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Thomas A Edison Elementary School

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Thomas A Edison Elementary School ranks 774 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Thomas A Edison Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fraser, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 377. The school is part of the Fraser Public Schools district, which is ranked 299 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the key challenges facing Thomas A Edison Elementary School is its consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 32.7% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools within the Fraser Public Schools district. Additionally, the school's performance on state assessments (M-Step) is generally below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 42.6%, compared to 39% for the district and 38.9% for the state.

Another factor that may be contributing to the school's challenges is its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.62% to 62.86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. This is higher than the rates of nearby schools within the Fraser Public Schools district. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.8 to 16.8 over the past few years, the increased spending per student from $12,101 in 2020-2021 to $15,721 in 2023-2024 has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

378

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,721

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 — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Michigan avg38%

774^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Fraser Public Schools

299^th of 613Fraser 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	774 of 1488	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	809 of 1486	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	793 of 1470	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	751 of 1344	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	829 of 1153	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	738 of 1408	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	594 of 1448	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.7	497 of 1466	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.9	530 of 1548	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.5	596 of 1580	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.0	613 of 1533	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.8	389 of 1563	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	64.6	529 of 1566	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.7	381 of 1552	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	71.3	470 of 1552	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.8	349 of 1589	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.1	338 of 1577	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	84.8	82 of 1565	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	72.3	368 of 1545	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	818 of 1338	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	910 of 1342	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	861 of 1321	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	761 of 1106	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	543 of 902	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	616 of 1171	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	458 of 1443	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	662 of 1346	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	943 of 1381	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	789 of 1350	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	712 of 1099	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	324 of 749	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	545 of 1134	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	317 of 1397	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	683 of 1366	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	714 of 1347	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	758 of 1334	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	715 of 1139	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	710 of 915	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	702 of 1196	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	748 of 1446	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	19.4	70 of 81	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	29.7	310 of 403	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	632 of 1206	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	678 of 1204	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	657 of 1198	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	578 of 1102	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	845 of 1005	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	592 of 1128	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	511 of 1253	59.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2018)23rd percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)14th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Math36%~ state avg

Science32%-9 vs state

Social Studies15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)				M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17470 Sewel	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6500	378	24	16.0	52.6%	217 (57.4%)	105 (27.8%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	46.1	774^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.4	809^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.6%	35	42.6	32.1	26.8	54.2	48.9	33.9	19.5	39.0	31.7	14.6	$15,721	$2,010	$13,711
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-6	32151 Danna	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6700	345	19	18.6	44.3%	260 (75.4%)	39 (11.3%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	49	736^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	783^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	47.3%	47	45.3	36.5	34.0	54.5	39.6	26.9	29.8	45.5	34.0	27.7	$12,408	$935	$11,473
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31275 Eveningside	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6600	391	22	17.8	46.3%	216 (55.2%)	119 (30.4%)	16 (4.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	33.6	962^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	35.3%		33.4	963^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	35.2%	1	35.7	34.5	34.5	40.7	50.0	37.9	7.3	24.1	14.5	7.3	$15,766	$1,322	$14,444
Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17601 15 Mile Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6800	455	28	16.1	37.1%	320 (70.3%)	68 (14.9%)	23 (5.1%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	61.8	538^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.8	461^st of 1486 public elementary schools	69.0%	77	42.0	45.1	44.6	63.9	46.4	41.1	33.8	45.2	50.0	27.0	$14,873	$1,267	$13,606
Lucile S Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	18851 McKinnon St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5795	171	10	17.2	88.9%	41 (24.0%)	99 (57.9%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.7%)	23.6	1102^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.4	1170^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.3%	68	28.0	41.4	25.7		20.0	13.8	17.1		22.9	22.9	$16,049	$4,558	$11,491
Rainbow Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	33749 Wurfel St	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 791-3500	24	9	2.7	83.3%	10 (41.7%)	10 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)
Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	K-6	36155 Kelly Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6400	366	20	18.2	40.2%	246 (67.2%)	59 (16.1%)	17 (4.6%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	45.5	783^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%		48	730^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.9%	53	30.6	38.2	37.7	43.8	54.0	38.2	32.1	25.7	30.2	22.6	$14,035	$934	$13,101
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30601 Calahan Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6900	339	19	17.4	48.7%	236 (69.6%)	55 (16.2%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	45.6	781^st of 1488 public elementary schools	47.5%		52.6	671^st of 1486 public elementary schools	54.8%	110	35.6	39.6	44.4	45.7	37.8	30.2	33.3	28.3	40.0	20.0	$15,879	$1,907	$13,973
Michigan Collegiate Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	16911 Eastland St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Michigan Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 779-8055	232	21	11.1	92.7%	1 (0.4%)	228 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.7	1451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	2.5%		7.9	1392^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	6.3%	59	8.0	13.3	12.1		8.2	8.9					$36,434	$9,786	$26,648
Wilde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32343 Bunert Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-8490	496	31	16.2	50.4%	308 (62.1%)	77 (15.5%)	16 (3.2%)	52 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	46.7	769^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.3%		40.2	843^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	43.3%	74	33.3	44.6	48.5		38.1	38.6	42.6		32.4	19.1	$18,492	$1,773	$16,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas A Edison Elementary School

How many students attend Thomas A Edison Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Thomas A Edison Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Richards Middle School
High : Fraser High School

Is Thomas A Edison Elementary School a good school?

Thomas A Edison Elementary School ranks 774^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Thomas A Edison Elementary School in?

Fraser Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Thomas A Edison Elementary 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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