THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 236 GRAYTON RD, in TONAWANDA, New York, THOMAS An EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier primary school that educates 609 students (grades K through 4), operated by KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 10 schools in KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (6,302 students total), THOMAS An EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, THOMAS An EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THOMAS An EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Erie County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which THOMAS An EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around THOMAS An EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THOMAS An EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THOMAS An EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 13%, going from 541 students in 2018 to 609 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window.

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