Thomas A Edison Elem School

Thomas An Edison Elem School, a mid-sized elementary campus in WESTLAND, Michigan, one of the schools within Wayne-Westland Community School District, enrolls 450 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% above the state mean of about 369.

Across the 15 schools in Wayne-Westland Community School District (8,980 students total), Thomas An Edison Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Thomas An Edison Elem School shows that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 42% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Thomas An Edison Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 24.8%.

In the broader community, Wayne County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Thomas An Edison Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Garden City Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Thomas An Edison Elem School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas An Edison Elem School has remained close to its prior level, going from 442 students in 2018 to 450 in 2025.

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