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Thomas A Edison School

Summary:

Thomas A Edison School is an elementary school located in Port Chester, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 377 students. The school is part of the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, which is ranked 666 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's efforts, Thomas A Edison School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,353 and 1,880 out of over 2,300 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 11.11% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 42.6% statewide and 21.82% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low for female students, who ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for the past three years. However, the school has shown strengths in serving its English Language Learner (ELL) and homeless student populations, ranking in the top third and top 5% of New York elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups.

The stark contrast between Thomas A Edison School and the higher-performing schools in the surrounding area, such as Osborn School, Milton School, Midland School, and Harrison Avenue Elementary, which consistently rank among the top elementary schools in New York, highlights the significant disparity in educational outcomes. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the large ELL population at Thomas A Edison School may be contributing factors to the school's low academic performance, along with district-level factors such as resource allocation and leadership within the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District.


Detail:

Public K-5

 132 Rectory St
       Port Chester, NY  10573-3240

(914) 934-7980

District: Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1659th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,084 Help


Students who attend Thomas A Edison School usually attend:

Middle:    Port Chester Middle School
High:    Port Chester Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  377

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.8%
White:
6.1%
African American:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.8% Help


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Compare Details Thomas A Edison School ranks worse than 67.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Thomas A Edison School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.8%), White (6.1%), African American (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas A Edison School is 18.2, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas A Edison School is $22,084, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thomas A Edison School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas A Edison School 1659th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Thomas A Edison School in the ranking list.)

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Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District 666th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thomas A Edison School

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Rank History for all students at Thomas A Edison School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 82.23 243rd 2206 89.0%
2007 66.24 891st 2219 59.8%
2008 65.05 917th 2227 58.8%
2009 61.85 1038th 2257 54.0%
2010 46.36 1390th 2263 38.6%
2011 44.87 1415th 2286 38.1%
2012 35.17 1647th 2320 29.0%
2013 16.93 2051st 2325 11.8%
2014 24.15 1880th 2345 19.8%
2015 28.47 1743rd 2352 25.9%
2016 43.62 1353rd 2366 42.8%
2017 37.05 1526th 2386 36.0%
2018 43.70 1373rd 2395 42.7%
2019 31.39 1687th 2413 30.1%
2021 38.33 1407th 2201 36.1%
2022 33.41 1672nd 2434 31.3%
2023 28.71 1791st 2439 26.6%
2024 32.81 1659th 2445 32.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas A Edison School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.23 361st 938 61.5%
2019 40.14 455th 860 47.1%
2021 37.45 280th 454 38.3%
2022 41.08 542nd 1027 47.2%
2023 43.97 483rd 1001 51.7%
2024 53.01 344th 1066 67.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas A Edison School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.44 1098th 1941 43.4%
2019 34.90 1151st 1859 38.1%
2022 40.68 1083rd 2031 46.7%
2023 44.99 908th 2016 55.0%
2024 31.43 1482nd 2110 29.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas A Edison School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.06 649th 2045 68.3%
2019 50.36 860th 2032 57.7%
2022 48.60 951st 2099 54.7%
2023 35.66 1291st 2041 36.7%
2024 47.92 973rd 2078 53.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Thomas A Edison School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 92.67 43rd 766 94.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Thomas A Edison School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.29 1334th 2338 42.9%
2019 29.00 1734th 2357 26.4%
2021 31.15 1429th 1955 26.9%
2022 33.17 1683rd 2401 29.9%
2023 30.96 1708th 2403 28.9%
2024 29.03 1783rd 2413 26.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Thomas A Edison School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.06 1360th 2340 41.9%
2019 35.35 1546th 2358 34.4%
2021 42.55 1147th 1961 41.5%
2022 35.52 1585th 2400 34.0%
2023 28.79 1768th 2400 26.3%
2024 37.00 1531st 2411 36.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas A Edison School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.55 536th 1392 61.5%
2019 42.50 728th 1315 44.6%
2024 46.12 752nd 1531 50.9%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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.

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Enrollment information for Thomas A Edison School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 34 43 1 164 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1990 29 39 1 199 0 n/a n/a 0 268
1991 32 34 1 210 0 n/a n/a 0 277
1992 33 39 2 212 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1993 31 31 4 166 0 n/a n/a 0 232
1994 33 38 1 189 0 n/a n/a 0 261
1995 28 37 2 238 2 n/a n/a 0 307
1996 28 37 2 238 2 n/a n/a 0 307
1997 29 28 3 267 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1998 28 33 1 270 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1999 20 34 3 267 0 n/a n/a 0 324
2000 21 26 4 271 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2001 27 28 1 262 2 n/a n/a 0 320
2002 28 40 0 368 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2003 28 40 0 368 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2004 29 37 2 355 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2005 28 29 4 374 0 n/a n/a 0 435
2006 24 24 4 379 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2007 17 21 3 394 0 n/a n/a 2 437
2008 18 14 3 407 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2009 22 10 15 389 0 n/a n/a 3 439
2010 16 10 5 399 0 n/a n/a 0 430
2011 14 7 5 400 0 0 7 0 433
2012 27 12 4 390 1 0 0 0 434
2013 25 10 3 406 1 0 0 0 445
2014 34 8 6 391 0 0 0 0 439
2015 33 8 7 377 1 0 0 0 426
2016 29 6 7 395 1 0 0 0 438
2017 30 8 5 381 1 1 2 0 428
2018 31 6 7 361 1 1 2 0 409
2019 36 8 5 403 1 1 2 0 456
2020 26 7 2 378 1 0 2 0 416
2021 21 6 3 375 0 0 3 0 408
2022 26 6 1 334 0 0 1 0 368
2023 23 5 2 346 0 0 1 0 377

