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If you had an hour of school board time for EDISON ES, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWTON·NCES 401725000807
Edison Elementary School
5801 Northwest Columbia Avenue, Lawton, OK 73505 · (580) 536-4223 · Comanche County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
390 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 68%
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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 73% · 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
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
18.2%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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 | 437 | 89.2% | N/A |
| Clinton West Elementary School TUlsa | 353 | 90.1% | N/A |
| Pat Henry Elementary School Lawton | 525 | 93.0% | N/A |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Lawton | 390 | 83.3% | N/A |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School Lawton | 456 | 91.2% | 19.0% |
| Central Elementary School Idabel | 347 | 90.5% | 28.5% |
Matched among Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma | In Comanche County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #573 of 651 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #278 of 941 | #8 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #527 of 708 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.6% | #14 of 708 | #3 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #136 of 876 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #479 of 548 | #13 of 16 |
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
437
+165 (+61%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 437 | 25.5 | 17.1:1 | 89% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 24.7 | 21.9:1 | 90% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 25.1 | 19.0:1 | 78% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 70% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 76% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 80% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 74% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 12 | 20.0:1 | 59% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 17 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (454 to 437); teachers down 2% (26 to 25.5).
About Edison Elementary School
Edison Elementary School is one of the public schools in Lawton, Oklahoma. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 437 students enrolled.
LAWTON has a total of 23 schools and 13,642 students, Edison Elementary School among them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Edison Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 26%. Next come 25% Black, 24% White, 19% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That compares with about 15% Hispanic among all Comanche County residents. Edison Elementary School's diversity index is 78%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.1 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Comanche County, the school's rate is higher.
According to the American Community Survey, in Comanche County, the median household income is $60,761, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. There are 44 public schools in Comanche County, enrolling about 20,786 students in all.
Nearest public school: Eisenhower Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Federal counts for Edison Elementary School: 272 students in 2020-21, 437 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.9:1 to 17.1:1.
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Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,825
Census ACS
Median income
$60,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAWTON
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,251 students
- Lawton High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 955 students
Other schools in Lawton
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,251 students
- Lawton High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 955 students
Other Edison Elementary schools
37 other US public schools in 19 states are named Edison Elementary. Edison Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 38.
- Edison Elementary SchoolBristow, OK · 468 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolMangum, OK · 220 students
- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 630 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 583 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Middle School0.4 mi · 1,087
- Eisenhower High School0.5 mi · 1,466
- Eisenhower Elementary School0.7 mi · 390
- Woodland Hills Elementary School0.8 mi · 381
- Crosby Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 284
- Almor West Elementary School1.0 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Edison Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edison Elementary School?
Edison Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 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 17.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison Elementary School?
At Edison Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Is Edison Elementary School public or private?
Edison Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAWTON.
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