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Thomas Edison Elementary

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Thomas Edison Elementary ranks 1529 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Edison Elementary is a Glendale Unified school serving kindergarten through sixth grade, with 859 students. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger ranked it 1,529th of 5,804 California schools, at the 74th percentile and with four stars. The key takeaway is that the school performed above the state in ELA, math and science, but below Glendale Unified in all three.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state and nearby schools: 54% of students were proficient, 16 points above the state, and the result ranked third among the 11 nearby schools. ELA also ranked third, with 56% proficient—7 points above the state but 5 below the district. Science was a weaker comparison: 41% were proficient, 5 points above the state but 7 below the district, ranking fifth among nearby schools. Results vary by grade, too: sixth-grade ELA was 66%, above the district’s 61% and the state’s 48%, while fourth-grade ELA was 46%, below both. Sixth-grade math was 63%, compared with 57% for the district and 37% for the state.

Compared with 2022–23, the school’s advantage over the state narrowed in every subject: ELA proficiency fell from 62% to 56%, and math from 59% to 54%, while science rose from 40% to 41%; these are endpoint comparisons, not a steady year-by-year trend. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 26.1, higher than all but one nearby school. In 2024–25, 58% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-lowest share among nearby schools with that measure. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notable difference for White Students: 42nd percentile, compared with 74th overall in 2025–26. Its English Language Learner Students ranking rose from the 64th percentile in 2021–22 to the 91st in 2023–24, a 27-point increase; that subgroup’s latest ranking is from an earlier year than the overall ranking. These percentiles describe statewide relative standing, not test-score percentages.

859

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,583

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

93%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

435 South Pacific Ave.
Glendale, CA 91204-1441

(818) 241-1807

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend Thomas Edison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Theodore Roosevelt Middle
High:	Herbert Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.1%

White:

40.5%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2022) to 74th (2026)

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

California avg42%

1,529^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified

215^th of 968Glendale Unified among California districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	1529 of 5804	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	1699 of 5857	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	1174 of 5869	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	1232 of 5859	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	1118 of 5883	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	2047 of 5789	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	2210 of 5662	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.2	2371 of 5692	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	1800 of 5614	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	1873 of 5611	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.4	1603 of 5530	71.0%	★★★★☆
2012	58.4	2134 of 5390	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.3	2581 of 5377	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.8	2400 of 5314	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.6	2213 of 5193	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.7	2508 of 5113	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.6	3136 of 5113	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.4	3086 of 4818	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.6	3080 of 4822	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.4	2665 of 4809	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.3	880 of 2227	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	846 of 2585	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.0	292 of 3162	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	59.9	779 of 3245	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	1204 of 3311	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	938 of 3275	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	1385 of 3246	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	1367 of 5569	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	1535 of 5597	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	1030 of 5612	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	942 of 5609	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	961 of 5635	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	1832 of 5492	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	2141 of 5413	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	938 of 5085	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	1191 of 5107	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	728 of 5107	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	613 of 5087	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	429 of 5084	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	60.3	1672 of 4963	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	2058 of 4830	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	1080 of 5412	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	921 of 5460	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	867 of 5517	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	927 of 5363	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	640 of 5264	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	1536 of 5173	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	1857 of 5084	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	1655 of 5590	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	1806 of 5628	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	1305 of 5643	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1470 of 5638	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	1227 of 5663	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	2139 of 5510	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	2184 of 5431	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	38.0	1284 of 2420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	1468 of 2532	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	1675 of 2598	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	1178 of 2651	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	1333 of 2661	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	1041 of 2726	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	1548 of 2834	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	1551 of 2737	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)91st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2023)47th percentile-32 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

