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Enrollment
773
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090240001948
Edison Middle School
1355 North Broad Street, Meriden, CT 06450 · (203) 379-2590 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL773 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
576 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 266 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 253 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
41.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Edison Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Middle School this school | 773 | 74.5% | N/A |
| Lincoln Middle School Meriden | 684 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Pulaski Middle School New Britain | 839 | 80.2% | N/A |
| Slade Middle School New Britian | 781 | 75.8% | N/A |
| West Side Middle School Waterbury | 848 | 82.2% | N/A |
| Rippowam Middle School Stamford | 704 | 62.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #104 of 174 | #10 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #86 of 173 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 773 | #28 of 181 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #163 of 169 | #20 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #57 of 169 | #7 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #17 of 180 | #3 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 773 | 54.4 | 14.2:1 | 75% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 56.4 | 13.8:1 | 75% (582) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 52.4 | 12.7:1 | 75% (502) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Middle School.
About Edison Middle School
Edison Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Meriden, Connecticut. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 773 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 521 students for middle schools in Connecticut.
Meriden School District has a total of 13 schools and 8,036 students, Edison Middle School among them.
About 60% of the student body at Edison Middle School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 22% White, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 20%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
On staff are 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Middle schools in Connecticut average 11.3:1, 2.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Edison Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 75%. That is higher than the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
For South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,197, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 152 public schools in the county, enrolling about 72,909, Edison Middle School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Edison Middle School is closest to Washington Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place Edison Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meriden School District
- Francis T. Maloney High SchoolHigh · 1,291 students
- Orville H. Platt High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 536 students
- Nathan Hale SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in Meriden
- Francis T. Maloney High SchoolHigh · 1,291 students
- Orville H. Platt High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- H. C. Wilcox Technical High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 536 students
Other Edison Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Edison Middle. Edison Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 12.
- Edison MiddleGreen Bay, WI · 1,121 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls, SD · 937 students
- Edison Middle SchoolChampaign, IL · 647 students
- Edison Middle SchoolWheaton, IL · 635 students
- Edison MiddleJanesville, WI · 587 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Middle School0.3 mi · 536
- Nathan Hale School0.9 mi · 485
- Roger Sherman School1.4 mi · 457
- John Barry School1.6 mi · 418
- Francis T. Maloney High School1.7 mi · 1,291
- Israel Putnam School1.9 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Middle SchoolHow many students attend Edison Middle School?
Edison Middle School enrolls approximately 773 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Edison Middle School serve?
Edison Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Edison Middle School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Edison Middle School.
How diverse is Edison Middle School?
Edison Middle School reports a student body of 22% White, 60% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Edison Middle School?
Edison Middle School is overseen by Meriden School District in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
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