📍 1000 Locust Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66103
Thomas A Edison Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas A Edison Elem enrolls 225 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 17% |
| White | 33 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 8% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 225 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Thomas A Edison Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 KS-30, state senate district 6, state house district 31.
Thomas A Edison Elem is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 21,538 students district-wide and employs 1,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, Thomas A Edison Elem is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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