Edison High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Alexandria, Virginia
Edison High in Alexandria, Virginia enrolled 2,294 students in 2024-25 with 183.2 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Virginia: 88.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 34%
2,267 students in 2022-23, 2,285 students in 2023-24, 2,294 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 137.3 to 183.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,267 | 137.3 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 2,285 | 172.9 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 2,294 | 183.2 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Virginia high schools
Among the 324 Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
4 AP courses and one counselor per 197 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edison High enrolled 2,167 students and had 11.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses4
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)11.0, one per 197 of the 2,167 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions38
- Chronically absent21.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
35.6% of students were Hispanic, 27.9% White, 18.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic35.6%
- White27.9%
- Black18.3%
- Asian12.4%
- Two or more races5.2%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Edison High scored proficient or above: 60-64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 60‑64% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
92% of the 541 students in Edison High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 92% | 90% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 541 | 14,974 | 99,059 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Alexandria
7 public high schools in Alexandria report 2024-25 enrollment; Edison High is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria City High School | 4,655 | 15.2 | 67.5% |
| Hayfield Secondary | 3,256 | 16.2 | 26.4% |
| West Potomac High | 2,710 | 12.9 | 42.5% |
| Edison High | 2,294 | 12.5 | 32.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology | 2,108 | 16.8 | 11.6% |
| Mount Vernon High | 1,858 | 10.4 | 47.7% |
| Bryant High | 154 | 6.5 | 68.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Edison High
- Hayfield SecondaryThe nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 3,256 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyThe next nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 2,108 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Edison High with Hayfield SecondaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fairfax County Public Schools spends per student$18,975 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,975
- The largest public schools in VirginiaEdison High is the number 30 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 324
- Virginia schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Edison High
How many students attend Edison High?
2,294 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,267 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Alexandria, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison High?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for high schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Edison High a Title I school?
Edison High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Edison High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Edison High scored proficient or above: 60-64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Edison High?
92% of the 541 students in Edison High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Edison High in?
Fairfax County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510126000461 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.