Thomas Edison Intermediate School

Thomas Edison Intermediate School is a junior high of mid-tier scale in Westfield, New Jersey, overseen by Westfield Public School District, enrolling 800 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 38% above typical.

Westfield Public School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,838 students; Thomas Edison Intermediate School is among them.

On demographics, Thomas Edison Intermediate School reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 3% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Union County's rate of about 52%.

With demographic context factored in, Thomas Edison Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.7%; this one delivers 64.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Union County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Thomas Edison Intermediate School is one.

Lincoln Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Edison Intermediate School. On composite proficiency, Thomas Edison Intermediate School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 70.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas Edison Intermediate School has edged down 5%, going from 840 students in 2018 to 800 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.