Thomas Edison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.2% |
| Below Standard | 46.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Thomas Edison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 28.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 12.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 128 | 37.5% | 13.3% | 50.8% |
| 4th | 126 | 26.2% | 27.0% | 53.2% |
| 5th | 126 | 23.8% | 23.0% | 46.8% |
| 6th | 106 | 34.9% | 32.1% | 67.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 131 | 38.9% | 29.0% | 67.9% |
| 4th | 126 | 17.5% | 30.9% | 48.4% |
| 5th | 127 | 27.6% | 19.7% | 47.2% |
| 6th | 106 | 32.1% | 18.9% | 50.9% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.0