Enrollment
271
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEKIN PSD 108·NCES 173108003233
Edison Junior High School
1400 Earl St, Pekin, IL 61554 · (309) 477-4732 · Tazewell County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
139 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 131 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 52% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
51.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 19.3% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Junior High School
Edison Junior High School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Junior High School this school | 271 | 51.3% | 37.2% |
| Greenville Jr High School Greenville | 284 | 52.8% | 45.5% |
| Chillicothe Jr High Chillicothe | 229 | 52.4% | 54.1% |
| Mercer County Jr High School Aledo | 270 | 49.6% | 32.5% |
| Prairie Central Jr High School Forrest | 250 | 52.4% | 44.3% |
| Anna Junior High School Anna | 236 | 49.2% | 44.7% |
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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #365 of 578 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #467 of 640 ▼ 63 | #11 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #383 of 640 ▲ 73 | #8 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #481 of 691 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #40 of 558 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #447 of 560 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #280 of 581 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #62 of 440 | #5 of 11 |
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
271
-86 (-24%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 485
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 | 271 | 27 | 10.0:1 | 51% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 25.3 | 12.3:1 | 53% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 25.8 | 12.1:1 | 54% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 23.3 | 15.2:1 | 51% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 52% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 48% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 28 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (354 to 271); teachers up 16% (23.3 to 27).
About Edison Junior High School
Edison Junior High School operates as a small middle school in Pekin, Illinois. The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 271 students. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 41% lower.
Pekin PSD 108 serves 3,126 students across 11 schools.
The share of White students at Edison Junior High School is 87%. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for Edison Junior High School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Edison Junior High School reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. There are 139 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 51% of enrollment. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Tazewell County is 12 points.
Edison Junior High School is 4.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.2% versus 41.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Tazewell County, home to about 130,290 people, median household income comes to about $77,982, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Tazewell County's 56 public schools enroll about 18,581 students and include Edison Junior High School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Edison Junior High School from the closest public school, C B Smith Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Edison Junior High School at 1st of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 271 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 357.
On allk12, people connected to Edison Junior High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pekin PSD 108
- Wilson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Washington Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Broadmoor Junior High SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- C B Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Pekin Preschool Family Ed CenterElementary · 201 students
Other schools in Pekin
- Pekin Community High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Wilson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Washington Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Broadmoor Junior High SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- C B Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other Edison Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Edison Junior High. Edison Junior High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Edison Jr High SchoolRock Island, IL · 398 students
- Edison Jr. High SchoolRichmond, OH · 219 students
Nearby schools
- C B Smith Elementary School0.1 mi · 264
- L E Starke Elementary School0.7 mi · 139
- Willow Elementary School0.8 mi · 192
- Washington Intermediate School1.1 mi · 428
- Broadmoor Junior High School1.2 mi · 387
- Pekin Community High School1.3 mi · 1,712
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edison Junior High School?
Edison Junior High School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Edison Junior High School serve?
Edison Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edison Junior High School is approximately 10.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison Junior High School?
At Edison Junior High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Edison Junior High School?
Edison Junior High School is overseen by Pekin PSD 108 in Tazewell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.