Edison Middle School

Thomas Alva Edison Middle School is a public junior high school located in Hooper Avenue, Los Angeles, California. A member of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Edison Middle School was opened in 1926 and has since offered secondary education for students who are in 6th through 8th grade. The school follows a three track school calendar. As mentioned on its mission & vision, the school's focus has always been empowering their students in order to experience success in the present and in the future.

School Statistics

86% of Edison Middle School's teachers have full teaching credentials while only 5% have emergency credentials. They also have an average of 7 years in teaching experience as a group and also 7 years average teaching in the district. In addition, only 12% of the Edison faculty are first year teachers.

The school's average class size is 30 for both grades 6 and 7, and 26 for grade 8. The student-staff ratio is 68 Students per paraprofessional staff, 245 Students per office/clerical staff, and 94 Students per other classified staff.

Majority of the student body (95%) are Hispanic or Latino. Other ethnicities/races that make up the rest of the school's population are African American (5%), Asian (less than 1%), White (less than 1%), and American Indian/Alaskan (less than 1%).