Edison Elementary School

Located at 1315 E ALDER ST, in WALLA WALLA, Washington, Edison Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus that educates 464 students (grades K through 5), run under Walla Walla Public Schools. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Across the 16 schools in Walla Walla Public Schools (5,410 students total), Edison Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Edison Elementary School logs that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 22% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Edison Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at Edison Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Walla Walla County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Edison Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.8%; this one delivers 38.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Walla Walla County) reports that median household income runs about $74,202, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Walla Walla County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students), of which Edison Elementary School is one.

Pioneer Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edison Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 15%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 33% to 22%.

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