Enrollment
173
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLESEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341008000395
Edison Academy Magnet School
100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDISON, NJ 08837 · (732) 452-2600 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
3 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 44 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 24% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsMath
100.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 100 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New Jersey average is about 42 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 100.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
100.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 100% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Magnet School
Edison Academy Magnet School's state test result (100.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Academy Magnet School this school | 173 | 1.7% | 100.0% |
| Woodbridge Academy Magnet School WOODBRIDGE | 288 | 4.2% | 98.6% |
| Biotechnology High School FREEHOLD | 315 | 1.3% | 98.7% |
| High Technology High School LINCROFT | 284 | 2.5% | 98.6% |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North PLAINSBORO | 1,510 | 6.3% | 72.5% |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor | 1,627 | 9.3% | 73.6% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Magnet School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #1 of 397 | #1 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #1 of 400 ▲ 1 | #1 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #395 of 442 | #30 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.7% | #393 of 405 | #30 of 30 |
Ranked against other public high 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
173
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
+394% since 2000-01, when it was 35
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 173 | 12.5 | 13.8:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 10.5 | 16.7:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 11 | 15.9:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 13 | 13.0:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 35 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Academy Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (159 to 173); teachers down 4% (13 to 12.5).
About Edison Academy Magnet School
Located in EDISON, New Jersey, Edison Academy Magnet School is a very small high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 173 students. High schools in New Jersey have about 929 students on average; enrollment here is 81% lower.
Edison Academy Magnet School falls under Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District, which has 5 schools enrolling 2,115 students.
Edison Academy Magnet School is 88% Asian by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. In Middlesex County overall, about 26% of residents are Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
On staff are 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 2% of students at Edison Academy Magnet School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Middlesex County is 42%.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Edison Academy Magnet School does better than predicted by 34.8 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 100.0%; the prediction is 65.2%.
In Middlesex County, home to about 871,290 people, median household income comes to about $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Middlesex County's 214 public schools enroll about 129,255 students and include Edison Academy Magnet School.
Edison Academy Magnet School's nearest public school is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Edison Academy Magnet School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Edison Academy Magnet School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 169 in 2020-21 and 173 in 2024-25.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District
- East Brunswick Magnet SchoolHigh · 745 students
- Piscataway Magnet SchoolHigh · 640 students
- Woodbridge Academy Magnet SchoolHigh · 288 students
- Perth Amboy Magnet SchoolHigh · 269 students
Other schools in EDISON
- John P. Stevens High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,206 students
- Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 954 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School0.6 mi · 619
- Edison Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 52
- Edison High School1.2 mi · 2,393
- Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 946
- Washington Elementary School1.5 mi · 630
- Edgar Middle School1.9 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Academy Magnet SchoolHow many students attend Edison Academy Magnet School?
Edison Academy Magnet School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Edison Academy Magnet School serve?
Edison Academy Magnet School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Edison Academy Magnet School have?
Edison Academy Magnet School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison Academy Magnet School?
At Edison Academy Magnet School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 88% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Edison Academy Magnet School in?
Edison Academy Magnet School is part of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District.
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