Edison Middle School

Edison Middle School is a moderately sized junior high in Champaign, Illinois, operated by Champaign CUSD 4. The school serves 647 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Edison Middle School sits 40% above that benchmark.

Champaign CUSD 4 comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,598 students; Edison Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Edison Middle School logs that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Champaign County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Edison Middle School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edison Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Champaign County put median household earnings sit near $63,683, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Champaign County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students), of which Edison Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: South Side Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edison Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edison Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Edison Middle School's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 719 (now 647). The Black share of enrollment climbed from 30% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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