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Edison Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Edison Township.

Edison Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of New Jersey school districts

Students
16,617
Schools
19
Spent per student
$21,234
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
The gist

What stands out about Edison Township School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the NJ average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Edison Township. Grade by grade →

K–512 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 35.5% · 9,180 students tested
Reading / language arts69%
State average 48.6% · 9,118 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 90.5% · 1,229 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,234 per student · 25% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 36%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
16,477’20
16,113’21
16,596’22
16,812’23
16,617’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 64%Hispanic 15%Black 9%White 9%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

19 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Franklin D Roosevelt School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Edison
178 students10:1
Edison Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Edison
52 students13:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
A
946 students15:1
Menlo Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
A
802 students14:1
Woodbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
A+
786 students13:1
John Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
A−
762 students12:1
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
B
630 students13:1
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
B
619 students13:1
Martin Luther King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
A+
591 students13:1
James Monroe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
B
537 students12:1
James Madison Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Edison
452 students12:1
Lindeneau Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edison
C
446 students11:1
James Madison Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Edison
A+
586 students16:1
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edison
A
1,206 students14:1
Herbert Hoover Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edison
B
1,060 students13:1
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edison
B−
954 students14:1
John Adams Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edison
A+
930 students12:1
John P. Stevens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edison
A
2,687 students16:1
Edison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edison
B
2,393 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.