Edison Middle School - 06

Set in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Edison Middle School - 06 is an expansive intermediate school, one of the schools within Sioux Falls School District 49-5. It enrolls 937 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 187 students each, so Edison Middle School - 06 sits 401% larger than that benchmark.

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 25,060 students. Edison Middle School - 06 is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edison Middle School - 06 reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Edison Middle School - 06 logs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Edison Middle School - 06 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 45.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Minnehaha County put median household earnings sit near $76,880, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Edison Middle School - 06 is one of 83 public schools in Minnehaha County (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students).

Nearest neighbor: Laura Wilder Elementary - 31, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edison Middle School - 06. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edison Middle School - 06 at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

Edison Middle School - 06 operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Edison Middle School - 06's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,047 (now 937). Over the same period, the White share fell from 72% to 58%.

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