Edison Elementary School

Edison Elementary School operates as a minimally staffed elementary school in YODER, Colorado, operated by Edison Joint District No. 54 of the counties of El Paso and. Current enrollment sits at 29 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 379.

Edison Joint District No. 54 of the counties of El Paso and comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 56 students; Edison Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edison Elementary School records that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to El Paso County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Edison Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, El Paso County reports that median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which Edison Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Edison Junior-Senior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Edison Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 50% since 2018, when it stood at 58 (now 29). White enrollment moved from 81% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Edison Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.