Enrollment
321
High
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361059000830
THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL
2083 COLLEGE AVE, ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NY 14903 · (607) 733-5604 · Chemung County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
170 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
89.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
+31 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.7:1
% White
84%
was 93%
% Hispanic
5%
was 1%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 2083 COLLEGE AVE, in ELMIRA HEIGHTS, New York, THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit secondary school that instructs 321 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 52% smaller than the state mean of about 668.
ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,015 students; THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest comes out to 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.8%.
In the surrounding community, Chemung County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,716 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 24 public schools in Chemung County (combined enrollment of about 10,788 students).
COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THOMAS An EDISON HIGH SCHOOL has expanded 11%, going from 290 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 84% across the same window.
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Chemung County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,147
Census ACS
Median income
$63,716
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,788 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 443 students
- COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 251 students
Other schools in ELMIRA HEIGHTS
- COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 443 students
- COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 251 students
Nearby schools
- COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 251
- COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 443
- FASSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 295
- DIVEN SCHOOL1.4 mi · 325
- ERNIE DAVIS ACADEMY1.9 mi · 844
- FINN ACADEMY: AN ELMIRA CHARTER SCHOOL2.1 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL?
THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL have?
THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL?
THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL?
THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Chemung County.
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