Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001394
Thomas A Edison Elem
1000 Locust Street, Kansas City, KS 66103 · (913) 627-4900 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
212 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
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 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
32.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 28.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Thomas A Edison Elem
Thomas A Edison Elem's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A Edison Elem this school | 244 | 86.9% | 23.1% |
| Noble Prentis Elem Kansas City | 193 | 91.7% | 12.1% |
| New Stanley Elem Kansas City | 251 | 92.0% | 16.9% |
| Harry Street Elem Wichita | 310 | 94.5% | 11.2% |
| Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem Wichita | 347 | 90.5% | 20.9% |
| Comanche Elem Overland Park | 369 | 77.8% | 35.3% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Thomas A Edison Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #550 of 625 | #17 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #439 of 625 | #10 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #568 of 625 | #19 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #472 of 714 | #30 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #41 of 539 | #2 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #198 of 540 | #21 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #69 of 658 | #19 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #47 of 377 | #5 of 30 |
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
244
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 244 | 22.2 | 11.0:1 | 87% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 20.6 | 11.3:1 | 89% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 22.8 | 9.9:1 | 88% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 92% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 25.7 | 13.0:1 | 81% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 77% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 94% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 12 | 19.2:1 | 65% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 243 | 11 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas A Edison Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (335 to 244); teachers down 14% (25.7 to 22.2).
About Thomas A Edison Elem
In Kansas City, Kansas, Thomas A Edison Elem is a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 244 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 22% below the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Thomas A Edison Elem falls under Kansas City, which has 43 schools enrolling 21,538 students.
More than half of the students at Thomas A Edison Elem are Hispanic (63%). Beyond that, enrollment is 16% White, 13% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Wyandotte County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
With 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.0:1. Elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 87% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 75% average for public schools in Wyandotte County.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Thomas A Edison Elem outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.6% for Thomas A Edison Elem. The school posts 23.1%, 2.5 points above the prediction.
The school's county is Wyandotte County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $63,631 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Wyandotte County number 62, with about 30,713 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Thomas A Edison Elem from the closest public school, Roesland Elem. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Thomas A Edison Elem is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (248) to 2024-25 (244).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Thomas A Edison Elem. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wyandotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,654
Census ACS
Median income
$63,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
30,713 students
Quick facts
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Other Thomas A Edison Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Thomas A Edison Elementary. Thomas A Edison Elem is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJ · 767 students
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolHammond, IN · 705 students
- THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NY · 609 students
- Thomas A Edison Elem SchoolWESTLAND, MI · 450 students
- Thomas A Edison Elem SchoolFRASER, MI · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Roesland Elem0.6 mi · 350
- Noble Prentis Elem0.9 mi · 193
- Frank Rushton Elem1.1 mi · 359
- Westwood View Elem1.3 mi · 321
- Rushton Elem1.4 mi · 336
- Rosedale Middle1.4 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas A Edison ElemHow large is Thomas A Edison Elem?
Thomas A Edison Elem enrolls approximately 244 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Thomas A Edison Elem serve?
Thomas A Edison Elem serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Thomas A Edison Elem?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Thomas A Edison Elem.
How diverse is Thomas A Edison Elem?
Thomas A Edison Elem reports a student body of 16% White, 63% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Thomas A Edison Elem public or private?
Thomas A Edison Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kansas City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.