Edison Elementary

As a medium-sized primary school in Alameda, California, Edison Elementary educates 474 students from grades K through 5, run under Alameda Unified.

Across the 15 schools in Alameda Unified (9,260 students total), Edison Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Edison Elementary reports that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 25% multiracial, 20% Asian, 17% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Edison Elementary lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Edison Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.4%, the actual is 74.5%, a residual of +8.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Alameda County) records that median household income runs about $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Edison Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

The closest other public school is Alameda High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edison Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edison Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 66.2%.

Edison Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Edison Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 474). The White share of enrollment edged down from 48% to 36% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.