Is Edison Junior High School a good school?

Edison Junior High School ranks 781 st of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Edison Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 311 students attended Edison Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Edison Junior High School?

Students at Edison Junior High School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Edison Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Edison Junior High School usually go on to attend Pekin Community High School

Edison Junior High School

Summary:

Edison Junior High School is a public middle school located in Pekin, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 312 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Edison Junior High School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 38.1% to 44.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the surrounding Pekin PSD 108 district. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is also below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 34.6% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2% and the district average of 32.7%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 19.3%, compared to the state average of 28.4% and the district average of 14.7%.

Interestingly, the nearby Wilson Intermediate School and Washington Intermediate School, both part of the Pekin PSD 108 district, generally perform better than Edison Junior High School on academic measures, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Edison Junior High School to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts in the area.

Detail:

Public 7-8

1400 Earl St
Pekin, IL 61554-2221

(309) 477-4732

District: Pekin PSD 108

SchoolDigger Rank:
781^st of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,843

Students who attend Edison Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Pekin Community High School

Feeder schools for Edison Junior High School:

Elementary:	C B Smith Elementary School
	L E Starke Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 311

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Edison Junior High School ranks worse than 57.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.82. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Edison Junior High School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Pekin PSD 108 School District. Racial makeup is: White (89.4%), two or more races (5.1%), Hispanic (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Pekin PSD 108 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Edison Junior High School is 12.3, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Pekin PSD 108 School District! (See more...)

Compare Edison Junior High School employs 25.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edison Junior High School is $15,843, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Pekin PSD 108 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edison Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Edison Junior High School 781^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Edison Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rank History for Edison Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Edison Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	70.00	384^th	1185	67.6%
2004	71.73	359^th	1204	70.2%
2005	63.58	524^th	1209	56.7%
2006	56.98	642^nd	1272	49.5%
2007	52.68	722^nd	1287	43.9%
2008	67.28	469^th	1293	63.7%
2009	66.50	493^rd	1318	62.6%
2010	56.82	671^st	1327	49.4%
2011	58.66	641^st	1344	52.3%
2012	59.21	623^rd	1365	54.4%
2013	50.81	687^th	1367	49.7%
2014	49.62	692^nd	1322	47.7%
2015	52.97	513^th	1302	60.6%
2016	37.16	773^rd	1294	40.3%
2017	37.31	784^th	1293	39.4%
2018	40.82	729^th	1293	43.6%
2019	33.28	883^rd	1356	34.9%
2021	39.38	665^th	1241	46.4%
2022	35.71	822^nd	1369	40.0%
2023	43.24	712^th	1367	47.9%
2024	37.82	781^st	1363	42.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Edison Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.92	142^nd	164	13.4%
2022	25.39	149^th	195	23.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Edison Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.70	408^th	602	32.2%
2019	27.25	657^th	792	17.0%
2021	26.00	472^nd	548	13.9%
2022	26.83	734^th	781	6.0%
2023	23.38	685^th	805	14.9%
2024	36.65	445^th	802	44.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Edison Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.76	777^th	1161	33.1%
2019	36.01	790^th	1217	35.1%
2021	39.25	595^th	1019	41.6%
2022	34.28	787^th	1221	35.5%
2023	44.63	630^th	1234	48.9%
2024	31.36	839^th	1219	31.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Edison Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.26	715^th	1226	41.7%
2019	33.26	855^th	1276	33.0%
2021	36.08	605^th	1017	40.5%
2022	41.80	683^rd	1286	46.9%
2023	43.18	680^th	1275	46.7%
2024	38.66	722^nd	1251	42.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Edison Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.90	485^th	674	28.0%
2024	30.93	458^th	639	28.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Edison Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.59	686^th	1223	43.9%
2019	33.90	824^th	1296	36.4%
2021	38.40	588^th	1048	43.9%
2022	31.23	844^th	1286	34.4%
2023	42.00	683^rd	1292	47.1%
2024	36.25	737^th	1264	41.7%

