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Thomas Edison Intermediate School

Public Grades 6-8

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Thomas Edison Intermediate School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Westfield, New Jersey. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and a diverse student population.

Thomas Edison Intermediate School's students excel on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments), with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 71.4% to 80.1%, compared to the state averages of 56.1% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 38.3% to 74.7%, compared to the state averages of 20.7% to 39.8%. The school's performance in Algebra I and Geometry is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates often reaching 100% for end-of-course exams.

While Thomas Edison Intermediate School consistently outperforms its nearby counterparts, such as Roosevelt Intermediate School and Deerfield Elementary School, the school's performance is not as dominant when compared to some of the higher-performing schools in the region, such as Orange Avenue School and Deerfield Elementary School. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism in the most recent school year, reaching 14.9%, which is an area that the school may need to address.

800

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,471

Per pupil spending ?

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Rahway Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090

(908) 789-4470

District: Westfield Public School District

Students who attend Thomas Edison Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Westfield Senior High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Edison Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
	Wilson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Asian:

15.3%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (71% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg44%

75^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Westfield Public School District

49^th of 609Westfield Public School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	75 of 752	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	86 of 743	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	74 of 748	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	63 of 745	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	39 of 652	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	97 of 745	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	104 of 716	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.7	141 of 712	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	119 of 713	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.9	145 of 713	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	76 of 717	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	90 of 704	87.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.4	77 of 677	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	110 of 684	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	106 of 677	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	115 of 664	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	129 of 640	79.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	88 of 631	86.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	101 of 615	83.6%	★★★★☆
2005	81.0	102 of 599	83.0%	★★★★☆
2004	75.7	170 of 588	71.1%	★★★★☆
2003	81.3	103 of 574	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	87.0	17 of 356	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	48.0	155 of 326	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	31 of 204	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	34 of 200	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	15 of 201	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	10 of 200	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.9	64 of 199	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	33 of 200	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	78 of 728	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	126 of 717	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	72 of 720	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	79 of 726	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	37 of 625	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	119 of 703	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	100 of 680	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	167 of 608	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	221 of 589	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	222 of 587	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	192 of 591	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	76 of 524	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	42 of 504	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	87 of 726	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	78 of 719	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	83 of 718	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	105 of 730	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	53 of 635	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	95 of 697	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	121 of 675	82.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	52 of 507	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	40 of 510	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	64.1	110 of 505	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	88 of 535	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	57 of 401	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	31 of 492	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	48 of 471	89.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	86 of 502	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	91 of 510	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	96 of 509	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	77 of 512	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	43 of 435	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	91 of 504	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	112 of 497	77.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)95th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I95%+48 vs state

English Language Arts75%+18 vs state

Mathematics67%+32 vs state

Science40%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	800	74	10.7	2.6%	550 (68.8%)	24 (3.0%)	63 (7.9%)	122 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	86	75^th of 752 public middle schools	90.0%		84.2	86^th of 743 public middle schools	88.4%	11		39.6				73.9	71.4	80.1				74.7	70.3	38.3	100.0	94.7	95.4	100.0	100.0	$7,471	$21	$7,450
Roosevelt Intermediate School	Public	6-8	301 Clark Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4560	638	62	10.2	0.9%	509 (79.8%)	8 (1.3%)	46 (7.2%)	44 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	83.9	93^rd of 752 public middle schools	87.6%		89.2	48^th of 743 public middle schools	93.5%	45		31.2				77.1	70.3	78.0				70.6	75.9	31.7		90.1	90.1			$7,490	$17	$7,473
Terrill Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-5215	822	75	11.0	1.9%	527 (64.1%)	40 (4.9%)	90 (10.9%)	115 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	82.1	107^th of 752 public middle schools	85.8%		73.3	172^nd of 743 public middle schools	76.9%	65	48.3	37.7			73.2	74.0	74.9	89.7			66.1	64.0	70.6	20.0		71.9	71.9			$9,029	$03	$9,026
Carl H. Kumpf School	Public	6-8	59 Mildred Terrace	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 381-0400	528	46	11.4	8.3%	388 (73.5%)	8 (1.5%)	96 (18.2%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	73	171^st of 752 public middle schools	77.3%		76.1	151^st of 743 public middle schools	79.7%	20		22.2				74.3	74.9	64.4				52.6	58.9	23.4	100.0	97.6	98.1	100.0	100.0	$11,251	$114	$11,137
Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	628	64	9.8	30.7%	287 (45.7%)	50 (8.0%)	137 (21.8%)	129 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	46.4	385^th of 752 public middle schools	48.8%		41.1	417^th of 743 public middle schools	43.9%	32		12.1				46.0	47.3	53.7				48.2	37.7	21.0		88.2	88.2			$9,026		$9,026
Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	Public	5-8	580 Park Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-4445	913	84	10.9	7.8%	477 (52.2%)	79 (8.7%)	188 (20.6%)	116 (12.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.1%)	70.1	198^th of 752 public middle schools	73.7%		74.1	167^th of 743 public middle schools	77.5%	31	44.0	24.4			68.7	75.8	76.5	70.6			61.6	47.4	65.0	0.0		56.9	56.9			$8,253	$52	$8,201
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	Public	7-8	1157 Kline Place	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1025	701	58	12.1	62.3%	86 (12.3%)	226 (32.2%)	349 (49.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	29.9	520^th of 752 public middle schools	30.9%		19.3	606^th of 743 public middle schools	18.4%	86		8.9					52.5	46.6					20.9	7.0		74.1	80.0	30.4	30.4	$13,603	$221	$13,382
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	483	45	10.7	2.9%	335 (69.4%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.5%)	42 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	83.9	92^nd of 752 public middle schools	87.8%		86.5	70^th of 743 public middle schools	90.6%	22	57.9	42.6	71.4	82.8	80.3	89.7	85.7	81.3	84.5	83.8	81.6	79.4	77.3		100.0	51.6	62.5	100.0	100.0	$8,613	$168	$8,445
Orange Avenue School	Public	3-8	901 Orange Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6257	750	64	11.6	0.8%	584 (77.9%)	20 (2.7%)	85 (11.3%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	88.3	59^th of 752 public middle schools	92.2%		89.8	43^rd of 743 public middle schools	94.2%	16	57.4	49.1	76.2	72.6	77.0	84.3	85.3	80.1	83.1	61.3	63.2	81.8	71.2	24.5		82.2	82.2			$7,540		$7,540
Maxson Middle School	Public	6-8	920 E Seventh St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4310	721	78	9.2	76.7%	6 (0.8%)	106 (14.7%)	601 (83.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12.7	678^th of 752 public middle schools	9.8%		12.3	683^rd of 743 public middle schools	8.1%	5		2.6				27.9	24.2	17.6				11.7	14.2	4.0		73.1	73.1			$9,328	$135	$9,193

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Edison Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Edison Intermediate School?

Students at Thomas Edison Intermediate School are 69% White, 15% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Thomas Edison Intermediate School in?

Westfield Public School District

Is Thomas Edison Intermediate School a good school?

Yes. Thomas Edison Intermediate School ranks in the top 10.0% of New Jersey middle schools.

How many students attend Thomas Edison Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended Thomas Edison Intermediate School.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Edison Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Edison Intermediate School usually go on to attend Westfield Senior High School

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