Edison Elementary School

Edison Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus in Macomb, Illinois, one of the schools within Macomb CUSD 185. The school hosts 397 students in grades 3 through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Macomb CUSD 185 (2,075 students total), Edison Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Edison Elementary School lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 19% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, Edison Elementary School lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Edison Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of McDonough County's rate of about 56%.

With demographic context factored in, Edison Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.6%, the actual is 28.3%, a residual of -6.3 points.

In the area at large, McDonough County reports that median household income runs about $52,795, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, McDonough County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,250 students), of which Edison Elementary School is one.

Lincoln Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Edison Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Edison Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

Edison Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 10% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Edison Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.