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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Edison Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACOMB CUSD 185·NCES 172392002605
Edison Elementary School
521 S Pearl St, Macomb, IL 61455 · (309) 837-3993 · McDonough County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
254 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 144 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Macomb CUSD 185. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
29.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
23.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.4% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 20.6% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School this school | 397 | 64.0% | 28.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Macomb | 412 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary School Marion | 482 | 66.6% | 59.0% |
| Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School Quincy | 500 | 67.2% | 34.1% |
| Peoria Heights Grade School Peoria Heights | 488 | 66.2% | 23.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Marion | 465 | 57.8% | 65.1% |
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 McDonough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #1,331 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #1,504 of 2,077 ▼ 343 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #1,683 of 2,077 ▼ 185 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #1,018 of 2,419 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #577 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #919 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #892 of 2,132 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #1,232 of 1,461 | N/A |
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
397
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 545
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 | 397 | 32.9 | 12.1:1 | 64% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 34 | 11.0:1 | 61% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 52% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 50% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 47% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 47% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 30 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (415 to 397); teachers up 6% (31 to 32.9).
About Edison Elementary School
Edison Elementary School, located in Macomb, Illinois, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 397 students.
Macomb CUSD 185 includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 2,075 students.
The largest group at Edison Elementary School is White students, at 67%. The remaining students are 19% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in McDonough County, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for Edison Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Of all students at Edison Elementary School, 64% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 56% for public schools in McDonough County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Edison Elementary School is 6.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.3% actual, 34.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
For the population of McDonough County, the median household earns about $52,795 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across McDonough County, 19 public schools serve about 3,250 students.
Among nearby public schools, Lincoln Elementary School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Edison Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Edison Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Edison Elementary School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 402 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 397.
Edison Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
McDonough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,920
Census ACS
Median income
$52,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Macomb CUSD 185
- Macomb Senior High SchoolHigh · 660 students
- Macomb Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- MacArthur Early Childhood CenterElementary · 127 students
Other schools in Macomb
- Macomb Senior High SchoolHigh · 660 students
- Macomb Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- MacArthur Early Childhood CenterElementary · 127 students
- Roe 26 LeapCombined
- ROYALS Academy MacombHigh
Other Edison Elementary schools
37 other US public schools in 19 states are named Edison Elementary. Edison Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 38.
- Edison Elementary SchoolElmhurst, IL · 318 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolStickney, IL · 282 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolDanville, IL · 233 students
- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 630 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 412
- MacArthur Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 127
- Macomb Senior High School0.9 mi · 660
- Macomb Middle School1.1 mi · 479
- West Prairie South Elementary School7.3 mi · 182
- West Prairie Junior High School7.4 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Elementary SchoolHow large is Edison Elementary School?
Edison Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Edison Elementary School serve?
Edison Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edison Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison Elementary School?
At Edison Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 3% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Edison Elementary School public or private?
Edison Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Macomb CUSD 185.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.