22.0	60.4
1996	429	19.5	22.0	60.4
1997	434	23.0	18.9	62.9
1998	427	23.0	18.6	61.6
1999	433	23.0	18.8	56.8
2000	438	22.0	19.9	61.6
2001	436	23.5	18.6	57.6
2002	432	23.5	18.4	58.8
2003	432	23.5	18.4	58.8
2004	413	21.5	19.2	60
2005	403	21.5	18.7	55.6
2006	393	20.0	19.7	59.7
2007	394	20.0	19.7	56.3
2008	393	25.3	15.5	53.2
2009	424	24.0	15.8	50.5
2010	434	24.4	17.7	51.2
2011	448	n/a	n/a	49.6
2012	453	18.0	25.1	n/a
2013	451	19.6	23.0	54.1
2014	451	18.0	25.0	52.3
2015	449	18.0	24.9	52.8
2016	433	18.0	24.0	48.3
2017	448	19.0	23.5	46.4
2018	447	19.0	23.5	40.9
2019	439	19.5	22.5	41.2
2020	439	n/a	n/a	40.5
2021	427	19.0	22.4	34.7
2022	385	20.0	19.2	30.6
2023	393	20.5	19.1	31.3
2024	395	20.6	19.1	39.5

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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