Edison Elementary

Edison Elementary, a small elementary school in Centralia, Washington, one of the schools within Centralia School District, enrolls 313 students, covering grades K through 6.

Within Centralia School District, which oversees 9 schools and 3,313 students, Edison Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Edison Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lewis County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edison Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.5%; this one delivers 38.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Lewis County shows median household earnings sit near $74,796, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lewis County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,548 students), Edison Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edison Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edison Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Edison Elementary's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 313). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 39% to 34% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Edison Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.