Edison Elementary School

Edison Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in KENNEWICK, Washington, one of the schools within Kennewick School District, with 378 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Kennewick School District runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 18,826 students. Edison Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edison Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%; the rest breaks down as 26% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Benton County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Benton County put the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Edison Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kamiakin High School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edison Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edison Elementary School has ticked down 38%, going from 613 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.