State/Public High Open

Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS

3304 Parkside Ave, Lake Station, Lake County, 46405

616
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake Station, Lake County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Station Community Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lake Station Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS enrolls 616 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
342 (56%)
Female students
274 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.3
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
6–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 16% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino26643%
White22737%
Black or African American10116%
Two or more races223.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

467 of the school's 616 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 446 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 6–12Title I

Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS 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 IN-10, state senate district 3, state house district 3.

School district: Lake Station Community Schools

Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS is one of 3 schools in Lake Station Community Schools, based in Lake Station, Indiana. The district serves 1,030 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS is larger than the district average of about 343 students per school.

1,030
District students
3
Schools
71
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

24%
Reading proficient
7%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
23%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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