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Edison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Edison Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Danville, Illinois, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 254. The school is part of the Danville CCSD 118 district, which is ranked 783 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edison Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 1616 to 2034 out of around 2,000 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR) is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 26.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23% to 35.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (over 80%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

The nearby schools in the Danville CCSD 118 district, such as Southwest Elementary, Meade Park Elementary, and Mark Denman Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures, with rankings and proficiency rates similar to or slightly better than Edison Elementary. However, the nearby Northeast Elementary Magnet School, which is also part of the Danville district, significantly outperforms Edison Elementary and the other district schools on academic measures, ranking in the top 50% of Illinois elementary schools.

233

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,483

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 N Vermilion St
Danville, IL 61832-1731

(217) 444-3350

District: Danville CCSD 118

Students who attend Edison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Ridge Middle School
High:	Danville High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.5%

White:

22.7%

Two or more races:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg18%

Illinois avg46%

1,616^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Danville CCSD 118

783^rd of 811Danville CCSD 118 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1616 of 2056	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1761 of 2067	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2034 of 2077	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1882 of 2082	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2025 of 2086	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1833 of 2037	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	1812 of 2044	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1734 of 2046	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	1837 of 2052	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.6	1959 of 2093	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	1750 of 2167	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	1694 of 2166	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.4	1711 of 2147	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	1622 of 2139	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.4	1444 of 2120	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	1184 of 2092	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.9	1562 of 2095	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.5	1256 of 2086	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.4	1324 of 2022	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.0	1317 of 2030	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	61.7	939 of 2020	53.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	388 of 688	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	497 of 655	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	596 of 692	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	445 of 684	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	672 of 711	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	552 of 698	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1483 of 1942	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1714 of 1942	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1893 of 1957	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1880 of 1970	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1947 of 2019	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1689 of 1964	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1294 of 1800	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1469 of 1793	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1759 of 1808	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1572 of 1763	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1778 of 1816	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1598 of 1765	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1558 of 1947	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1589 of 1959	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1948 of 1984	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1655 of 1977	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1946 of 2019	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1797 of 1972	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	1039 of 1156	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	4.8	1402 of 1419	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1364 of 1463	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)44th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2101 N Vermilion St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3350	233	19	12.5	88.8%	53 (22.7%)	120 (51.5%)	26 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	22.1	1616^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.4%		17.2	1761^st of 2067 public elementary schools	14.8%	145			12.1	38.9					26.1	21.2	30.6					26.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.3	21.1		$21,483	$3,315	$18,168
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 E Liberty Ln	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3000	377	21	18.3	95.0%	76 (20.2%)	191 (50.7%)	49 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.1%)	9.4	1958^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.8%		15.3	1835^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.2%	123			21.3	10.7					17.2	20.2	5.4					14.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5			$18,701	$3,025	$15,676
Mark Denman Elementary School	Public	K-4	930 Colfax Dr	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3200	545	33	16.7	95.2%	136 (25.0%)	292 (53.6%)	42 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.8%)	14.5	1803^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	12.3%		16	1809^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.5%	6			12.6	32.3					21.6	13.5	20.4					16.7	95.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.4	95.4			$19,374	$3,180	$16,194
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	Public	K-6	1330 E English St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3050	347	19	18.2	68.6%	147 (42.4%)	88 (25.4%)	63 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.0%)	47.6	1052^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	48.8%		40.2	1150^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.4%	98	34.6		45.5	48.1	44.2	63.6			50.7	43.2	38.9	11.5	36.4			32.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1		13.2	$18,241	$2,879	$15,361
Meade Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 S Kansas Ave	Danville	61834	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-1925	312	23	13.8	96.5%	83 (26.6%)	158 (50.6%)	33 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.5%)	11.8	1880^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.6%		14.8	1855^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.3%	25			17.1	24.1					20.0	13.3	16.7					14.7	94.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	94.2			$20,909	$3,174	$17,735
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14794 Catlin Tilton Rd	Danville	61834	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3500	469	25	18.7	95.5%	189 (40.3%)	155 (33.0%)	54 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (14.5%)	13.5	1829^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.0%		24.6	1554^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.8%	275			5.7	35.6					19.4	13.2	15.6					14.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.1	40.7		$21,040	$2,890	$18,150
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5 W Holloway St	Bismarck	61814	Vermilion County	Bismarck Henning CUSD	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 759-7251	309	23	13.4	41.1%	276 (89.3%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	36.7	1284^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.5%		37.8	1205^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.7%	79			37.7	28.6					33.3	50.8	30.4					41.0	93.7	93.0	93.0	93.0	94.0	94.7	93.0	7.4		$15,828	$232	$15,595
Salt Fork North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 N Webster St	Catlin	61817	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 512	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 427-5421	274	20	13.5	48.5%	239 (87.2%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	43.5	1132^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	44.9%		32.8	1317^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.3%	185	28.2		47.4	34.1	66.7				49.2	44.7	36.6	17.9				33.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.0	98.3	98.3	13.7		$13,323	$359	$12,964
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 W Ellsworth St	Westville	61883	Vermilion County	Westville CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 267-3484	610	37	16.4	57.9%	517 (84.8%)	10 (1.6%)	41 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	32.3	1376^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.1%		27	1485^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.2%	109	36.7		18.3	38.9	49.4	36.5			36.2	16.9	44.4	26.6	10.6			24.1	98.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.4	99.2	98.6	8.5	15.1	$13,632	$1,331	$12,301
Oakwood Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	408 S Scott St	Oakwood	61858	Vermilion County	Oakwood CUSD 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 354-4221	573	43	13.2	51.0%	504 (88.0%)	6 (1.0%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	21.8	1620^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.2	1562^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	24.4%	58	17.5	40.4	28.6	24.1	32.1	29.3	19.1	38.5	28.2	25.4	17.2	24.6	22.4	10.3	11.5	18.5	97.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.5	97.3	97.7	6.1	33.0	$13,576	$431	$13,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison Elementary School

Is Edison Elementary School a good school?

Edison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Edison Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : North Ridge Middle School
High : Danville High School

What district is Edison Elementary School in?

Danville CCSD 118

What is the racial makeup of Edison Elementary School?

Students at Edison Elementary School are 52% African American, 23% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

How many students attend Edison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Edison Elementary School.

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