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Edison Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

521 S Pearl St, Macomb, IL 61455 · (309) 837-3993 · Part of Macomb Community Unit School District 185

Macomb City Township’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
397
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Edison Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Macomb City Township kids: Macomb Middle School

On the path

Where Macomb City Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–2Lincoln Elem Schoolin Macomb
3–5Edison Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Macomb Middle Schoolin Macomb

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

521 S Pearl St, Macomb

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3144
Grade 4117
Grade 5136
Enrollment over time
402’20
440’21
432’22
375’23
397’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Black 19%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Edison Elementary School from Macomb City Township families.

Other schools in Macomb Community Unit School District 185

The district →
MacArthur Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Macomb
127 students21:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Macomb
C
412 students10:1
Macomb Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Macomb
B
479 students13:1
Macomb Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Macomb
B+
660 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Macomb City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.