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Edison Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 309 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edison Elementary School enrolls 309 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, <1% White and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 300 | 97% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 309 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edison Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 8.
Edison Elementary School is one of 107 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 48,828 students district-wide and employs 3,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 309 students, Edison Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 456 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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