Thomas A Edison School

507 West St, Union City, NJ 07087 | (201) 348-5965

Grades: PK-6
Student Enrollment: 1,009

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2 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,009 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-6
Ranks 442nd out of 708 middle schools in NJ.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Alexandria Conti

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Union Beach School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $19,243
Graduation Rate: 72.0%
Dropout Rate: 2.2%
Students Per Teacher: 15.5
Enrolled Students: 10,224

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,009
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 63.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 554 (54.9%)
Females: 455 (45.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 86 (8.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 907 (89.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 993 (98.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Thomas A Edison School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	15	1.5%
Asian	11	1.1%
Hispanic	965	95.6%
White	16	1.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	27	2.7%
Kindergarten	181	17.9%
1st Grade	111	11.0%
2nd Grade	137	13.6%
3rd Grade	132	13.1%
4th Grade	134	13.3%
5th Grade	102	10.1%
6th Grade	108	10.7%
Ungraded	77	7.6%

Source: NJ Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2

2 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Thomas A Edison School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on May 31, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is horrible! It's most of what i can say about it. The staff is not so great and the Teachers are the worst. my child that entered Grade K and i am transferring her to another school Where she can feel better since the teachers are never able to help. i will not mention any names on the teachers but they did do a lot to my daughter. they would not let her go use the restroom or anything. she would get bullied and they would not do anything to fix the issue and if I went directly to the school they would not speak to me or anything. so NO WAY! I would NOT recommend this school for anyone what so ever!

Reviewed by on September 05, 2006
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
My son is currently entering the third grade in Edison School. His experience at Edison is more neutral than anything else. The school is over populated and I don't think there are enough qualified teachers available to accommodate the needs of the students; but under the circumstances(schools' population),the school is not the worst place in the country. There are some extra curricular activities that are offered to those who register on time. The school does have an Olympic size, indoor swimming pool and a decent size playground for the younger students (P-K to 3rd grade)the other students only use it for phys-ed. The school's security is pretty good. Out of the four teachers he's had, only two were highly qualified. So I find it easy to say that you have a 50% chance of getting a fair and thorough education at this school. There have been three different Supervisors in the past four years and I don't know what near future holds for the administration of the school.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Thomas A Edison School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on ASK state exams in the following subjects:

Language Arts
Math
Science

ASK - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	45.8%	58.0%	59.7%
2009	47.8%	57.0%	62.7%

Math Test
2010	77.5%	80.8%	59.9%
2009	73.4%	79.5%	75.2%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	38.0%	50.2%	41.9%
2009	46.4%	57.4%	80.2%

Math Test
2010	69.7%	77.9%	59.4%
2009	63.4%	76.2%	62.7%

Science Test
2010	84.2%	91.3%	87.1%
2009	82.2%	88.4%	85.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	54.2%	57.0%	46.3%
2009	41.0%	55.5%	68.3%

Math Test
2010	85.3%	76.7%	62.5%
2009	60.9%	79.5%	56.6%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	52.0%	51.0%	78.6%
2009	55.7%	58.3%	69.8%

Math Test
2010	75.9%	76.6%	86.1%
2009	62.6%	67.5%	78.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2009	67.5%	65.1%	72.5%

Math Test
2009	57.1%	67.5%	66.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2009	73.9%	74.5%	91.7%

Math Test
2009	66.4%	71.8%	62.1%

Science Test
2009	62.7%	72.0%	94.7%

Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010

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