The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in Science. The lowest is 16% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Edison K-8 School
Edison K-8 School sits in Brighton, a dense urban Boston neighborhood that blends multi-family homes, condos, and older houses with a busy commercial corridor along Washington Street. The school is part of Boston Public Schools and serves children from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, so it covers the full stretch of elementary and middle school years in one building. Brighton itself is highly walkable and well-served by public transit, including the Green Line, multiple bus routes, and a commuter rail station, and the neighborhood is home to a young population shaped by its proximity to Boston College and other universities. Major employers like New Balance, WGBH, and Boston Medical Center anchor the area, and recent mixed-use development around Boston Landing has brought new offices, retail, and a commuter rail stop to northern Brighton. The housing market here is expensive, with home values and rents well above national medians, reflecting the neighborhood's urban appeal and its role as a gateway to the larger Boston job market.
The school itself enrolls several hundred students across the K-8 span, with the largest grade-level cohorts in the early elementary and upper elementary years. The student body is diverse: a substantial majority of students are Hispanic, with sizable shares of Black, White, and Asian students, and smaller groups of students who are multiracial or from other backgrounds. Data on economic disadvantage and English learner status was not available in the sources used for this profile, so a family interested in those dimensions would want to ask the school directly about free and reduced-price meal participation, special education supports, and language services.
On state assessments, Edison's proficiency rates are below the midpoint when compared with other schools in Suffolk County. In math, roughly one in five students scored at the proficient level or above, and in English language arts the rate was slightly lower. Science results were comparable, at about one in five. These are recent figures from the Massachusetts NextGen MCAS tests, and participation was very high, so the results represent nearly all enrolled students. Looking back over multiple years, there has been no clear upward trend in either math or ELA; rates have fluctuated in a range, with recent years showing results similar to earlier years. The overall academic picture is one that a parent may want to explore further with the school, particularly about what academic supports, interventions, or enrichment are in place for students who are not yet meeting proficiency benchmarks.
Because Edison is a K-8 school, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not offer high school-level pathways such as Advanced Placement or dual enrollment. No program offerings were available in the data, so families should check directly with the school about extracurriculars, language programs, or any specialized academic tracks. Chronic absenteeism and discipline data were also absent from the available sources. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and its location in Brighton means it draws from a neighborhood that is urban, transit-connected, and growing through new development. For a family already living in or moving to Brighton and looking for a neighborhood public school that serves grades pre-K through 8 in one setting, Edison offers a familiar entry point into the Boston Public Schools system, with a diverse student community and a setting embedded in a lively, walkable neighborhood. The academic results are a soft spot, and a parent considering this school would want to understand what the school and district are doing to lift achievement, especially in a context where the peer schools in the county vary widely in performance.
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