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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Thomas A Edison Elem School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260001503900
Thomas A Edison Elem School
34505 HUNTER AVE, WESTLAND, MI 48185 · (734) 419-2600 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
304 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
24.6%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Where Thomas A Edison Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,020 of 1,085 | #136 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,064 of 1,139 | #146 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #442 of 1,630 | #110 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #1,343 of 1,424 | #252 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #295 of 1,424 | #48 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #551 of 1,563 | #196 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #386 of 440 | #85 of 91 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
450
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 450 | 22.5 | 20.0:1 | 68% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 25.9 | 17.2:1 | 68% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 25.7 | 16.9:1 | 67% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 67% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 21.2 | 20.9:1 | 59% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 22 | 21.7:1 | 69% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 62% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 22% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas A Edison Elem School.
About Thomas A Edison Elem School
Thomas A Edison Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school in WESTLAND, Michigan. It has an enrollment of 450 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 22% larger than that mark.
Thomas A Edison Elem School is one of 15 schools in Wayne-Westland Community School District, which enrolls 8,980 students in total.
About 48% of students at Thomas A Edison Elem School are Black, the largest single group. It is also 42% White, 5% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Wayne County's residents are about 37% Black, 12 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Thomas A Edison Elem School has 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. The school has 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wayne County average a similar 66%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Thomas A Edison Elem School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.8%; the prediction is 36.4%.
In the wider Wayne County area, median household income comes to about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Wayne County's 573 public schools enroll about 259,786 students and include Thomas A Edison Elem School.
Garden City Middle School sits about 0.6 miles from Thomas A Edison Elem School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Thomas A Edison Elem School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 450, up from 428 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 18.6:1 to 20.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne-Westland Community School District
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Wayne Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other schools in WESTLAND
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Universal Learning AcademyCombined · 761 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Garden City Middle School0.6 mi · 423
- Farmington 56 Campus1.1 mi · 455
- John Glenn High School1.3 mi · 1,368
- Wildwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 527
- Alexander Hamilton Elementary School2.1 mi · 469
- Hayes Elementary School2.1 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas A Edison Elem SchoolHow large is Thomas A Edison Elem School?
Thomas A Edison Elem School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
Is Thomas A Edison Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas A Edison Elem School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas A Edison Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas A Edison Elem School is approximately 20.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas A Edison Elem School?
At Thomas A Edison Elem School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 5% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Thomas A Edison Elem School public or private?
Thomas A Edison Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne-Westland Community School District.
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