Is Edison Elementary School a good school?

Edison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Edison Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 325 students attended Edison Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Edison Elementary School?

Students at Edison Elementary School are 58% Hispanic, 33% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Edison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Edison Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Highlands Middle School High : Kamiakin High School

Edison Elementary School

Summary:

Edison Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Kennewick, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 325. The school is part of the Kennewick School District, which is ranked 135 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edison Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the nearby schools in the district. Edison Elementary also has a more diverse student body compared to the nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and African American students, but these student subgroups perform significantly worse than their peers at other schools in the district.

The performance gap between Edison Elementary and the other schools in the district has been widening over the years, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points lower than the district averages. The school also struggles to support its high percentage of English Language Learners and migrant students, who rank in the bottom 10% and bottom 5%, respectively, among Washington elementary schools in these subgroups. Despite the high spending per student at Edison Elementary and the low student-teacher ratio, the school has not been able to effectively utilize its resources to improve student outcomes, raising questions about the allocation and distribution of resources within the district. In comparison, the nearby schools in the Kennewick School District, such as Amistad Elementary, Ridge View Elementary, and Westgate Elementary, generally perform better than Edison Elementary across academic measures.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

201 South Dawes Street
Kennewick, WA 99336-2047

(509) 734-3580

District: Kennewick School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1156^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,462

Students who attend Edison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highlands Middle School
High:	Kamiakin High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 325

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

White:

32.9%

African American:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Edison Elementary School ranks worse than 99% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 16^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.79. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Edison Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Kennewick School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.2%), White (32.9%), African American (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.9% 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 School is 11.6, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Kennewick School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edison Elementary School is $19,462, which is the highest among 17 elementary schools in the Kennewick School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edison Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Edison Elementary School 1156^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Edison Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

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Kennewick School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennewick School District 135^th of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	9.94	967^th	1026	5.8%
2005	16.57	906^th	1031	12.1%
2006	24.38	864^th	1051	17.8%
2007	25.06	864^th	1069	19.2%
2008	19.21	921^st	1067	13.7%
2009	17.15	952^nd	1072	11.2%
2010	8.03	1053^rd	1088	3.2%
2011	6.72	1062^nd	1092	2.7%
2012	6.89	1069^th	1097	2.6%
2013	5.42	1085^th	1106	1.9%
2015	11.16	993^rd	1067	6.9%
2016	11.88	970^th	1053	7.9%
2017	13.31	955^th	1056	9.6%
2018	9.96	996^th	1054	5.5%
2019	4.27	1114^th	1130	1.4%
2021	4.85	1102^nd	1107	0.5%
2022	4.48	1157^th	1169	1.0%
2023	4.41	1154^th	1169	1.3%
2024	3.79	1156^th	1168	1.0%

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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	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.80	304^th	333	8.7%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	11.73	807^th	835	3.4%
2021	7.93	842^nd	854	1.4%
2022	7.34	1010^th	1019	0.9%
2023	5.92	1001^st	1013	1.2%
2024	5.28	1014^th	1024	1.0%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Edison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.62	60^th	61	1.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Edison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.68	937^th	1004	6.7%
2019	9.22	1019^th	1068	4.6%
2022	7.30	1076^th	1100	2.2%
2023	6.74	1069^th	1094	2.3%
2024	5.25	1079^th	1093	1.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Edison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	10.27	941^st	999	5.8%
2019	4.00	1063^rd	1075	1.1%
2022	4.75	1106^th	1113	0.6%
2023	3.15	1097^th	1099	0.2%
2024	5.00	1084^th	1099	1.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Edison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	15.00	516^th	540	4.4%
2019	8.90	687^th	697	1.4%
2022	10.61	685^th	694	1.3%
2023	7.84	623^rd	633	1.6%
2024	5.29	647^th	651	0.6%

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Rank History for White students at Edison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	9.09	982^nd	1027	4.4%
2021	1.84	943^rd	943	0.0%
2022	3.25	1029^th	1031	0.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a student
Friday, August 18, 2017

I went to school there remembered alot teachers were very good playground was nice Close Quote

