Edison Middle School

Set in Wheaton, Illinois, Edison Middle School is a moderately sized junior high, run under CUSD 200. It educates 635 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Edison Middle School sits 37% above that benchmark.

Across the 20 schools in CUSD 200 (11,639 students total), Edison Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Edison Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Edison Middle School logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, DuPage County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Edison Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (DuPage County) records that median household income runs about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Edison Middle School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

The closest other public school is Whittier Elem School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Edison Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 71.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edison Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 620 students in 2018 to 635 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 67% across the same window.

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