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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Edison Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279002689
Edison Elementary School
60 Glenmont Road, Brighton, MA 02135 · (617) 635-8436 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
15.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -3.0pp since 2016
Math
20.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2016, while math scores have held steady.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.0% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 18.0% | 20.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Edison Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #787 of 920 ▲ 39 | #58 of 84 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #854 of 920 ▼ 8 | #65 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #299 of 901 | #23 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #234 of 1,086 | #27 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #28 of 938 | #8 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #254 of 938 | #20 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #116 of 602 | #12 of 59 |
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
502
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 502 | 56.8 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 67.7 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 63.9 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 57 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 54.3 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 51 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 61 | 12.7:1 | 82% (637) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (635 to 502); teachers up 5% (54.3 to 56.8).
About Edison Elementary School
Families in Brighton, Massachusetts, are served by Edison Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 502 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students.
Boston counts 46,437 students in its 109 schools, and Edison Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Edison Elementary School, at 57%. Next come 18% Black, 15% White, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Suffolk County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 8.8:1 comes from the school's 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.3 students per teacher below the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Federal survey data for Suffolk County show that the median household income is $95,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Suffolk County is home to 157 public schools and about 75,679 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Winship Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Edison Elementary School.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Edison Elementary School had 520 students, to 2024-25, when it had 502.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Lyon K-8 SchoolElementary · 143 students
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Other Edison Elementary schools
37 other US public schools in 19 states are named Edison Elementary. Edison Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 38.
- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 630 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 583 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolWilloughby, OH · 543 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Winship Elementary School0.3 mi · 353
- Lyon K-8 School0.4 mi · 143
- Lyon High School0.5 mi · 95
- Brighton High School0.8 mi · 667
- Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School0.8 mi · 426
- John Ward1.0 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Edison Elementary School?
Edison Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Edison Elementary School serve?
Edison Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Edison Elementary School have?
Edison Elementary School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Edison Elementary School?
Student demographics at Edison Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 57% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Edison Elementary School?
Edison Elementary School is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
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