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Rank History for White students at Edison Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.92	750^th	889	15.6%
2019	14.43	821^st	905	9.3%
2021	24.38	632^nd	813	22.3%
2022	17.35	793^rd	898	11.7%
2023	25.08	721^st	895	19.4%
2024	20.84	726^th	875	17.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Edison Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	437	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	441
1990	448	n/a	6	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	456
1991	474	1	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1992	469	2	1	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	482
1993	464	2	1	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	473
1994	470	1	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1995	438	1	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	449
1996	438	1	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	449
1997	449	0	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1998	464	0	4	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	470
1999	469	0	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
2000	438	0	3	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
2001	422	0	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
2002	406	0	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
2003	406	0	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
2004	380	2	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
2005	404	5	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2006	382	2	5	1	7	n/a	n/a	5	402
2007	360	3	2	2	4	n/a	n/a	5	376
2008	355	1	1	8	5	n/a	n/a	4	374
2009	330	1	3	5	2	n/a	n/a	5	346
2010	361	1	3	7	3	n/a	n/a	5	380
2011	366	2	3	8	1	1	7	0	388
2012	354	2	3	8	4	1	7	0	379
2013	328	4	2	7	2	1	11	0	355
2014	331	3	2	9	1	1	12	0	359
2015	322	3	0	8	0	0	11	0	344
2016	301	1	1	3	1	0	15	0	322
2017	341	0	2	4	1	0	17	0	365
2018	322	0	2	10	0	0	20	0	354
2019	314	0	3	9	0	1	24	0	351
2020	319	4	5	4	0	1	22	0	355
2021	324	5	1	7	0	0	20	0	357
2022	308	3	1	7	0	0	21	0	340
2023	280	3	0	11	1	0	17	0	312
2024	278	2	1	14	0	0	16	0	311

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Edison Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	441	25.0	17.6	n/a
1990	456	26.0	17.5	n/a
1991	485	28.0	17.3	n/a
1992	482	27.0	17.8	n/a
1993	473	28.0	16.9	n/a
1994	474	28.0	16.9	n/a
1995	449	28.0	16.0	n/a
1996	449	28.0	16.0	n/a
1997	457	28.0	16.3	n/a
1998	470	29.0	16.2	n/a
1999	476	29.0	16.4	n/a
2000	446	28.0	15.9	n/a
2001	428	28.0	15.3	n/a
2002	417	26.0	16.0	34.5
2003	417	26.0	16.0	34.5
2004	390	26.0	15.0	32.3
2005	414	28.0	14.8	38.2
2006	402	27.0	14.9	38
2007	376	25.0	15.0	43.4
2008	374	20.0	18.7	42.7
2009	346	27.2	12.7	39.3
2010	380	27.0	14.0	45.6
2011	388	28.0	13.8	48.5
2012	379	26.0	14.5	45.4
2013	355	27.5	12.8	48.7
2014	359	24.0	14.9	50.4
2015	344	26.0	13.2	53.8
2016	322	23.0	14.0	51.9
2017	365	23.3	15.6	52.6
2018	354	23.2	15.2	50.8
2019	351	23.3	15.0	49
2020	355	24.2	14.6	49.6
2021	357	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	340	25.4	13.3	52.1
2023	312	25.7	12.1	54.2
2024	311	25.2	12.3	53.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Edison Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	441	25.0	17.6	n/a
1990	456	26.0	17.5	n/a
1991	485	28.0	17.3	n/a
1992	482	27.0	17.8	n/a
1993	473	28.0	16.9	n/a
1994	474	28.0	16.9	n/a
1995	449	28.0	16.0	n/a
1996	449	28.0	16.0	n/a
1997	457	28.0	16.3	n/a
1998	470	29.0	16.2	n/a
1999	476	29.0	16.4	n/a
2000	446	28.0	15.9	n/a
2001	428	28.0	15.3	n/a
2002	417	26.0	16.0	34.5
2003	417	26.0	16.0	34.5
2004	390	26.0	15.0	32.3
2005	414	28.0	14.8	38.2
2006	402	27.0	14.9	38
2007	376	25.0	15.0	43.4
2008	374	20.0	18.7	42.7
2009	346	27.2	12.7	39.3
2010	380	27.0	14.0	45.6
2011	388	28.0	13.8	48.5
2012	379	26.0	14.5	45.4
2013	355	27.5	12.8	48.7
2014	359	24.0	14.9	50.4
2015	344	26.0	13.2	53.8
2016	322	23.0	14.0	51.9
2017	365	23.3	15.6	52.6
2018	354	23.2	15.2	50.8
2019	351	23.3	15.0	49
2020	355	24.2	14.6	49.6
2021	357	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	340	25.4	13.3	52.1
2023	312	25.7	12.1	54.2
2024	311	25.2	12.3	53.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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