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Enrollment
398
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK ISLAND SD 41·NCES 173441003538
Edison Jr High School
4141 9th St, Rock Island, IL 61201 · (309) 793-5920 · Rock Island County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
308 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 7 | 196 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 51% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Edison Jr High School→Rock Island High School
Based on grade levels within Rock Island SD 41. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
23.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.8% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Jr High School
Edison Jr High School's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Jr High School this school | 398 | 77.4% | 20.7% |
| Zadok Casey Middle School Mount Vernon | 380 | 83.9% | 22.7% |
| Carbondale Middle School Carbondale | 457 | 73.3% | 21.4% |
| Washington Jr High School Rock Island | 529 | 64.5% | 28.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln Middle School Rockford | 736 | 80.2% | 14.9% |
| Bernard W Flinn Middle School Rockford | 807 | 69.5% | 20.4% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #519 of 578 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #536 of 640 ▼ 18 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #604 of 640 ▲ 1 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #363 of 691 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #454 of 558 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #19 of 560 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #72 of 581 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #88 of 127 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
398
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 546
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 | 398 | 26.6 | 14.9:1 | 77% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 28.3 | 15.1:1 | 76% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 24.9 | 16.9:1 | 74% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 23.9 | 16.0:1 | 65% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 73% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 70% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 30 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (381 to 398); teachers up 12% (23.9 to 26.6).
About Edison Jr High School
Edison Jr High School is a mid-sized middle-grades school found in Rock Island, Illinois. Federal data show 398 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Rock Island SD 41 oversees Edison Jr High School and 12 other schools, with 6,292 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Edison Jr High School; the largest is White, at 36%. The rest of enrollment is 35% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Rock Island County, the White share is about 72%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Edison Jr High School, which has 26.6. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Edison Jr High School is about 77%. On average, public schools in Rock Island County report 65%.
Edison Jr High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Illinois public middle schools.
Edison Jr High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (20.7%) and its predicted rate (26.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In the surrounding county, Rock Island County, median household income comes to about $67,159, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 57, with about 21,921 students.
Measured in a straight line, Earl H Hanson Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Edison Jr High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 20.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 404 to 398.
On allk12, people connected to Edison Jr High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rock Island SD 41
- Rock Island High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Rock Island AcademyElementary · 540 students
- Washington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- RicmsElementary · 462 students
- Horace Mann ELCElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Rock Island
- Rock Island High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Rock Island AcademyElementary · 540 students
- Washington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- RicmsElementary · 462 students
- Horace Mann ELCElementary · 387 students
Other Edison Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Edison Junior High. Edison Jr High School is the largest of the 3.
- Edison Junior High SchoolPekin, IL · 271 students
- Edison Jr. High SchoolRichmond, OH · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Earl H Hanson Elementary School0.2 mi · 201
- Frances Willard Elementary School1.1 mi · 312
- Rock Island High School1.2 mi · 1,812
- Eugene Field Elementary School1.5 mi · 496
- Horace Mann ELC1.9 mi · 387
- Ricms2.0 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Jr High SchoolHow large is Edison Jr High School?
Edison Jr High School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Edison Jr High School serve?
Edison Jr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Edison Jr High School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Edison Jr High School.
How diverse is Edison Jr High School?
Edison Jr High School reports a student body of 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 35% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Edison Jr High School?
Edison Jr High School is overseen by Rock Island SD 41 in Rock Island County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.