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Edison Elementary School
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsWhat this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Edison Elementary School
Edison Elementary School is one of the expansive elementary campuss in DENVER, Colorado, run under School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 583 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 54% above typical.
Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), Edison Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Edison Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Edison Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Edison Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 55.8%; actual is 71.7%, +15.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Denver County put median household income runs about $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Edison Elementary School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edison Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 34.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Looking at the recent track record. Edison Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 576 (now 583). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 28% to 19%.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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