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	411	6	23	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1989	407	9	17	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1990	449	11	17	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	507
1991	478	10	26	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	554
1992	514	12	21	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	592
1993	442	12	19	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	515
1994	392	7	18	34	3	n/a	n/a	0	454
1995	340	9	17	55	2	n/a	n/a	0	423
1996	340	9	17	55	2	n/a	n/a	0	423
1997	339	7	14	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
1998	285	15	16	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1999	248	13	10	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
2000	219	12	13	171	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
2001	222	7	5	233	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
2002	203	7	7	215	2	n/a	n/a	0	434
2003	203	7	7	215	2	n/a	n/a	0	434
2004	186	9	6	248	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
2005	158	8	3	243	3	n/a	n/a	0	415
2006	181	10	9	241	3	n/a	n/a	7	451
2007	179	15	5	235	3	n/a	n/a	10	447
2008	202	15	8	243	4	n/a	n/a	15	487
2009	210	11	10	227	2	n/a	n/a	26	486
2010	200	7	15	251	1	n/a	n/a	26	500
2011	217	7	12	284	1	1	0	0	522
2012	263	8	11	229	1	3	3	0	518
2013	308	7	10	189	3	0	5	0	522
2014	346	16	6	169	2	0	1	0	540
2015	437	16	4	151	2	0	10	0	620
2016	249	13	3	343	6	1	22	0	637
2017	223	18	2	329	6	0	17	0	595
2018	245	16	1	325	5	0	21	0	613
2019	167	35	3	139	1	0	16	0	361
2020	184	14	4	172	0	4	19	0	397
2021	129	7	3	187	0	2	14	0	342
2022	112	5	7	203	1	0	10	0	338
2023	107	12	6	189	0	0	11	0	325

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	457	24.0	19.0	0
1989	456	22.0	20.7	n/a
1990	507	24.5	20.6	0
1991	554	26.2	21.1	n/a
1992	592	28.9	20.4	n/a
1993	515	24.6	20.9	n/a
1994	454	23.1	19.7	n/a
1995	423	24.0	17.6	n/a
1996	423	24.0	17.6	n/a
1997	441	23.6	18.7	n/a
1998	446	24.5	18.2	n/a
1999	427	22.7	18.8	n/a
2000	415	25.8	16.1	n/a
2001	467	25.8	18.1	n/a
2002	434	27.3	15.9	93.1
2003	434	27.3	15.9	93.1
2004	449	28.0	16.0	80
2005	415	28.5	14.6	83.6
2006	451	30.4	14.8	76.6
2007	447	28.6	15.6	83.3
2008	487	26.9	18.1	82.6
2009	486	26.9	18.1	85.7
2010	500	28.3	17.6	85
2011	522	28.3	18.4	71.6
2012	518	31.3	16.5	76.6
2013	522	31.3	16.6	74.7
2014	540	n/a	n/a	71.3
2015	620	36.0	17.2	80.8
2016	637	34.0	18.7	80.1
2017	595	36.1	16.4	0
2018	613	36.6	16.7	78.6
2019	361	29.0	12.4	93.6
2020	397	29.0	13.6	77.1
2021	342	28.5	11.9	79.2
2022	338	29.0	11.6	81.1
2023	325	28.0	11.6	80.9

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	457	24.0	19.0	0
1989	456	22.0	20.7	n/a
1990	507	24.5	20.6	0
1991	554	26.2	21.1	n/a
1992	592	28.9	20.4	n/a
1993	515	24.6	20.9	n/a
1994	454	23.1	19.7	n/a
1995	423	24.0	17.6	n/a
1996	423	24.0	17.6	n/a
1997	441	23.6	18.7	n/a
1998	446	24.5	18.2	n/a
1999	427	22.7	18.8	n/a
2000	415	25.8	16.1	n/a
2001	467	25.8	18.1	n/a
2002	434	27.3	15.9	93.1
2003	434	27.3	15.9	93.1
2004	449	28.0	16.0	80
2005	415	28.5	14.6	83.6
2006	451	30.4	14.8	76.6
2007	447	28.6	15.6	83.3
2008	487	26.9	18.1	82.6
2009	486	26.9	18.1	85.7
2010	500	28.3	17.6	85
2011	522	28.3	18.4	71.6
2012	518	31.3	16.5	76.6
2013	522	31.3	16.6	74.7
2014	540	n/a	n/a	71.3
2015	620	36.0	17.2	80.8
2016	637	34.0	18.7	80.1
2017	595	36.1	16.4	0
2018	613	36.6	16.7	78.6
2019	361	29.0	12.4	93.6
2020	397	29.0	13.6	77.1
2021	342	28.5	11.9	79.2
2022	338	29.0	11.6	81.1
2023	325	28.0	11.6	80.9

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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