Edison Elementary School

As a reasonably sized primary school in Eugene, Oregon, Edison Elementary School teaches 319 students from grades K through 5, operated by Eugene SD 4J.

Across the 36 schools in Eugene SD 4J (15,712 students total), Edison Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edison Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Edison Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lane County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Edison Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.9%.

Across the wider county, Lane County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Edison Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in Lane County (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students).

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edison Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 57.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 319 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 10% to 4% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

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