Summary:
Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School District, which is ranked 30 out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. With a total enrollment of 601 students, the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education, as evidenced by its consistently low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rate.
The school's test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and DeSSA (Delaware Social Studies Assessment) are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 15.94%, compared to the state average of 38.72%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4% is significantly higher than the state average, which likely contributes to the low academic performance.
Despite spending $12,255 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a student-teacher ratio of 14.6, the Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School has been unable to effectively educate its students. The school's statewide ranking has been declining over the past few years, dropping from 101 out of 103 Delaware elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 106 out of 109 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school is facing significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students.
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