Edison Elementary Primary School
515 North 22nd
Saint Joseph MO, 64501, Buchanan County
Phone: 816-671-4110
Ranking:
(1,497 out of 1,698, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: St. Joseph School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 479 | 487 | 418 | 373 | 406 | 326 | 340 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 60 | 12.5% | 56 | 11.5% | 59 | 14.1% | 26 | 7.0% | 28 | 6.9% | 27 | 8.3% | 26 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten: | 79 | 16.5% | 86 | 17.7% | 63 | 15.1% | 65 | 17.4% | 55 | 13.5% | 44 | 13.5% | 55 | 16.2% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 13.6% | 51 | 10.5% | 52 | 12.4% | 39 | 10.5% | 51 | 12.6% | 48 | 14.7% | 50 | 14.7% |
Grade 2: | 48 | 10.0% | 62 | 12.7% | 47 | 11.2% | 46 | 12.3% | 58 | 14.3% | 47 | 14.4% | 49 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 58 | 12.1% | 53 | 10.9% | 55 | 13.2% | 54 | 14.5% | 60 | 14.8% | 43 | 13.2% | 48 | 14.1% |
Grade 4: | 53 | 11.1% | 64 | 13.1% | 43 | 10.3% | 48 | 12.9% | 48 | 11.8% | 41 | 12.6% | 42 | 12.4% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 11.5% | 57 | 11.7% | 52 | 12.4% | 42 | 11.3% | 63 | 15.5% | 40 | 12.3% | 37 | 10.9% |
Grade 6: | 61 | 12.7% | 58 | 11.9% | 47 | 11.2% | 53 | 14.2% | 43 | 10.6% | 36 | 11.0% | 33 | 9.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 280 | 58.5% | 295 | 60.6% | 235 | 56.2% | 187 | 50.1% | 204 | 50.2% | 164 | 50.3% | 170 | 50.0% |
Female: | 199 | 41.5% | 192 | 39.4% | 183 | 43.8% | 186 | 49.9% | 194 | 47.8% | 154 | 47.2% | 166 | 48.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 67 | 14.0% | 75 | 15.4% | 68 | 16.3% | 53 | 14.2% | 72 | 17.7% | 45 | 13.8% | 36 | 10.6% |
Black: | 88 | 18.4% | 100 | 20.5% | 79 | 18.9% | 86 | 23.1% | 101 | 24.9% | 85 | 26.1% | 100 | 29.4% |
White: | 261 | 54.5% | 253 | 52.0% | 231 | 55.3% | 227 | 60.9% | 222 | 54.7% | 190 | 58.3% | 200 | 58.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 23 | 4.8% | 14 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.6% | 30 | 6.2% | 18 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 365 | 76.2% | 352 | 72.3% | 323 | 77.3% | 283 | 75.9% | 280 | 69.0% | 237 | 72.7% | 226 | 66.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.7% | 21 | 4.3% | 30 | 7.2% | 26 | 7.0% | 36 | 8.9% | 35 | 10.7% | 32 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.99 | 14.62 | 13.90 | 12.82 | 12.89 | 12.50 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 44.6% | N/A |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 40.6% | N/A |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 40.1% | N/A |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 37.5% | N/A |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 39.6% | N/A |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 40.4% | N/A |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 43.3% | N/A |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 47% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 54.6% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 50.8% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 45.8% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 47.7% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 43.3% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 44.9% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 48.7% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 53.9% | N/A |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 47.4% | N/A |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.2% | N/A |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 43.5% | N/A |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 46.8% | N/A |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 46.9% | N/A |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 45.4% | N/A |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 46.2% | N/A |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 51.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 56.5% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 48.6% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 45.3% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 48.2% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 49.2% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 50.1% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 47.3% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 47.9% | N/A |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 47.5% | N/A |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 49.9% | N/A |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 41.9% | N/A |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 43.2% | N/A |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 47% | N/A |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 43% | N/A |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 43.1% | N/A |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 43.5% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 57.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 61.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 47.7% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 46.6% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 50.5% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 48.6% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 47.2% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 49.5% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 47.4% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 50% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 50.6% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 46.6% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 43.5% | N/A |
2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 41.7% | N/A |
2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 47.2% | N/A |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 49.2% | N/A |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 46.3% | N/A |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 41% | N/A |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 46.6% | N/A |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 48.3% | N/A |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 48.9% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 60.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 60% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 55% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 55.3% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 62.6% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 60.8% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 58.2% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.8% | 34.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.2% | 65.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 39.1% | 30.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.9% | 69.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,623.0 | $37,112.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,100.0 | $31,014.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,817.0 | $39,780.0 |
* Edison Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.