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What's something Edison K-8 School does better than most schools?
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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
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Title I proxy
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
502
-133 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.7:1
% White
15%
was 14%
% Hispanic
57%
was 46%
% Black
18%
was 20%
% Asian
7%
was 17%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Edison Elementary School
Edison Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Brighton, Massachusetts, overseen by Boston. The school works with 502 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Edison Elementary School sits 32% above that benchmark.
Within Boston, which oversees 109 schools and 46,437 students, Edison Elementary School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Edison Elementary School records that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black, 15% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Edison Elementary School has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edison Elementary School is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students).
Nearest neighbor: Winship Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edison Elementary School.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edison Elementary School has edged down 21%, going from 635 students in 2018 to 502 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 46% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.
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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
Other schools in Boston
- Boston Latin SchoolHigh · 2,424 students
- Boston Latin AcademyHigh · 1,693 students
- O'Bryant School of Math & ScienceHigh · 1,509 students
- East Boston High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Madison Park Technical Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- Curley K-8 SchoolElementary · 902 students
Other schools in Brighton
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 667 students
- Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter SchoolHigh · 426 students
- Winship Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Baldwin Early Learning Pilot AcademyElementary · 165 students
- Lyon K-8 SchoolElementary · 143 students
- Lyon High SchoolHigh · 95 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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