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Enrollment
635
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 200·NCES 174218004209
Edison Middle School
1125 S Wheaton Ave, Wheaton, IL 60189 · (630) 682-2050 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
134 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 6 | 191 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 36% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
80.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 49.9% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Middle School
Edison Middle School's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Middle School this school | 635 | 21.1% | 68.0% |
| Heineman Middle School Algonquin | 724 | 21.3% | 60.6% |
| Franklin Middle School Wheaton | 525 | 25.7% | 71.5% |
| Glenwood Middle School Chatham | 735 | 22.7% | 51.0% |
| Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus Hawthorn Woods | 697 | 23.4% | 70.7% |
| Glenwood Intermediate School Chatham | 672 | 22.5% | 52.8% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #42 of 578 | #10 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #98 of 640 ▼ 19 | #22 of 51 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #69 of 640 ▼ 24 | #14 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #180 of 691 | #20 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #381 of 558 | #43 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #238 of 560 | #32 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #514 of 581 | #33 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #107 of 127 | #9 of 10 |
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
635
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 765
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 | 635 | 45.4 | 14.0:1 | 21% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 23% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 48.7 | 13.8:1 | 23% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 44.9 | 13.8:1 | 19% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 18% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 17% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 911 | 60 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 40 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (620 to 635); teachers up 1% (44.9 to 45.4).
About Edison Middle School
Edison Middle School is a middle school located in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 635 students. It has 37% more students than the average for middle schools in Illinois (about 462).
Across its 20 schools, CUSD 200 enrolls 11,639 students. Edison Middle School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Edison Middle School is White students, at 67%. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. DuPage County residents are about 65% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
Classroom staffing at Edison Middle School totals 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Edison Middle School is about 21%. Across public schools in DuPage County, the average is 34%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 59.3%.
In DuPage County, the median household earns about $112,096 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. DuPage County has 277 public schools with about 138,557 students, including Edison Middle School.
Whittier Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Edison Middle School is 7th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 635, compared with 670 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Edison Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 200
- Wheaton Warrenville South High SchoolHigh · 1,864 students
- Wheaton North High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Hubble Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
Other schools in Wheaton
- Wheaton Warrenville South High SchoolHigh · 1,864 students
- Wheaton North High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Briar Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Wiesbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
Other Edison Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Edison Middle. Edison Middle School is the 5th largest of the 12.
- Edison Middle SchoolChampaign, IL · 647 students
- Edison MiddleGreen Bay, WI · 1,121 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls, SD · 937 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMeriden, CT · 773 students
- Edison MiddleJanesville, WI · 587 students
Nearby schools
- Whittier Elementary School0.3 mi · 433
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 458
- Longfellow Elementary School1.0 mi · 318
- Madison Elementary School1.1 mi · 360
- Emerson Elementary School1.1 mi · 263
- Lowell Elementary School1.1 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Middle SchoolHow large is Edison Middle School?
Edison Middle School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Edison Middle School serve?
Edison Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edison Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Edison Middle School?
Edison Middle School reports a student body of 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Edison Middle School public or private?
Edison Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CUSD 200.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.