State/Public Elementary Open

Edison Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2218 3rd Avenue, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, 51501

432
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Edison Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Janine Crain. It is part of the Council Bluffs Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Janine Crain
School district
Council Bluffs Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Edison Elementary School enrolls 432 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
233 (54%)
Female students
199 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.9
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31874%
Hispanic or Latino8419%
Two or more races122.8%
Black or African American112.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%
Asian2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

272 of the school's 432 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. 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 Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Edison Elementary 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 IA-40, state senate district 8, state house district 15.

School district: Council Bluffs Comm School District

Edison Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The district serves 8,347 students district-wide and employs 587 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, Edison Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 556 students per school.

8,347
District students
15
Schools
587
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

43%
Reading proficient
54%
Math proficient
19%
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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