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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT HURON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262883006478
Edison Elementary School
3559 POLLINA AVE, FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059 · (810) 984-6507 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
120 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
56.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Elementary School
Edison Elementary School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School this school | 404 | 29.7% | 52.4% |
| Superior Hills Elementary School MARQUETTE | 405 | 29.6% | 51.9% |
| Spring Mills Elementary School HIGHLAND | 424 | 30.2% | 46.6% |
| Lighthouse Elementary School NEW BALTIMORE | 441 | 26.5% | 50.8% |
| Challenger Elementary School HOWELL | 465 | 29.0% | 45.0% |
| Tobey Elementary School SCOTTS | 379 | 28.0% | 46.7% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #356 of 1,085 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #424 of 1,072 | #10 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #326 of 1,139 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #636 of 1,630 | #5 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #758 of 1,424 | #18 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #1,189 of 1,424 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #1,233 of 1,563 | #23 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #502 of 979 | #7 of 11 |
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
404
-1 (0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 30% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 24.4 | 17.4:1 | 35% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 23.5 | 17.8:1 | 30% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 30% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 28.5 | 16.2:1 | 33% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 23% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 8% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (461 to 404); teachers down 12% (28.5 to 25).
About Edison Elementary School
Edison Elementary School sits in FORT GRATIOT, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. The school serves 404 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
District-wide, Port Huron Area School District has 16 schools and 6,916 students.
Edison Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 91% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 2% Black. The White share in St. Clair County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. The chance that two students picked at random at Edison Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Teachers at the school number 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. Roughly 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in St. Clair County, the average is 46%.
The allk12 Grade for Edison Elementary School is B. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Edison Elementary School, the prediction is 53.1% and the result is 52.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Clair County, median household income is about $71,270, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of St. Clair County number 57 and enroll about 20,511.
The closest other public school is Michigamme Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Edison Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 404, starting from 405.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,221
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
20,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Port Huron Area School District
- Port Huron Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Port Huron High SchoolHigh · 988 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Fort Gratiot Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Keewahdin Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Holland Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Other schools in FORT GRATIOT
- Fort Gratiot Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Keewahdin Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other Edison Elementary schools
37 other US public schools in 19 states are named Edison Elementary. Edison Elementary School is the 17th largest of the 38.
- Edison Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 279 students
- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 630 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 583 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolWilloughby, OH · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Michigamme Elementary School1.6 mi · 341
- Fort Gratiot Middle School1.7 mi · 533
- H D Crull Elementary School2.0 mi · 397
- Port Huron Northern High School2.2 mi · 1,089
- Holland Woods Middle School2.2 mi · 404
- Indian Woods Elementary School2.4 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Edison Elementary School?
Edison Elementary School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Edison Elementary School serve?
Edison Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Edison Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Edison Elementary School.
How diverse is Edison Elementary School?
Edison Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Edison Elementary School?
Edison Elementary School is overseen by Port Huron Area School District in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.