Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON-EDISON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530078000156
Edison Elementary
5801 MAIN ST, EDISON, WA 98232 · (360) 757-3375 · Skagit County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
151 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
53.7%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 49.8% |
| 2022-23 | 56.6% | 53.6% |
| 2021-22 | 56.8% | 54.1% |
| 2018-19 | 55.5% | 46.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 48.5% |
| 2016-17 | 58.7% | 48.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 52.7% |
| 2014-15 | 59.1% | 50.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Elementary
Edison Elementary's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary this school | 390 | 38.7% | 55.3% |
| Elger Bay Elementary CAMANO ISLAND | 376 | 41.2% | 41.7% |
| Southwood Elementary School Enumclaw | 358 | 37.4% | 51.3% |
| Summit School Spokane Valley | 383 | 37.6% | 60.3% |
| Stanwood Elementary School STANWOOD | 430 | 39.8% | 53.4% |
| Valley View Elementary School Ellensburg | 408 | 37.3% | 59.5% |
Matched among Washington 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Skagit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #341 of 936 | #5 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #372 of 1,103 ▲ 71 | #6 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #200 of 1,102 ▲ 277 | #1 of 24 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #264 of 928 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #671 of 1,268 | #12 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #576 of 1,085 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #967 of 1,088 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #821 of 1,169 | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #375 of 778 | #6 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
390
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 390 | 24.5 | 15.9:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 23.5 | 16.3:1 | 41% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 25.8 | 14.0:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 25% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 23.4 | 20.2:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 27% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 22 | 22.0:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 21 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (471 to 390); teachers up 5% (23.4 to 24.5).
About Edison Elementary
Edison Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in EDISON, Washington, under Burlington-Edison School District. Enrolled students number 390 students, in kindergarten through 8.
The district for Edison Elementary is Burlington-Edison School District, with 9 schools and 3,276 students.
Edison Elementary's enrollment is 78% White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 75% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Edison Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
The school employs the equivalent of 24.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.9:1. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%. On average, public schools in Skagit County report 56%.
Edison Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (55.3%) and its predicted rate (54.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
Federal survey data for Skagit County show that median household income is about $89,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 54 public schools operate in Skagit County, serving about 18,298 students.
The closest public school to Edison Elementary is Allen Elementary, about 4.6 miles away. Within ten miles of Edison Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Edison Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 390 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 402. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.5:1).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Skagit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,328
Census ACS
Median income
$89,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
18,298 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington-Edison School District
- Burlington Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,047 students
- Lucille Umbarger ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Allen ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- BECCElementary · 47 students
Other Edison Elementary schools
37 other US public schools in 19 states are named Edison Elementary. Edison Elementary is the 20th largest of the 38.
- Edison Elementary SchoolWALLA WALLA, WA · 464 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 413 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolKENNEWICK, WA · 378 students
- Edison ElementaryCentralia, WA · 313 students
- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Allen Elementary4.6 mi · 386
- Bay View Elementary5.2 mi · 418
- West View Elementary7.3 mi · 353
- Burlington-Edison Alternative School7.4 mi · 4
- Burlington Edison High School7.4 mi · 1,047
- BECC7.9 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Edison ElementaryHow many students attend Edison Elementary?
Edison Elementary enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Edison Elementary serve?
Edison Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edison Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Edison Elementary?
Edison Elementary reports a student body of 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Edison Elementary in?
Edison Elementary is part of Burlington-Edison School District.
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