Is Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center a good school?

Yes! Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center?

In the 2022-23 school year, 267 students attended Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center.

What is the racial makeup of Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center?

Students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center are 56% White, 16% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Summary:

Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois that has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state. With a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school serves a diverse student population and delivers exceptional academic results, far outpacing the Chicago Public Schools district and the state of Illinois as a whole.

Edison Elementary's academic performance is truly remarkable, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science reaching as high as 96.6%, 96.8%, and 98.4%, respectively. This level of achievement is sustained across all grade levels, demonstrating the school's ability to provide a consistently high-quality education. In contrast, nearby schools like North River Elementary School have significantly lower proficiency rates, highlighting the exceptional nature of Edison Elementary's educational program.

Beyond its academic prowess, Edison Elementary serves a diverse student population, with strong performance across different subgroups. The school's relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 average, suggests a focus on equity and inclusive practices. This combination of exceptional academic results and a commitment to serving a diverse community makes Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center a standout example of educational excellence in the Chicago area.

Detail:

Public K-8

4929 N Sawyer Ave
Chicago, IL 60625-5008

(773) 534-0540

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
3^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,672

Student/teacher ratio: 17.8

Number of students: 267

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Asian:

16.5%

Two or more races:

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 9.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center ranks better than 99.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.79. (See more...)

Compare Details Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center ranks better than 99.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.5. (See more...)

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Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center is $17,672. 377 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center 3^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center 2^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	93.62	1^st	2020	100.0%
2004	93.22	5^th	2030	99.8%
2005	92.62	4^th	2022	99.8%
2006	90.63	4^th	2086	99.8%
2007	90.45	1^st	2095	100.0%
2008	90.31	6^th	2092	99.7%
2009	91.28	5^th	2120	99.8%
2010	90.95	7^th	2139	99.7%
2011	91.14	1^st	2147	100.0%
2012	91.02	1^st	2166	100.0%
2013	97.50	2^nd	2167	99.9%
2014	97.17	4^th	2093	99.8%
2015	99.85	3^rd	2052	99.9%
2016	99.59	6^th	2046	99.7%
2017	99.62	5^th	2044	99.8%
2018	99.16	7^th	2037	99.7%
2019	99.56	4^th	2086	99.8%
2021	99.78	3^rd	1948	99.8%
2022	98.91	12^th	2082	99.4%
2023	99.45	5^th	2077	99.8%
2024	99.79	3^rd	2067	99.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.32	40^th	1964	98.0%
2019	98.98	4^th	2019	99.8%
2021	98.64	10^th	1680	99.4%
2022	98.40	13^th	1970	99.3%
2023	98.19	17^th	1957	99.1%
2024	99.58	3^rd	1942	99.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.63	3^rd	1972	99.8%
2019	99.48	5^th	2019	99.8%
2021	99.78	2^nd	1707	99.9%
2022	99.06	9^th	1977	99.5%
2023	99.61	4^th	1984	99.8%
2024	99.77	4^th	1959	99.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.21	7^th	1463	99.5%
2019	98.30	4^th	1462	99.7%
2021	99.61	2^nd	1308	99.8%
2022	98.58	3^rd	1425	99.8%
2023	99.17	2^nd	1419	99.9%
2024	99.55	2^nd	1392	99.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	97.29	1^st	1185	99.9%
2004	96.56	1^st	1204	99.9%
2005	95.44	6^th	1209	99.5%
2006	93.78	3^rd	1272	99.8%
2007	93.18	5^th	1287	99.6%
2008	92.67	5^th	1293	99.6%
2009	92.39	4^th	1318	99.7%
2010	92.13	6^th	1327	99.5%
2011	92.40	6^th	1344	99.6%
2012	92.57	5^th	1365	99.6%
2013	98.18	2^nd	1367	99.9%
2014	97.92	1^st	1322	99.9%
2015	99.93	1^st	1302	99.9%
2016	99.56	4^th	1294	99.7%
2017	99.67	2^nd	1293	99.8%
2018	99.28	6^th	1293	99.5%
2019	99.62	3^rd	1356	99.8%
2021	99.83	5^th	1241	99.6%
2022	99.49	6^th	1369	99.6%
2023	98.64	12^th	1367	99.1%
2024	99.50	2^nd	1363	99.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.99	2^nd	802	99.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.48	17^th	1226	98.6%
2019	98.65	4^th	1276	99.7%
2021	97.45	18^th	1017	98.2%
2022	98.74	9^th	1286	99.3%
2023	95.11	40^th	1275	96.9%
2024	98.91	2^nd	1251	99.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.37	7^th	1223	99.4%
2019	99.66	4^th	1296	99.7%
2021	99.97	3^rd	1048	99.7%
2022	99.83	1^st	1286	99.9%
2023	99.70	3^rd	1292	99.8%
2024	99.65	3^rd	1264	99.8%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	92.50	5^th	209	97.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.88	8^th	889	99.1%
2019	99.15	3^rd	905	99.7%
2021	99.10	8^th	813	99.0%
2022	98.63	6^th	898	99.3%
2023	97.24	10^th	895	98.9%
2024	98.45	2^nd	875	99.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	97	58	60	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	257
1989	89	47	65	36	5	n/a	n/a	0	242
1990	94	40	64	40	6	n/a	n/a	0	244
1991	84	43	70	42	10	n/a	n/a	0	249
1992	93	34	77	45	12	n/a	n/a	0	261
1993	95	32	78	47	13	n/a	n/a	0	265
1994	101	39	69	54	12	n/a	n/a	0	275
1995	99	37	52	71	11	n/a	n/a	0	270
1996	99	37	52	71	11	n/a	n/a	0	270
1997	91	42	47	77	9	n/a	n/a	0	266
1998	90	49	49	82	8	n/a	n/a	0	278
1999	88	50	48	79	7	n/a	n/a	0	272
2000	90	50	49	76	4	n/a	n/a	0	269
2001	89	49	43	84	6	n/a	n/a	0	271
2002	89	45	45	86	8	n/a	n/a	0	273
2003	89	45	45	86	8	n/a	n/a	0	273
2004	93	39	48	78	8	n/a	n/a	0	266
2005	92	33	45	82	7	n/a	n/a	0	259
2006	95	29	52	74	7	n/a	n/a	12	269
2007	100	26	54	75	9	n/a	n/a	0	264
2008	99	18	58	51	6	n/a	n/a	42	274
2009	105	19	60	71	8	n/a	n/a	0	263
2010	110	17	66	69	5	n/a	n/a	0	267
2011	120	12	48	61	0	2	26	0	269
2012	134	12	46	53	0	2	22	0	269
2013	145	8	47	45	0	2	22	0	269
2014	144	12	57	40	0	2	21	0	276
2015	150	12	54	38	0	2	21	0	277
2016	156	11	50	35	0	1	25	0	278
2017	164	9	47	29	1	1	24	0	275
2018	158	10	51	23	1	0	28	0	271
2019	158	11	43	21	1	1	29	0	264
2020	157	11	39	24	1	1	31	0	264
2021	148	11	36	25	1	0	95	0	316
2022	146	10	41	28	1	0	30	0	256
2023	149	9	44	30	1	0	34	0	267

