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
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 97 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 25% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 72% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 63.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL
THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 321 | 53.0% | 74.8% |
| LITTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE FALLS | 331 | 51.1% | 73.0% |
| DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DUNDEE | 281 | 53.7% | 47.3% |
| WHITEHALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WHITEHALL | 325 | 53.2% | 49.3% |
| SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL SIDNEY | 342 | 49.1% | 81.0% |
| BOLIVAR-RICHBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOLIVAR | 336 | 55.1% | 49.8% |
Matched among New York 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 THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #256 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #391 of 1,109 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #210 of 1,135 ▲ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #891 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #804 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #801 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #663 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #136 of 339 |
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
321
+52 (+19%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 321 | 25.2 | 12.8:1 | 53% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 25.5 | 12.2:1 | 47% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 52% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 24 | 11.2:1 | 44% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 22.8 | 12.7:1 | 45% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 47% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 33% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 19% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL.
About THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL
THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in ELMIRA HEIGHTS, New York, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 321 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 1,015 students in its 3 schools, and THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL. Other students are 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, Chemung County is about 85% White. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL was 12.8:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 53%.
allk12 grades THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.8%; the prediction is 55.5%.
Federal survey data for Chemung County show that the median household income is $63,716, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 24 public schools in Chemung County, enrolling about 10,788 students in all.
COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment rise, from 269 in 2020-21 to 321 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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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