📍 1 Edison Dr, Gainesville, Cooke County, 76240
Edison el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gainesville, Cooke County. The school has 683 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ruben Dominguez. It is part of the Gainesville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Edison el enrolls 683 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 430 | 63% |
| White | 176 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
552 of the school's 683 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 516 qualify for free lunch and 36 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 el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 68.
Edison el is one of 5 schools in GAINESVILLE ISD, based in GAINESVILLE, Texas. The district serves 3,111 students district-wide and employs 192 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 683 students, Edison el is close to the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant