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Thomas A Edison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
873rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools
Better than 41% of Michigan elementary schools
Summary

Thomas A Edison Elementary School in Fraser, MI, serves 378 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the Fraser Public Schools district, which ranks in the 54th percentile statewide.

Edison has received a 2-star rating in recent years, placing it in the 41st to 48th percentile of Michigan elementary schools—a decline from its 3-star ratings between 2015 and 2018. Over half of its students (52.65%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments often lag behind the district average, particularly in 3rd grade, where only 25% were proficient in Math (vs. 44.6% district) and 20% in ELA (vs. 35.2% district). However, there are bright spots: the 4th-grade cohort outperformed district and state averages in both ELA (44.4%) and Math (53.3%), and the school ranks in the 90th percentile statewide for its African American students, earning a 5-star rating for that subgroup. Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly from a pandemic-era spike of 46.2% to 27.1%, which is now better than the district average (29.9%) and comparable to the state average (27.9%).

Compared to nearby schools, Edison spends notably more per student ($17,584) than Walt Disney Elementary School ($13,977), Mark Twain Elementary School ($14,878), and Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School ($13,994), yet this higher investment doesn't translate into higher test scores. For instance, Salk Elementary School spends about $2,000 less per student but consistently outperforms Edison in state rankings and most subjects. A persistent weakness is social studies, where only 14.8% of 5th graders were proficient—well below the state average of 27.5%. Year-to-year performance swings are also notable, with different cohorts producing dramatically different results, making it hard to gauge the school's true trajectory.

378
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,584
Per pupil spending ?
52.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 17470 Sewel
       Fraser, MI  48026-1739

(586) 439-6500

District: Fraser Public Schools


Students who attend Thomas A Edison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Richards Middle School
High:    Fraser High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
57.4%
African American:
27.8%
Two or more races:
10.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (31% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg35%
Michigan avg37%
873rd of 1,492
Michigan public elementary schools ?
Bottom 41%▼ down 24 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 6Elementary Schools in the Fraser Public Schools
288th of 625Fraser Public Schools among Michigan 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202639.1873 of 149241.5%★★☆☆☆
202546.1774 of 148848.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.4809 of 148645.6%★★☆☆☆
202343.5793 of 147046.1%★★☆☆☆
202240.6751 of 134444.1%★★☆☆☆
202129.2829 of 115328.1%★☆☆☆☆
201946.0738 of 140847.6%★★☆☆☆
201861.1594 of 144859.0%★★★☆☆
201760.7497 of 146666.1%★★★☆☆
201663.9530 of 154865.8%★★★☆☆
201561.5596 of 158062.3%★★★☆☆
201461.0613 of 153360.0%★★★☆☆
201372.8389 of 156375.1%★★★★☆
201264.6529 of 156666.2%★★★☆☆
201173.7381 of 155275.5%★★★★☆
201071.3470 of 155269.7%★★★☆☆
200974.8349 of 158978.0%★★★★☆
200875.1338 of 157778.6%★★★★☆
200784.882 of 156594.8%★★★★★
200672.3368 of 154576.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202678.637 of 38890.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202638.5781 of 134341.8%★★☆☆☆
202537.2818 of 133838.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.6910 of 134232.2%★★☆☆☆
202334.0861 of 132134.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.4761 of 110631.2%★★☆☆☆
202139.3543 of 90239.8%★★☆☆☆
201947.2616 of 117147.4%★★☆☆☆
201867.1458 of 144368.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202642.1746 of 135244.8%★★☆☆☆
202548.1662 of 134650.8%★★★☆☆
202433.6943 of 138131.7%★★☆☆☆
202340.8789 of 135041.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.4712 of 109935.2%★★☆☆☆
202151.7324 of 74956.7%★★★☆☆
201950.2545 of 113451.9%★★★☆☆
201869.8317 of 139777.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202634.4875 of 137236.2%★★☆☆☆
202548.0683 of 136650.0%★★★☆☆
202444.6714 of 134747.0%★★☆☆☆
202341.7758 of 133443.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.5715 of 113937.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.2710 of 91522.4%★☆☆☆☆
201941.7702 of 119641.3%★★☆☆☆
201850.4748 of 144648.3%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202319.470 of 8113.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201829.7310 of 40323.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202650.2583 of 119951.4%★★★☆☆
202546.9632 of 120647.6%★★☆☆☆
202443.5678 of 120443.7%★★☆☆☆
202344.8657 of 119845.2%★★☆☆☆
202247.3578 of 110247.5%★★☆☆☆
202120.7845 of 100515.9%★☆☆☆☆
201947.1592 of 112847.5%★★☆☆☆
201858.2511 of 125359.2%★★★☆☆
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 (2026)90th percentile+49 vs school
White (2026)51st percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2018)23rd percentile-36 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)14th percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts36%-4 vs state
Math33%-4 vs state
Science28%-12 vs state
Social Studies15%-13 vs state

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Thomas A Edison Elementary School ranks 873rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Thomas A Edison Elementary School.

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

Middle : Richards Middle School
High : Fraser High School

Students at Thomas A Edison Elementary School are 57% White, 28% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

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2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresNewSep 4, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataJan 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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