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Edison High School

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Edison High School ranks 283 rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 35% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Edison High School is a public high school serving 2,336 students in grades 9-12 in Edison, New Jersey. The school is part of the Edison Township School District, which is ranked 198 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Edison High School's performance on standardized tests is generally lower compared to the district and state averages. For example, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts (46.8%) and NJSLA/Algebra I (8.1%) for 9th grade were significantly below the district (66.7% and 14.4%) and state (49.9% and 20.3%) averages. However, the school's performance in NJSLA/Geometry and NJSLA/Algebra II is relatively stronger, with proficiency rates closer to or above the district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has been high, ranging from 86.7% to 92.8%, and its dropout rate has been low, from 0% to 1.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, John P. Stevens High School in the same district consistently outperforms Edison High School, while Metuchen High School, located just a few miles away, is a higher-performing school with significantly stronger academic results. The school's performance appears to be influenced by socioeconomic factors, as it has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and its spending per student of $7,321 is lower than the state average.

2,393

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,321

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Boulevard Of The Eagles
Edison, NJ 08817

(732) 650-5200

District: Edison Township School District

Feeder schools for Edison High School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
	Edison Early Learning Center
	Franklin D Roosevelt School
	James Monroe Elementary School
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	John Marshall Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Lindeneau Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Herbert Hoover Middle School
	Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.4%

Hispanic:

28.4%

White:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg50%

283^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Edison Township School District

198^th of 609Edison Township School District among New Jersey districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	283 of 434	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	273 of 429	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	223 of 422	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	184 of 415	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	176 of 405	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	147 of 416	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	169 of 415	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.4	199 of 411	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.0	213 of 409	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.0	120 of 406	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	65.5	171 of 411	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.0	148 of 396	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.9	200 of 388	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	228 of 378	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.2	182 of 371	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.5	136 of 370	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	148 of 359	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.3	178 of 361	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.9	147 of 357	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	133 of 351	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.1	150 of 348	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.6	129 of 343	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	198 of 283	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	199 of 282	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	162 of 250	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	176 of 256	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	114 of 247	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	63 of 254	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	93 of 266	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	140 of 190	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	141 of 191	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	115 of 172	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	110 of 175	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	119 of 165	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	114 of 191	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	139 of 198	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	81 of 215	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	96 of 191	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	49 of 161	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	45 of 137	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	87 of 101	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	41 of 138	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	28 of 146	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	301 of 426	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	239 of 420	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	225 of 416	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	141 of 414	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	161 of 402	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	130 of 408	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	181 of 403	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	308 of 406	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	309 of 403	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	289 of 385	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	206 of 382	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	303 of 374	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	187 of 364	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	239 of 368	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	229 of 377	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	187 of 358	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	117 of 344	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	95 of 324	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	132 of 326	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	82 of 347	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	110 of 345	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	245 of 426	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	258 of 419	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	286 of 414	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	183 of 410	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	193 of 402	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	136 of 407	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	150 of 405	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	298 of 359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	320 of 361	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	288 of 339	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	201 of 344	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	221 of 333	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	146 of 349	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	146 of 355	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	304 of 347	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	313 of 345	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	231 of 335	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	183 of 335	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	262 of 336	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	158 of 339	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	235 of 340	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II85%+4 vs state

Mathematics53%-5 vs state

English Language Arts47%-3 vs state

Geometry32%-24 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Algebra I8%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edison High School	Public	9-12	50 Boulevard Of The Eagles	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5200	2,393	160	14.9	48.9%	387 (16.2%)	378 (15.8%)	679 (28.4%)	871 (36.4%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	67 (2.8%)	36.4	283^rd of 434 public high schools	34.8%		36.4	273^rd of 429 public high schools	36.4%	10	76.4	52.6	31.2	46.8	8.1		8.1	31.5	31.5	85.1	85.1	$7,321	$236	$7,085
Edison Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	100 Technology Drive	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2600	173	13	13.8	1.7%	8 (4.6%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.5%)	153 (88.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	77.8	57^th of 434 public high schools	86.9%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	17										100.0	100.0	$11,783	$322	$11,461
Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	102 North Fifth Avenue	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	493	42	11.7	40.6%	173 (35.1%)	49 (9.9%)	145 (29.4%)	96 (19.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	46.5	226^th of 434 public high schools	47.9%		54.3	176^th of 429 public high schools	59.0%	50	84.3	58.3	41.3	47.3	4.3		4.1	26.9	26.9	66.7	66.7	$12,520	$784	$11,736
Piscataway Magnet School	Public	9-12	21 Suttons Lane	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 985-0717	640	63	10.1	65.3%	110 (17.2%)	67 (10.5%)	410 (64.1%)	52 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49.3	203^rd of 434 public high schools	53.2%		30	309^th of 429 public high schools	28.0%	106	89.9	49.4	24.3	64.2	18.5		18.5	61.9	61.9			$10,965	$1,448	$9,517
Metuchen High School	Public	9-12	400 Grove Ave	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 321-8744	718	60	11.8	9.3%	336 (46.8%)	29 (4.0%)	104 (14.5%)	185 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.8%)	80.2	51^st of 434 public high schools	88.2%		82.7	47^th of 429 public high schools	89.0%	4		83.8	51.8	86.1	41.8	9.1	38.5	88.0	88.0	100.0	100.0	$8,384		$8,384
New Brunswick Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 Baldwin street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 745-5300	85	6	14.1	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	12.5
John P. Stevens High School	Public	9-12	855 Grove Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2800	2,687	168	16.0	16.0%	123 (4.6%)	110 (4.1%)	109 (4.1%)	2,286 (85.1%)	26 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.1%)	81.4	48^th of 434 public high schools	88.9%		83	45^th of 429 public high schools	89.5%	3		88.8	66.6	84.0	28.9		29.4	64.9	64.9	98.4	98.4	$6,666		$6,666
Piscataway Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Behmer Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 981-0700	2,144	155	13.8	42.9%	262 (12.2%)	583 (27.2%)	544 (25.4%)	677 (31.6%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	57 (2.7%)	47.2	220^th of 434 public high schools	49.3%		52.1	187^th of 429 public high schools	56.4%	33	79.1	59.6	35.5	50.2	7.6		7.5	49.5	49.3	95.5	95.5	$7,617	$163	$7,454
Sayreville War Memorial High School	Public	9-12	820 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 525-5252	1,764	141	12.5	46.2%	623 (35.3%)	300 (17.0%)	486 (27.6%)	273 (15.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.9%)	40.6	258^th of 434 public high schools	40.6%		46.6	219^th of 429 public high schools	49.0%	39		66.0	25.9	52.3	7.8		8.7	33.3	32.9	100.0	95.0	$7,656		$7,656
South River High School	Public	9-12	11 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4014	716	59	12.1	64.2%	303 (42.3%)	38 (5.3%)	348 (48.6%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	21.3	353^rd of 434 public high schools	18.7%		23	342^nd of 429 public high schools	20.3%	11	64.8	44.7	15.3	28.9	7.7		7.7	30.0	30.0			$9,035	$14	$9,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison High School

What schools feed into Edison High School?

Edison High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Edison Early Learning Center
Elementary : Franklin D Roosevelt School
Elementary : James Monroe Elementary School
Elementary : John Marshall Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Lindeneau Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Herbert Hoover Middle School
Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Is Edison High School a good school?

Edison High School ranks 283^rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Edison High School in?

Edison Township School District

How many students attend Edison High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,393 students attended Edison High School.

What is the racial makeup of Edison High School?

Students at Edison High School are 36% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 16% White, 16% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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