Science41%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Edison Elementary	Public	K-6	435 South Pacific Ave.	Glendale	91204	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-1807	859	33	26.1	57.9%	348 (40.5%)	17 (2.0%)	387 (45.1%)	72 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	71	1529^th of 5804 public elementary schools	73.7%		67.8	1699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%	170	41.3	41.3	52.5	45.6	60.0	66.4	56.0	61.7	46.3	46.8	63.3	54.3	93%	0%	$17,583	$16,528	$1,055
Columbus Elementary	Public	K-5	425 West Milford St.	Glendale	91203	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-7722	488	21	23.2	64.8%	346 (70.9%)	10 (2.0%)	93 (19.1%)	33 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	35.1	3571^st of 5804 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.8	3660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%	89	26.0	26.0	42.0	23.8	41.7		36.6	42.9	25.0	28.8		33.0	97%	0%	$18,276	$16,556	$1,720
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	501 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 246-2421	672	28	24.0	62.5%	428 (63.7%)	2 (0.3%)	183 (27.2%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	76.9	1280^th of 5804 public elementary schools	77.9%		87.4	805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%	475	47.7	47.7	58.8	56.3	66.4		60.8	61.2	50.5	57.0		56.4	94%	0%	$16,399	$15,136	$1,263
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	120 East Cerritos Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-7207	490	20	24.5	63.3%	161 (32.9%)	17 (3.5%)	239 (48.8%)	67 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	31.5	3866^th of 5804 public elementary schools	33.4%		40.9	3159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%	707	22.4	22.4	31.0	29.7	38.2	52.9	38.1	31.0	36.5	19.1	18.3	26.2	94%	0%	$19,905	$17,870	$2,035
Glenfeliz Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-6	3955 Glenfeliz Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 666-1431	189	10	19.8	74.1%	31 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	127 (67.2%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.4%)	58.5	2132^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	63.3%		62	1963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%	169	40.0	40.0	57.7	36.8	80.0	42.9	53.1	65.4	31.6	33.3	33.3	43.2	≥ 95%		$59,268	$56,522	$2,746
R. D. White Elementary	Public	K-5	744 East Doran St.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-2164	948	33	28.7	62.4%	847 (89.3%)	7 (0.7%)	62 (6.5%)	27 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	57.9	2158^th of 5804 public elementary schools	62.8%		61.9	1972^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%	186	32.1	32.1	46.8	46.9	50.3		48.0	55.4	49.4	41.2		48.6	93%	0%	$15,727	$14,680	$1,047
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	912 South Chevy Chase Dr.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-4848	810	32	25.3	65.7%	447 (55.2%)	12 (1.5%)	274 (33.8%)	61 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	66.2	1768^th of 5804 public elementary schools	69.5%		61.3	2001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%	233	49.1	49.1	38.8	50.0	62.9	51.4	50.9	53.5	51.3	50.9	44.0	49.9	93%	0%	$16,313	$15,180	$1,133
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 East Broadway	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6834	486	21	23.1	66.9%	345 (71.0%)	5 (1.0%)	95 (19.5%)	34 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	28	4148^th of 5804 public elementary schools	28.5%		28	4133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%	15	20.7	20.7	35.9	31.3	38.7		35.2	32.1	31.3	18.3		27.2	91%	0%	$17,294	$15,894	$1,400
Mark Keppel Elementary	Public	K-5	730 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-2113	955	38	25.1	49.1%	646 (67.6%)	7 (0.7%)	78 (8.2%)	170 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	78	1208^th of 5804 public elementary schools	79.2%		74.8	1380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%	172	50.3	50.3	53.2	56.7	64.5		58.2	59.0	62.1	59.8		60.3	≥ 99%		$16,012	$15,222	$790
Atwater Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3271 Silver Lake Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 665-5941	332	19	17.4	60.2%	55 (16.6%)	7 (2.1%)	203 (61.1%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.3%)	65.1	1815^th of 5804 public elementary schools	68.7%		73.5	1449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%	366	59.5	59.5	38.3	54.4	61.9	57.9	50.9	41.7	54.4	58.5	36.8	48.8	≥ 98%		$46,617	$44,616	$2,001

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Edison Elementary

What district is Thomas Edison Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

What schools do graduates of Thomas Edison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas Edison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Theodore Roosevelt Middle
High : Herbert Hoover High

Is Thomas Edison Elementary a good school?

Thomas Edison Elementary ranks 1529^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas Edison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 859 students attended Thomas Edison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Edison Elementary?

Students at Thomas Edison Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 41% White, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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