Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995005656
Edison Academy
831 LAKE ST, KALAMAZOO, MI 49001 · (269) 337-0550 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
362 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 55%
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 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 26 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 Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Academy this school | 376 | 96.3% | 27.4% |
| Three Oaks Public School Academy MUSKEGON | 363 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Seminole Academy MOUNT CLEMENS | 407 | 92.4% | N/A |
| Martin G Atkins Elementary School SAGINAW | 381 | 96.6% | N/A |
| Oakview Elementary School MUSKEGON | 438 | 95.7% | N/A |
| Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School FLINT | 362 | 96.1% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan 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 Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #981 of 1,085 | #28 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #855 of 1,072 | #25 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,054 of 1,139 | #29 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #766 of 1,630 | #19 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #184 of 1,424 | #7 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #344 of 1,424 | #17 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #49 of 1,563 | #1 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.9% | #75 of 440 | #4 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
376
+85 (+29%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 376 | 28.1 | 13.4:1 | 96% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 25.6 | 13.2:1 | 93% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 21.9 | 13.1:1 | 97% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 97% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 23.4 | 12.9:1 | 98% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 92% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 29 | 12.5:1 | 98% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 99% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (301 to 376); teachers up 20% (23.4 to 28.1).
About Edison Academy
Federal records list Edison Academy as an elementary school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 376 students on the rolls.
Kalamazoo Public Schools is the local district for Edison Academy. It runs 26 schools with 12,227 students.
About 62% of the student body at Edison Academy is Black. Enrollment also includes 16% White, 14% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. Among people living in Kalamazoo County, the Black share is about 11%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
The school's 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. At Edison Academy, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Kalamazoo County average 45%.
Edison Academy scores 27.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 23.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Kalamazoo County show that the median household earns about $72,532 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Kalamazoo County has 93 public schools with about 34,151 students, including Edison Academy.
Washington Writers Academy sits about 0.6 miles from Edison Academy. Edison Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Edison Academy comes in 4th of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Edison Academy enrolled 291 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 376.
This page is set up for the Edison Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- KingWestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Other schools in KALAMAZOO
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Writers Academy0.6 mi · 260
- Kalamazoo Covenant Academy1.0 mi · 184
- Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program1.1 mi · 137
- El Sol Elementary1.2 mi · 368
- ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School1.3 mi · 427
- Lincoln International Studies School1.5 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Edison AcademyHow many students attend Edison Academy?
Edison Academy enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Edison Academy serve?
Edison Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Edison Academy have?
Edison Academy employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison Academy?
At Edison Academy, the student body is approximately 16% White, 6% Hispanic, 62% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Edison Academy?
Edison Academy is overseen by Kalamazoo Public Schools in Kalamazoo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.