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	257	14.0	18.3	n/a
1989	242	13.0	18.6	n/a
1990	244	13.0	18.7	n/a
1991	249	15.0	16.6	n/a
1992	261	12.0	21.7	n/a
1993	265	11.0	24.1	n/a
1994	275	13.0	21.2	n/a
1995	270	15.0	18.0	n/a
1996	270	15.0	18.0	n/a
1997	266	15.0	17.7	n/a
1998	278	15.0	18.5	n/a
1999	272	16.0	17.0	n/a
2000	269	15.0	17.9	n/a
2001	271	17.0	15.9	n/a
2002	273	15.0	18.2	5.1
2003	273	15.0	18.2	5.1
2004	266	13.4	19.9	6
2005	259	15.0	17.3	6.9
2006	269	16.0	16.8	5.8
2007	264	14.0	18.9	4.5
2008	274	14.0	19.6	5.6
2009	263	15.5	17.0	n/a
2010	267	15.0	17.8	n/a
2011	269	15.0	17.9	n/a
2012	269	14.0	19.2	5.6
2013	269	15.8	16.9	6.3
2014	276	14.0	19.7	10.1
2015	277	15.0	18.4	16.6
2016	278	15.0	18.5	12.2
2017	275	13.7	19.9	10.5
2018	271	15.2	17.7	8.5
2019	264	17.0	15.5	8.3
2020	264	16.0	16.5	7.6
2021	316	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	256	15.0	17.0	10.9
2023	267	15.0	17.8	9.7

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 Regional Gifted Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	257	14.0	18.3	n/a
1989	242	13.0	18.6	n/a
1990	244	13.0	18.7	n/a
1991	249	15.0	16.6	n/a
1992	261	12.0	21.7	n/a
1993	265	11.0	24.1	n/a
1994	275	13.0	21.2	n/a
1995	270	15.0	18.0	n/a
1996	270	15.0	18.0	n/a
1997	266	15.0	17.7	n/a
1998	278	15.0	18.5	n/a
1999	272	16.0	17.0	n/a
2000	269	15.0	17.9	n/a
2001	271	17.0	15.9	n/a
2002	273	15.0	18.2	5.1
2003	273	15.0	18.2	5.1
2004	266	13.4	19.9	6
2005	259	15.0	17.3	6.9
2006	269	16.0	16.8	5.8
2007	264	14.0	18.9	4.5
2008	274	14.0	19.6	5.6
2009	263	15.5	17.0	n/a
2010	267	15.0	17.8	n/a
2011	269	15.0	17.9	n/a
2012	269	14.0	19.2	5.6
2013	269	15.8	16.9	6.3
2014	276	14.0	19.7	10.1
2015	277	15.0	18.4	16.6
2016	278	15.0	18.5	12.2
2017	275	13.7	19.9	10.5
2018	271	15.2	17.7	8.5
2019	264	17.0	15.5	8.3
2020	264	16.0	16.5	7.6
2021	316	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	256	15.0	17.0	10.9
2023	267	15.0	17.8	9.7

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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