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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181029001681
Edison Middle School
2701 Eisenhower Dr, South Bend, IN 46615 · (574) 393-4400 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
369 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
12.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
10.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (12.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Middle School this school | 551 | 67.0% | 12.4% |
| Fairfield Elementary School Fort Wayne | 481 | 69.6% | 15.3% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 712 | 69.0% | 17.8% |
| Mary Daly Elementary School Elkhart | 476 | 63.9% | 10.2% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Hammond | 565 | 61.2% | 13.6% |
| Garden City Elementary School Indianapolis | 727 | 71.7% | 13.2% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #931 of 983 | #34 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #955 of 986 | #36 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #936 of 986 | #34 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #262 of 1,079 | #6 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #19 of 991 | #3 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #187 of 996 | #15 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #215 of 1,058 | #11 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.2% | #58 of 353 | #4 of 12 |
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
551
+86 (+18%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 551 | 53.4 | 10.3:1 | 67% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 65.5 | 4.9:1 | 69% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 41.2 | 9.3:1 | 83% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 78% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 27.8 | 15.1:1 | 81% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 18 | 23.9:1 | 82% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 69% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 50% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 36 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Middle School.
About Edison Middle School
Federal records list Edison Middle School as an elementary school in South Bend, Indiana. It teaches 551 students in kindergarten through 8. That is 26% above the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
South Bend Community School Corp runs 29 schools with a combined 13,585 students. Edison Middle School is one of them.
At Edison Middle School, 52% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 25% Black, 13% White, and 9% multiracial. That is higher than the 11% Hispanic share among all St. Joseph County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school had 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. The school's 10.3:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 67%. The 46% average for public schools in St. Joseph County is 21 points lower.
Edison Middle School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Edison Middle School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Indiana. Predicted: 28.1%. Actual: 12.4%.
In St. Joseph County, home to about 273,040 people, the median household earns about $66,868 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in St. Joseph County number 73, with about 35,614 students.
McKinley Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Edison Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 19.7% proficiency; Edison Middle School posts 12.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment increased 18% over 4 years, reaching 551 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 10.3:1.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Bend Community School Corp
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
Other schools in South Bend
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Success Academy Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Other Edison Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Edison Middle. Edison Middle School is the 8th largest of the 12.
- Edison MiddleGreen Bay, WI · 1,121 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls, SD · 937 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMeriden, CT · 773 students
- Edison Middle SchoolChampaign, IL · 647 students
- Edison Middle SchoolWheaton, IL · 635 students
Nearby schools
- McKinley Elementary School0.9 mi · 315
- Paramount School of Excellence South Bend1.0 mi · 476
- South Bend Virtual School1.3 mi · 291
- Rise Up Academy at Eggleston1.3 mi · 149
- John J Young Middle School1.6 mi · 709
- Adams High School1.7 mi · 1,966
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Middle SchoolHow large is Edison Middle School?
Edison Middle School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Edison Middle School serve?
Edison Middle School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Edison Middle School have?
Edison Middle School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison Middle School?
At Edison Middle School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 52% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Edison Middle School public or private?
Edison Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Bend Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.