Edison (Thomas) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.0% |
| Met Standard | 16.3% |
| Below Standard | 74.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Edison (Thomas) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.0% of students exceeded standard while 16.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Anaheim Elementary district average of 9.9%. The 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.3% exceeded — 5.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 16.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 16.5% | 19.0% | 35.4% |
| 4th | 95 | 12.6% | 17.9% | 30.5% |
| 5th | 98 | 5.1% | 21.4% | 26.5% |
| 6th | 108 | 5.6% | 17.6% | 23.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 14.6% | 23.2% | 37.8% |
| 4th | 97 | 10.3% | 18.6% | 28.9% |
| 5th | 100 | 6.0% | 8.0% | 14.0% |
| 6th | 108 | 1.9% | 5.6% | 7.4% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.6