Edison Jr High School

As a reasonably sized middle school in Rock Island, Illinois, Edison Jr High School instructs 398 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by Rock Island SD 41.

Within Rock Island SD 41, which oversees 13 schools and 6,292 students, Edison Jr High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Edison Jr High School reports that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 35% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rock Island County (around 65%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edison Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Rock Island County shows median household income runs about $67,159, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rock Island County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), of which Edison Jr High School is one.

Earl H Hanson Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edison Jr High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edison Jr High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.2%.

Edison Jr High School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 398 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 44% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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