Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE CCSD 118·NCES 171179001385
Edison Elementary School
2101 N Vermilion St, Danville, IL 61832 · (217) 444-3350 · Vermilion County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
207 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 6% larger than its 4th grade class (36).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.7pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 3.4% | 11.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Edison Elementary School
Edison Elementary School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School this school | 233 | 88.8% | 21.2% |
| Edison Primary School Kankakee | 192 | 92.7% | 8.4% |
| Taft Primary School Kankakee | 316 | 91.1% | 18.5% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School Springfield | 243 | 81.9% | 25.9% |
| Meridian Elementary School Mounds | 213 | 95.3% | 21.1% |
| Broadmeadow Elementary School Rantoul | 231 | 93.9% | 11.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,569 of 1,925 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,416 of 2,077 ▲ 140 | #7 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,773 of 2,077 ▲ 283 | #11 of 15 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #1,910 of 2,419 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #752 of 2,035 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #354 of 2,042 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #311 of 2,132 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #431 of 615 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
233
+45 (+24%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 233 | 18.5 | 12.6:1 | 89% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 87% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 15.3 | 16.9:1 | 84% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 13.5 | 16.4:1 | 66% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 67% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 63% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (222 to 233); teachers up 37% (13.5 to 18.5).
About Edison Elementary School
In Danville, Illinois, part of Vermilion County, Edison Elementary School is an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 4, with 233 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 39% below that mark.
Danville CCSD 118 counts 9 schools and 4,940 students, including Edison Elementary School.
The student body at Edison Elementary School is 52% Black. The school is also 23% White, 14% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 15%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. The school has 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Federal data show 89% of students (207) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Vermilion County is 18 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Edison Elementary School would score about 20.2%. It scores 21.2%, 1.0 points above that figure.
In Vermilion County, home to about 72,386 people, the median household earns about $56,877 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Edison Elementary School shares Vermilion County with 40 other public schools.
Edison Elementary School's nearest public school is North Ridge Middle School (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Edison Elementary School. By average proficiency, Edison Elementary School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Edison Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Edison Elementary School had a net gain of 45 students, or 24%.
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Vermilion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,386
Census ACS
Median income
$56,877
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
11,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville CCSD 118
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- South View Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Mark Denman Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other schools in Danville
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- South View Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Mark Denman Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other Edison Elementary schools
37 other US public schools in 19 states are named Edison Elementary. Edison Elementary School is the 34th largest of the 38.
- Edison Elementary SchoolMacomb, IL · 397 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElmhurst, IL · 318 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolStickney, IL · 282 students
- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 630 students
Nearby schools
- North Ridge Middle School0.4 mi · 740
- Liberty Elementary School1.0 mi · 377
- Danville High School1.6 mi · 1,253
- Mark Denman Elementary School1.8 mi · 545
- Northeast Elementary Magnet School2.0 mi · 347
- Meade Park Elementary School3.4 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Elementary SchoolHow large is Edison Elementary School?
Edison Elementary School enrolls approximately 233 students in grades PK-04.
Is Edison Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edison Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Edison Elementary School have?
Edison Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Edison Elementary School?
Student demographics at Edison Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 11% Hispanic, 52% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Edison Elementary School in?
Edison Elementary School is part of Danville CCSD 118.
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