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 Thomas A Edison School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 242 14.9 16.2 n/a
1990 268 12.0 22.3 n/a
1991 277 16.0 17.3 n/a
1992 286 17.3 16.5 n/a
1993 232 14.0 16.6 n/a
1994 261 15.0 17.4 50.2
1995 307 20.0 15.4 59.3
1996 307 20.0 15.4 59.3
1997 327 20.0 16.4 59
1998 332 21.0 15.8 63.3
1999 324 20.0 16.2 67.9
2000 322 22.0 14.6 87.3
2001 320 21.0 15.2 61.6
2002 436 24.0 18.2 81.2
2003 436 24.0 18.2 81.2
2004 423 n/a n/a n/a
2005 435 26.3 16.5 76.8
2006 431 25.0 17.2 67.5
2007 437 28.0 15.6 81.1
2008 442 26.0 17.0 81
2009 439 27.0 16.3 82.1
2010 430 28.0 15.3 84.7
2011 433 31.3 13.8 80.4
2012 434 28.0 15.5 76
2013 445 28.0 15.8 82.5
2014 439 30.0 14.6 79.3
2015 426 31.0 13.7 87.1
2016 438 33.0 13.2 85.8
2017 428 30.9 13.8 90.7
2018 409 33.0 12.3 86.3
2019 456 34.0 13.4 87.3
2020 416 22.0 18.9 91.3
2021 408 24.5 16.5 85.3
2022 368 20.6 17.8 87
2023 377 20.7 18.2 82.8

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 Thomas A Edison School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 242 14.9 16.2 n/a
1990 268 12.0 22.3 n/a
1991 277 16.0 17.3 n/a
1992 286 17.3 16.5 n/a
1993 232 14.0 16.6 n/a
1994 261 15.0 17.4 50.2
1995 307 20.0 15.4 59.3
1996 307 20.0 15.4 59.3
1997 327 20.0 16.4 59
1998 332 21.0 15.8 63.3
1999 324 20.0 16.2 67.9
2000 322 22.0 14.6 87.3
2001 320 21.0 15.2 61.6
2002 436 24.0 18.2 81.2
2003 436 24.0 18.2 81.2
2004 423 n/a n/a n/a
2005 435 26.3 16.5 76.8
2006 431 25.0 17.2 67.5
2007 437 28.0 15.6 81.1
2008 442 26.0 17.0 81
2009 439 27.0 16.3 82.1
2010 430 28.0 15.3 84.7
2011 433 31.3 13.8 80.4
2012 434 28.0 15.5 76
2013 445 28.0 15.8 82.5
2014 439 30.0 14.6 79.3
2015 426 31.0 13.7 87.1
2016 438 33.0 13.2 85.8
2017 428 30.9 13.8 90.7
2018 409 33.0 12.3 86.3
2019 456 34.0 13.4 87.3
2020 416 22.0 18.9 91.3
2021 408 24.5 16.5 85.3
2022 368 20.6 17.8 87
2023 377 20.7 18.2 82.8

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.

Immunization Rates

Thomas A Edison School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.6%0.0%0.0%100.0%99.6%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201499.8%0.0%0.2%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201599.5%0.0%0.0%99.8%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%99.5%99.8%
201698.6%0.0%0.2%99.8%99.5%99.5%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.3%
201799.3%0.0%0.0%99.8%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%99.8%99.5%
201899.0%0.0%0.0%99.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.3%99.5%99.8%
201997.9%0.0%0.0%98.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.7%99.4%98.5%
202097.4%0.0%99.0%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%97.9%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Thomas A Edison School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $805 (5.0%) $15,247 (95.0%) $16,052
2020 $882 (5.3%) $15,813 (94.7%) $16,695
2021 $961 (5.8%) $15,707 (94.2%) $16,668
2022 $957 (4.7%) $19,597 (95.3%) $20,554
2023 $435 (2.0%) $21,649 (98.0%) $22,084

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas A Edison School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1687th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 1791st of 2439 Elementary schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Thomas A Edison School)5322.4
 30.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District)4220.6
 21.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Thomas A Edison School)5330.8
 22.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District)4339.3
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas A Edison School)2528.3
 3.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District)3236.4
 4.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Thomas A Edison School)2542.7
 17.7%
   4th Grade Math (Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District)3441.3
 7.3%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas A Edison School)1636.5
 20.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District)1834.4
 16.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Thomas A Edison School)4654.6
 8.5%
   5th Grade Math (Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District)3143.8
 12.8%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students456377
 17.3%
African American85
 37.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic403346
 14.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White3623
 36.1%
Two or More Races21
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.3%82.8%
 4.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas A Edison School

Students at Thomas A Edison School are 92% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American.

Students who attend Thomas A Edison School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Port Chester Middle School
High : Port Chester Senior High School

Thomas A Edison School ranks 1659th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 377 students attended Thomas A Edison School.


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