The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Thomas Edison Elem School
Thomas Edison Elementary School serves grades three through five in Morton Grove as part of Skokie School District 69. The school enrolls a small-to-mid-sized cohort drawn from the surrounding neighborhood, with an enrollment that spans roughly four grade bands. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with substantial representation of Asian, White, Hispanic, and Black students, along with smaller numbers of multiracial and American Indian students.
In state math and English language arts testing, Thomas Edison's proficiency rates are below the midpoint for Cook County districts. Across the grades tested, math proficiency ranges from the mid-30s to near 50 percent depending on grade level, with third grade performing somewhat stronger than fifth grade. English language arts shows a similar pattern, ranging from the low 40s to near 50 percent. Science testing in fifth grade shows proficiency around 35 percent. The school maintains very high participation rates in state assessments across all grades, showing strong compliance with testing requirements. A parent seeking to understand whether these results meet their expectations may want to look into Thomas Edison's specific instructional approach, support services, and whether scores have moved over time, since the data provided covers a single year and the state changed its testing benchmarks in the same year.
The school sits within Morton Grove, a mixed-character village about 12 to 17 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. The area blends residential neighborhoods with commercial corridors and industrial districts. Homeownership is above average, and the village is known for its tree cover and extensive park system anchored by Harrer Park. The Dempster Street corridor running east-west through town offers walkable access to shopping and dining; most parts of the village are somewhat walkable to car-dependent, though some addresses near that corridor score highly. The Metra station at Morton Grove provides direct rail service to Chicago. Recent development, particularly around Sawmill Station, has brought new retail and apartment construction to the southeast corner of Dempster and Waukegan Road.
Skokie School District 69 serves both Morton Grove and Skokie. The district completed a significant capital project in 2021 with the opening of a new Lincoln Junior High School, a three-story facility designed for contemporary instruction with specialized spaces for drama, music, STEM, and robotics, plus two full-sized gymnasiums. The building was designed to accommodate community use after school hours. This investment shapes the middle-school pathway for students leaving Thomas Edison.
Free-and-reduced-price lunch status, special education enrollment, and English learner counts for Thomas Edison were not provided in the available data. Grade six and above test results do not appear because Thomas Edison serves only grades three through five. Information about discipline, attendance, staffing, and course offerings specific to this elementary school was not available.
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