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Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Wilmington, Delaware, with a total enrollment of 601 students. The school is part of the Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School District, which is ranked 30 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Delaware elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and DeSSA tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 8% to 40% in English Language Arts and 8% to 11.59% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 38.72% to 43.82% in ELA and 32.87% to 42.17% in Math. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.4% to 33.8% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Johnson (Joseph E. Junior) Elementary School, The Bayard School, East Side Charter School, and Kuumba Academy Charter School generally outperform Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. These nearby schools also tend to have lower chronic absenteeism rates and more favorable student-teacher ratios compared to Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School.

557

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 North Locust Street
Wilmington, DE 19802

(302) 778-1101

District: Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.4%

Two or more races:

1.3%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Delaware avg42%

Elementary school

106^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

52^nd of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 32Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	106 of 109	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	101 of 103	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	102 of 105	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	94 of 108	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	62 of 62	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	1.9	98 of 99	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	9.9	88 of 92	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	5.1	98 of 99	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	52 of 59	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	47 of 51	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	38 of 49	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.3	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	26.1	32 of 41	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	27 of 44	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	16.3	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	47.4	17 of 40	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	40 of 50	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	38 of 49	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2019)1st percentile~ school

Male (2019)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)58th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2022)20th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2022)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Social Studies12%-34 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 North Locust Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 778-1101	557	36	15.4		6 (1.1%)	537 (96.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	5.1	106^th of 109 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	104^th of 106 public elementary schools	1.9%	2				10.8	13.1	16.7	9.3	15.9		12.0	14.5	16.4	40.0	11.6		8.0
Stubbs Early Education Center	Public	PK-K	1100 North Pine Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4175	148	15	9.8		1 (0.7%)	132 (89.2%)	8 (5.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)
East Side Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 North Claymont Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	East Side Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(302) 762-5834	434	42	10.3		7 (1.6%)	409 (94.2%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22	84^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.6	93^rd of 106 public elementary schools	12.3%	9	16.7	14.0			39.0	25.7	33.3		18.4	27.0	34.5	30.9	52.2	8.9		22.2	17.5	32.7	43.5
Kuumba Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 North French Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Kuumba Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 472-6450	594	45	13.2		2 (0.3%)	537 (90.4%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	22.7	83^rd of 109 public elementary schools	23.9%		17.1	90^th of 106 public elementary schools	15.1%	7	23.1		47.3	35.9	13.3	25.0	15.7	22.2	33.9	30.8	9.5	28.6	34.6	17.5	30.4		7.9
Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy	Public	K-2	100 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2710	340	33	10.3		21 (6.2%)	265 (77.9%)	46 (13.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)																				$34,712
First State Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	Null	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	First State Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 576-1500	657	34	19.3		447 (68.0%)	120 (18.3%)	14 (2.1%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	84.8	14^th of 109 public elementary schools	87.2%		79.8	17^th of 106 public elementary schools	84.0%	3	47.2	20.7	52.6	80.6	65.3	72.4	41.4	65.3	64.1	69.4	65.3	64.4	50.0	52.0	51.3	43.1	43.1	40.7	15.5
Maurice Pritchett Senior Academy	Public	1-8	600 E. 7th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 647-8725	616	40	13.3		31 (5.0%)	499 (81.0%)	50 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	3.9	109^th of 109 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.4	106^th of 106 public elementary schools	0.0%	3			7.1	20.9		13.7	9.1	6.7				15.4	9.5
Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Jefferson Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7156	322	34	9.4		24 (7.5%)	248 (77.0%)	29 (9.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	15.2	92^nd of 109 public elementary schools	15.6%		12.9	94^th of 106 public elementary schools	11.3%	2			14.3	23.1				26.8	22.0	25.0				25.0	18.0	22.5				$37,837
Warner Elementary School	Public	3-5	801 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2740	395	40	9.8		34 (8.6%)	307 (77.7%)	47 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5.2	105^th of 109 public elementary schools	3.7%		4.8	103^rd of 106 public elementary schools	2.8%	2	8.7		4.8	29.4					6.8	17.3				6.3	6.7	7.8				$31,966
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 North Van Buren Street	Wilmington	19806	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2695	347	29	11.9		36 (10.4%)	118 (34.0%)	186 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20.4	87^th of 109 public elementary schools	20.2%		22.4	81^st of 106 public elementary schools	23.6%	6			36.2	50.0				22.6	26.1	23.7				16.1	14.9	12.8				$30,769

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School?

Students at Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School are 96% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School.

What district is Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School in?

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Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Delaware elementary schools.

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