State/Public Elementary Open

Thomas Edison Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 8200 Gross Point Rd, Morton Grove, Cook County, 60053

639
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thomas Edison Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morton Grove, Cook County. The school has 639 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Carpenter. It is part of the Skokie SD 69 school district. It serves grades 3โ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Andrew Carpenter
School district
Skokie SD 69

Enrollment & staffing

Thomas Edison Elem School enrolls 639 students across grades 3โ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
331 (52%)
Female students
308 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
3โ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Asian, 30% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian21133%
White18930%
Hispanic or Latino11818%
Black or African American7011%
Two or more races507.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

362 of the school's 639 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 3โ€“5Title I

Thomas Edison Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 8, state house district 16.

School district: Skokie SD 69

Thomas Edison Elem School is one of 3 schools in Skokie SD 69, based in Skokie, Illinois. The district serves 1,842 students district-wide and employs 139 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 639 students, Thomas Edison Elem School is close to the district average of about 614 students per school.

1,842
District students
3
Schools
139
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

18%
Reading proficient
18%
Math proficient
14%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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