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Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 13% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School is a public school located in Lake Station, Indiana, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 614 students. The school is part of the Lake Station Community Schools district, which is ranked 323 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data suggests that Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School is struggling academically, with consistently low performance on standardized assessments, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 71.1% and 88.4% over the past 5 years, which is below the state average. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.8% to 38.5% in recent years, indicating a significant portion of students are missing a substantial amount of instructional time. When compared to nearby schools, such as Wheeler High School, which ranks significantly higher (top 10% of Indiana high schools), Thomas A Edison consistently underperforms.

One bright spot for the school is its performance for special education students, who rank in the top third of Indiana high schools, suggesting the school may be providing effective support for this population. However, the school's challenges appear to be exacerbated by the high percentage of students (around 75%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high concentration of students from low-income families. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, increased resources, and collaboration with the community to support student success.

595

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,023

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3304 Parkside Ave
Lake Station, IN 46405

(219) 962-8531

District: Lake Station Community Schools

Feeder schools for Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:	Alexander Hamilton Elementary School
	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.0%

White:

34.3%

African American:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (84% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg19%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

412^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

372^nd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

323^rd of 380Lake Station Community Schools among Indiana districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	412 of 480	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	417 of 491	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	425 of 489	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	413 of 490	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	399 of 483	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	402 of 470	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	366 of 473	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	57.1	209 of 472	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.8	299 of 494	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	353 of 485	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.8	259 of 470	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	256 of 444	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.9	356 of 447	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	399 of 451	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	367 of 428	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	388 of 423	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	364 of 392	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	362 of 382	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.4	358 of 375	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.0	344 of 370	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	372 of 429	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	375 of 432	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	365 of 398	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	368 of 409	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	356 of 388	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	245 of 389	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	277 of 385	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.2	253 of 380	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.1	320 of 394	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.0	203 of 400	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	194 of 379	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.4	269 of 353	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.0	259 of 373	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.4	328 of 364	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	326 of 362	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	333 of 364	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	333 of 360	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	332 of 354	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	327 of 349	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	317 of 349	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	70 of 132	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	95 of 125	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	119 of 125	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	342 of 387	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	358 of 392	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	353 of 388	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	163 of 181	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	134 of 184	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	152 of 166	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	145 of 164	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	344 of 377	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	333 of 377	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	347 of 379	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	353 of 386	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	349 of 392	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	359 of 383	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	93 of 298	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.4	249 of 289	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	218 of 285	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	337 of 377	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	356 of 381	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	353 of 375	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	339 of 378	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+56 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing31%-23 vs state

Biology22%-23 vs state

Science22%

English Language Arts19%

Math8%

Mathematics2%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	3304 Parkside Ave	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-8531	595	32	18.4	71.8%	204 (34.3%)	100 (16.8%)	262 (44.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	15.1	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%		13.8	375^th of 432 public high schools	13.2%	3	31.3	2.5	17.7	15.9	22.4	18.8	12.7	8.7	4.0	8.5	22.1	22.1	22.3	$12,023	$790	$11,233
River Forest High School	Public	9-12	3300 Indiana St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7551	565	28	20.1	72.0%	152 (26.9%)	136 (24.1%)	238 (42.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	15.9	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%		17.6	354^th of 432 public high schools	18.1%	10	31.3	3.1											23.7	$12,283	$332	$11,952
Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5201 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 850-4448	139	10	13.9	50.4%	77 (55.4%)	31 (22.3%)	21 (15.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	10.9	386^th of 429 public high schools	10.0%		13.7	376^th of 432 public high schools	13.0%	10	20.8	4.2												$16,432	$2,037	$14,394
Gary Career Center	Public	6-12	1800 E 35th Ave	Gary	46409	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7571	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hobart High School	Public	9-12	2211 E Tenth St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	School City of Hobart	No	No	No	No	(219) 942-8521	1,320	66	20.1	51.3%	780 (59.1%)	120 (9.1%)	355 (26.9%)	16 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.6%)	50.9	200^th of 429 public high schools	53.4%		53.1	176^th of 432 public high schools	59.3%	24	53.8	19.0											36.9	$12,431	$881	$11,550
Portage High School	Public	9-12	6450 US Hwy 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 764-6026	2,163	123	17.5	40.5%	1,049 (48.5%)	397 (18.4%)	598 (27.6%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (4.3%)	34.1	291^st of 429 public high schools	32.2%		30.2	305^th of 432 public high schools	29.4%	14	43.5	16.0											23.6	$12,579	$1,194	$11,385
Gary Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	131 East 5th Ave	Gary	46402	Lake County	Gary Middle College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 888-7120	202	10	14.9	26.2%	5 (2.5%)	175 (86.6%)	16 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	4.9	414^th of 429 public high schools	3.5%		5.7	417^th of 432 public high schools	3.5%	3	5.3	0.0												$11,562	$2,542	$9,020
Merrillville High School	Public	9-12	276 E 68th Pl	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 650-5307	2,115	139	15.2	47.3%	125 (5.9%)	1,476 (69.8%)	386 (18.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (5.2%)	28.3	311^th of 429 public high schools	27.5%		23.5	331^st of 432 public high schools	23.4%	20	37.4	13.1											28.9	$12,245	$663	$11,582
Wheeler High School	Public	9-12	587 W 300 N	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 759-2561	387	32	12.2	25.3%	311 (80.4%)	6 (1.6%)	56 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	83.4	35^th of 429 public high schools	91.8%		82.5	42^nd of 432 public high schools	90.3%	7	60.7	39.3											68.2	$16,325	$256	$16,069
Excel Center - Gary	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 W Ridge Road	Gary	46408	Lake County	Excel Center - Gary	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 789-5236	125	8	15.6	3.2%	13 (10.4%)	84 (67.2%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0												$6,052	$594	$5,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School

How many students attend Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School.

What district is Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School in?

Lake Station Community Schools

What schools feed into Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School?

Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alexander Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary : Virgil I Bailey Elementary School

Is Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School are 44% Hispanic, 34% White, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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