Edison Middle

Edison Middle is a grades 6–8 school at 1649 S Chatham St in Janesville, Wisconsin, serving 587 students in the Janesville School District. It ranks 349th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — 46th percentile, 2 stars — placing it slightly above its district's statewide position. Its record is unusually steady: 2 stars in nine of the last ten reported years, with a brief 3-star peak in 2018–19. It serves a high-poverty population, with 61.0% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its student-to-teacher ratio has improved from 13.2 to 11.6.

Among nearby options, Marshall Middle outranks Edison and serves a lower-poverty population, while Franklin Middle — the biggest spender in the comparison set at $18,203 per student, with the smallest classes at a 9.8 ratio — ranks at the 17th percentile with 1 star. Edison spends $16,090 per student, up 26.9% over four reported years. Notably, Edison outperforms the schools closest to it in poverty level — Aldrich Intermediate and Fran Fruzen Intermediate — which rank at the 16th and 8th percentiles. Higher-ranked neighbors such as Milton Middle and Edgerton Middle serve far fewer low-income students.

Edison's brightest spots are in 8th grade, which beats the district in all four tested subjects and beats the state in math, science and social studies; science (55.19) and social studies (68.85) post the largest margins. Those 8th graders also gained 16.3 points in math proficiency since 6th grade, and the dropout rate has been 0.0% in four of the last five years. The weakest area is 7th grade, where ELA proficiency of 41.38 trails the state by nearly 14 points and Edison falls behind its own district in both reading and math. Chronic absenteeism, at 24.2%, is above the district's 22.0% and the state's 17.3%, though it has fallen every year from 38.7% in 2020–21. Overall: a stable, mid-performing school on a mild upswing.