Edison Elementary, San Diego CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Edison Elementary

Edison Elementary is a school of about mid-size for its grade band, serving kindergarten through fifth grade in San Diego. It sits in a neighborhood where the housing market is expensive; recent home values reflect a substantial appreciation year-over-year, and rental costs are notably high relative to median household income in the region.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a very high share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Edison's demographic composition and economic profile place it in a community facing real resource constraints. The enrollment is fairly stable across grade levels, with slightly larger cohorts in kindergarten and second grade.

On state assessments in 2024-25, Edison's results show a mixed picture across grade levels. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from just above half in third and fourth grades to noticeably stronger performance in fifth grade. In mathematics, performance is somewhat lower overall, with third grade showing the weakest results, fourth grade climbing meaningfully higher, and fifth grade dipping back down. Science testing in fifth grade reveals a significant gap, with less than one-third of students meeting proficiency on California's science assessment. Across tested grades and subjects combined, Edison sits above the midpoint among the county's districts in overall proficiency index, which is a strength given the school's economic and demographic context.

The district Edison belongs to, San Diego Unified, has undertaken several meaningful shifts in recent years. The district moved to standards-based grading in secondary schools starting in 2021-22, centering academic grades on mastery of standards rather than yearly averages and separating behavioral and punctuality factors into a separate citizenship grade. Families should understand this grading framework if they plan to stay in the system through middle and high school. The district has also established Ethnic Studies as a high school graduation requirement and invested in facilities through a major bond measure approved by voters. These are district-wide approaches that affect every school in the system.

Edison's state testing data shows the school serves a population where academic proficiency, particularly in math and science, remains uneven. A parent considering this school may want to look into further detail about the school's specific interventions in math and science, where performance lags, and what support structures exist for students approaching or below standard. The strong result in fifth-grade ELA, by contrast, suggests the school is building literacy skills more effectively as students move through the grades. Neither kindergarten through second grade testing data nor detailed information about special populations, English learners, staffing, or specific program offerings was available. Edison operates as a regular public school and is part of San Diego Unified's broader system.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 345%

School 45% · District 55% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 50% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 45% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 354%

School 54% · District 53% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 54% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 58% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 42% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolSan Diego Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.