Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANKAKEE SD 111·NCES 172076002357
Edison Primary School
1991 E Maple St, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 932-0621 · Kankakee County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
178 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 55% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
10.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.1% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
% 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
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Primary School
Edison Primary School's state test result (8.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Primary School this school | 192 | 92.7% | 8.4% |
| Edison Elementary School Danville | 233 | 88.8% | 21.2% |
| Meridian Elementary School Mounds | 213 | 95.3% | 21.1% |
| Pleasant Valley Primary School Peoria | 248 | 98.0% | 33.0% |
| Broadmeadow Elementary School Rantoul | 231 | 93.9% | 11.8% |
| Langford A Elementary School Chicago | 181 | 95.6% | 16.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #1,901 of 1,925 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #1,843 of 2,077 ▲ 111 | #16 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #2,065 of 2,077 ▼ 3 | #18 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #2,070 of 2,419 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #215 of 2,132 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #474 of 1,461 | #7 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
192
-27 (-12%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 339
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 | 192 | 12.4 | 15.6:1 | 93% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 12.6 | 16.3:1 | 91% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 12.6 | 15.0:1 | 93% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 12.9 | 18.4:1 | 80% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | 89% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 97% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 18 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (238 to 192); teachers down 5% (12.9 to 12.4).
About Edison Primary School
Edison Primary School, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Kankakee, Illinois. The student body numbers 192 students, from kindergarten through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 50% smaller than that.
Kankakee SD 111 runs 10 schools with a combined 4,602 students. Edison Primary School is one of them.
Black students make up a majority at Edison Primary School, at 57%. Next come 21% White, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 14% Black among all Kankakee County residents. Edison Primary School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Edison Primary School total 12.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 93%. The average for public schools in Kankakee County is 61%.
In Illinois, Edison Primary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 8.4% actual against a predicted 18.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kankakee County, the median household income is $71,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Edison Primary School is one of 44 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Edison Primary School is Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Edison Primary School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Edison Primary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 192 students in 2024-25, 27 fewer than the 219 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Edison Primary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kankakee SD 111
- Kankakee High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Kankakee Junior High SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Proegler SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- King Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 385 students
Other schools in Kankakee
- Kankakee High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Kankakee Junior High SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Limestone Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- Proegler SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School0.4 mi · 437
- Kankakee Junior High School0.5 mi · 501
- King Middle Grade School0.5 mi · 385
- Mark Twain Primary School0.5 mi · 192
- Steuben Elementary School0.7 mi · 234
- Proegler School1.3 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edison Primary School?
Edison Primary School enrolls approximately 192 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Edison Primary School serve?
Edison Primary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Edison Primary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Edison Primary School.
How diverse is Edison Primary School?
Edison Primary School reports a student body of 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 57% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Edison Primary School public or private?
Edison Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kankakee SD 111.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.