Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000487
Edison School
466 CHEYENNE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84104 · (801) 974-8300 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Utah public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
457 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
22.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 20.1% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Edison School
Edison School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison School this school | 459 | 99.6% | 21.3% |
| Franklin School SALT LAKE CITY | 325 | 99.4% | 18.6% |
| Meadowlark School SALT LAKE CITY | 434 | 99.1% | 19.0% |
| Escalante School SALT LAKE CITY | 352 | 80.7% | 27.3% |
| Guadalupe School SALT LAKE CITY | 390 | 89.5% | 12.2% |
| North Star School SALT LAKE CITY | 336 | 81.8% | 15.8% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #529 of 562 | #149 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #506 of 578 ▲ 26 | #138 of 180 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #527 of 578 ▲ 12 | #143 of 180 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #377 of 613 | #113 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #112 of 556 | #40 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #129 of 559 | #88 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #4 of 582 | #2 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #332 of 388 | #124 of 133 |
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
459
+45 (+11%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 470
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 | 459 | 24.5 | 18.7:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 22.3 | 16.5:1 | 99% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | N/A | N/A | 100% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | N/A | N/A | 90% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | N/A | N/A | 93% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 29 | 21.1:1 | 100% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 91% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 17 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison School.
About Edison School
Edison School is a mid-sized elementary school in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, under Salt Lake District. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 459 students.
Salt Lake District enrolls 20,086 students in 39 schools, including Edison School.
The share of Hispanic students at Edison School is 64%, a majority. The school is also 14% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 21% Hispanic share among all Salt Lake County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Edison School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Edison School, there are about 18.7 students; the school has 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah, 21.8:1, is higher. There are 457 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Utah public elementary schools, Edison School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Edison School would be expected to post about 11.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.3%.
In Salt Lake County, home to about 1,196,523 people, median household income comes to about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Salt Lake County number 325, with about 209,757 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Franklin School, is about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Edison School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
From 414 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 459 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Edison School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
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Other Edison schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Edison. Edison School is the largest of the 3.
- Edison SchoolBridgeport, CT · 181 students
- EdisonFERNDALE, MI · 65 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin School0.7 mi · 325
- Parkview School1.0 mi · 371
- Wallace Stegner Academy1.0 mi · 683
- Dual Immersion Academy1.1 mi · 433
- Meadowlark School1.5 mi · 434
- Backman School1.5 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Edison SchoolHow many students attend Edison School?
Edison School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Edison School serve?
Edison School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Edison School have?
Edison School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edison School?
At Edison School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 64% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Edison School public or private?
Edison School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salt Lake District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.