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Thomas A Edison School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Thomas A Edison School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Phoenix Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 426 as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite serving a predominantly Hispanic (81.69%) and economically disadvantaged student population, with 83.8% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Thomas A Edison School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Garfield School, Excelencia School, and other nearby schools that share similar demographic and performance challenges. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 11-35% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, and 12-26% were proficient in Mathematics, significantly below the state averages of 37-45% and 27-43%, respectively.

The consistently low academic performance and high dropout rates at Thomas A Edison School, ranging from 1.4% to 2.9% between 2017-2018 and 2021-2022, highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of this student population. Strategies such as increased funding, specialized teacher training, extended learning opportunities, and community-based partnerships may be necessary to improve educational outcomes and provide equitable opportunities for the students at Thomas A Edison School and the surrounding area.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,273

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

804 N 18th St
Phoenix, AZ 85006-3603

(602) 257-3848

District: Phoenix Elementary District

Students who attend Thomas A Edison School usually attend:

High:

North High School

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg30%

Arizona avg42%

Not ranked this year

Thomas A Edison School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

135^th of 289Phoenix Elementary District among Arizona 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	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	1053 of 1245	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	712 of 1000	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1053 of 1226	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	840 of 1039	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1060 of 1109	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	1054 of 1106	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1018 of 1079	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	829 of 955	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	941 of 1079	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	1042 of 1158	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	992 of 1141	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	1021 of 1075	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	1018 of 1090	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	999 of 1062	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	501 of 607	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	514 of 895	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	83 of 100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.7	241 of 451	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	1117 of 1219	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	931 of 1219	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	476 of 862	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.3	947 of 1023	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	293 of 306	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	987 of 1170	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	524 of 716	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1004 of 1198	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	511 of 709	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	872 of 911	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	903 of 1116	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	449 of 618	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	785 of 820	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	988 of 1216	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	663 of 830	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1097 of 1220	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1016 of 1032	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	947 of 1027	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.2	590 of 854	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	410 of 605	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	741 of 832	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	567 of 605	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	574 of 711	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	542 of 695	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	481 of 677	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	423 of 521	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	596 of 690	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	714 of 787	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	660 of 772	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	619 of 685	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	588 of 692	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	460 of 663	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	138 of 400	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.3	6 of 129	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	43.5	254 of 573	55.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	527 of 806	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	615 of 820	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	485 of 624	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	129 of 166	22.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	522 of 760	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	718 of 802	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	384 of 543	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.2	434 of 717	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	356 of 503	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.0	601 of 810	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	766 of 818	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	488 of 617	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.0	171 of 675	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	37.8	499 of 780	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2023)47th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)19th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile~ school

Female (2023)8th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)8th percentile-6 vs school

Foster Care (2021)4th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)75th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2023)66th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2023)35th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)31st percentile~ school

Male (2023)26th percentile-5 vs school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2021)20th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile~ school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	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	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Thomas A Edison School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 N 18th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3848	0	28	.0	83.8%	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							22.0								$11,273	$1,233	$328	$2,794	$9,406	$306	$9,712
Garfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	811 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3863	403	28	14.3	89.6%	12 (3.0%)	45 (11.2%)	332 (82.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)		27.0													$11,818	$1,585	$389	$3,559	$9,124	$720	$9,844
Excelencia School	Public	K-8	2181 E McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-4670	501	32	15.9	90.7%	9 (1.8%)	53 (10.6%)	420 (83.8%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)															$12,427	$1,856	$368	$4,079	$7,968	$2,235	$10,203
ASU Preparatory Academy - Pilgrim Rest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1401 E Jefferson St	Phoenix	85287	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(602) 496-0041	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 N 16th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3925	453	27	16.8	87.6%	12 (2.6%)	24 (5.3%)	394 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)				16.0	18.0										$9,008	$971	$314	$2,256	$7,094	$629	$7,723
ASU Preparatory Academy - Phoenix K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(602) 496-3100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Faith North Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	910 E Washington St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3901	103	6	17.9	62.6%	9 (8.7%)	16 (15.5%)	74 (71.8%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$40,707	$14,110	$749	$28,970	$22,731	$3,117	$25,848
Augustus H. Shaw Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3914	476	22	21.5	31.8%	145 (30.5%)	27 (5.7%)	243 (51.1%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	85.2	115^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.3%		79.1	172^nd of 912 public elementary schools	81.1%	57	67.0	79.0	65.0	80.0	91.0	96.0	50.0	63.0	55.0	57.0	80.0	83.0	65.0	92.0	$10,902	$35	$251	$320	$9,747	$870	$10,617
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	915 E Palm Ln	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3853	189	22	8.5	71.6%	22 (11.6%)	14 (7.4%)	125 (66.1%)	6 (3.2%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)								(n/a)		47.0						37.0							$14,053	$1,448	$455	$3,352	$11,294	$856	$12,150
Phoenix #1 iAcademy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1817 N 7th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 257-3755	0	2	11.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00

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