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If you had an hour of school board time for EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOT 1·NCES 381303000435
EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
701 17th Ave SW, Minot, ND 58701 · (701) 857-4595 · Ward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 North Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
129 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 49% · 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
Test scores
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
42.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.
Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 461 | 28.0% | N/A |
| LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mandan | 379 | 31.1% | N/A |
| PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Minot | 394 | 33.2% | N/A |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dickinson | 387 | 28.7% | N/A |
| RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 367 | 33.2% | N/A |
| SOUTH PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Minot | 411 | 23.6% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota elementary 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 EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Ward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #110 of 199 | #5 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #103 of 199 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #29 of 283 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #76 of 130 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #69 of 131 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #122 of 201 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #13 of 45 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
461
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 461 | 35.9 | 12.8:1 | 28% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 26.9 | 16.6:1 | 26% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 25.4 | 18.1:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 23.6 | 16.1:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 22% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 21% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 19% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 20 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (380 to 461); teachers up 52% (23.6 to 35.9).
About EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by MINOT 1 in Minot, North Dakota. The student body numbers 461 students, from pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 117% bigger than the 212 average for elementary schools in North Dakota.
MINOT 1 is made up of 24 schools with 8,878 students in all.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Native American. EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1 at EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in North Dakota, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 28% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B. Compared with North Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Ward County has these Census figures: median household income is about $78,238, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 40 public schools in Ward County.
The next-closest public school is JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 461, close to the 472 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 19.7 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
The EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,973
Census ACS
Median income
$78,238
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
11,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINOT 1
- MINOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- CENTRAL CAMPUS SCHOOLCombined · 1,048 students
- MINOT NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,021 students
- ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 584 students
- JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 505 students
- JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
Other schools in Minot
- MINOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- CENTRAL CAMPUS SCHOOLCombined · 1,048 students
- MINOT NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,021 students
- ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 584 students
- JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 505 students
- JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
Other Edison Elementary schools
37 other US public schools in 19 states are named Edison Elementary. EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 11th largest of the 38.
- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 630 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 583 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolWilloughby, OH · 543 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 528 students
Nearby schools
- JIM HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 505
- MINOT HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,086
- MINOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 9-12 VIRTUAL ACADEMY0.8 mi · 19
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 336
- PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 394
- CENTRAL CAMPUS SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,048
Frequently asked questions
About EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MINOT 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.