Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School

Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School, a modestly sized multi-level school in Somerset, New Jersey, one of the schools within Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School, teaches 613 students, covering grades K through 12. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 934 students.

Operationally, Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School answers to Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School logs that Asian students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 14% White, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 20% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Somerset County (around 28%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 84.9%, a residual of +27.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Somerset County reports that median household income runs about $140,374, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Somerset County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), of which Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Elizabeth Avenue School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School has rose 29%, going from 476 students in 2018 to 613 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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