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Edison Township

Middlesex County · 19 schools · 16,191 students
Grades PK–12 · was K–12 in 1998
Updated June 2026

Enrollment, by grade

In 2025-26 it enrolled 16,191 students across grades PK–12. That is 3,783 more than in 1998-99 (12,408) — the district has grown. Its biggest cohort is grade 8.

students 04,2508,50012,75017,000121110987654321KPK1998200320082013201820232025

Students enrolled in each grade each fall, stacked to the total — so the top edge is total enrollment. Bands run from the lowest grade (light) to the highest (dark); a band that appears or disappears is a grade the school added or dropped. “Other” is students with no grade level (mostly special education), so the bands always sum to total. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the district looks like

In 1998-99, 52% of students were White. By 2025-26 the largest group was Asian, at 63%.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 763%15%9%9%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianTwo or moreNative Am.

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this district barely moved.

That’s a smaller shift than 79% of Middlesex County districts. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Asian −2·White −1.6·Hispanic +1.5

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2025-26, 30.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 02550notreportednotreported43.8%30.1%1998200320082013201820232025
This districtMiddlesex County

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter line shows Middlesex County, for comparison. Not reported by the state in some years (shaded). Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Budget

In 2025-26, Edison Township proposed a $370.4 million General Fund operating budget.

Operating revenue

  • Local sources$236.7 million
  • State sources$94.7 million
  • Federal sources$88,704
  • Fund balance / other$38.9 million

Operating spending

  • Instruction and day-to-day operations$330.1 million
  • Charter and Renaissance transfers$1.0 million
  • Buildings, equipment, and other capital costs$38.7 million
  • Special schools$560,500

These are proposed NJDOE User-Friendly Budget planning rows—not audited actuals, household tax bills, or all-funds totals.

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Test scores

Growth measures how much students progressed over the year against peers who scored the same the year before — 50 is a typical year. In 2024-25, this district’s median growth percentile was 54 in English and 55 in math — NJ calls this “typical” growth.

median student growth percentile · 50 = typical50ELA54Math55
1 · did not meet2 · partially met3 · approached4 · met5 · exceeded

English language arts: 67.6% met or exceeded expectations in 2024-25 (state 53%), down from 69.1% in 2021-22.

By grade, year to year

Each panel is one grade — watch its mix of levels shift across 2021–2024.

Grade 3
60%59%20212024
Grade 4
70%65%20212024
Grade 5
72%71%20212024
Grade 6
68%66%20212024
Grade 7
72%72%20212024
Grade 8
69%74%20212024
Grade 9
72%67%20212024

By grade cohort, lined up across years

Each panel lines up aggregate grade results one grade higher each year. It approximates a class cohort, but does not track individual students; enrollment can change.

Grade 3 in 2021 → Grade 6 in 2024
60%66%Grade 3Grade 6
Grade 3 in 2022 → Grade 5 in 2024
62%71%Grade 3Grade 5
Grade 4 in 2021 → Grade 7 in 2024
70%72%Grade 4Grade 7
Grade 5 in 2021 → Grade 8 in 2024
72%74%Grade 5Grade 8
Grade 6 in 2021 → Grade 9 in 2024
68%67%Grade 6Grade 9
Grade 7 in 2021 → Grade 9 in 2023
72%72%Grade 7Grade 9

Math: 58.7% met or exceeded expectations in 2024-25 (state 42%), up from 56.2% in 2021-22.

By grade, year to year

Each panel is one grade — watch its mix of levels shift across 2021–2024.

Grade 3
66%68%20212024
Grade 4
64%65%20212024
Grade 5
60%66%20212024
Grade 6
52%53%20212024
Grade 7
38%38%20212024
Grade 8
withheld20212024
Algebra I
58%58%20212024
Geometry
64%73%20212024
Algebra II
95%96%20212024

By grade cohort, lined up across years

Each panel lines up aggregate grade results one grade higher each year. It approximates a class cohort, but does not track individual students; enrollment can change.

Grade 3 in 2021 → Grade 6 in 2024
66%53%Grade 3Grade 6
Grade 3 in 2022 → Grade 5 in 2024
67%66%Grade 3Grade 5
Grade 4 in 2021 → Grade 7 in 2024
64%38%Grade 4Grade 7
Grade 5 in 2021 → Grade 8 in 2024
60%37%Grade 5Grade 8

In each panel the flat line is the proficiency boundary: levels 4–5 (met or exceeded) fill the area above it, levels 1–3 below — so a smaller reported share in levels 4–5 makes the area above the line shrink (it isn’t a misleading upward slope). Light = level 1 (did not yet meet expectations), dark = level 5 (exceeded); the % marks the proficient share at the first and last points. The first set of panels follows each grade across the years; the second lines up aggregate grade results one grade higher each year. It approximates a class cohort, not linked individual students. Growth is the median Student Growth Percentile (50 = a typical year), reported only through grade 8. The NJSLA was not given in spring 2020 and was disrupted the next year. Source: NJ School Performance Reports.

Graduation rate

In 2024-25, 92.1% of students graduated within four years — down from 94.2% in 2020-21.

% graduating 809010092.1%91.8%20202021202220232024
This districtNew Jersey

Four-year graduation rate — the share of a class that finishes within four years of entering ninth grade (New Jersey’s state calculation). The lighter line shows New Jersey, for comparison. New Jersey also reports a federal four-year rate (91.4% for 2024-25); the two use slightly different cohort rules. Source: NJ School Performance Reports, 2024-25.

Chronic absenteeism

In 2024-25, 12.3% of students were chronically absent — missing at least 10% of school days — up from 11.5% in 2021-22.

% chronically absent 0102014.4%12.3%2021202220232024
This districtNew Jersey

Chronic absenteeism — the share of students who missed 10% or more of the days they were enrolled (roughly 18 days across a full school year). The lighter line shows New Jersey, for comparison. Source: NJ School Performance Reports, 2024-25.

Schools in this district

The district’s 19 schools on record. Open any for its full profile.

John P. Stevens High School High school · Grades 9–12 · 2,682 studentsEdison High School High school · Grades 9–12 · 2,402 studentsWoodrow Wilson Middle School Middle school · Grades 6–8 · 1,200 studentsHerbert Hoover Middle School Middle school · Grades 6–8 · 1,012 studentsThomas Jefferson Middle School Middle school · Grades 6–8 · 988 studentsJohn Adams Middle School Middle school · Grades 6–8 · 895 studentsLincoln Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 880 studentsMenlo Park Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 753 studentsWoodbrook Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 740 studentsJohn Marshall Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 704 studentsWashington Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 654 studentsBenjamin Franklin Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 617 studentsJames Madison Intermediate School Elementary school · Grades 3–5 · 562 studentsMartin Luther King Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 532 studentsJames Monroe Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 520 studentsJames Madison Primary School Elementary school · Grades K–2 · 444 studentsLindeneau Elementary School Elementary school · Grades K–5 · 408 studentsFranklin D Roosevelt School Early childhood center · Grades PK · 145 studentsEdison Early Learning Center Early childhood center · Grades PK · 52 students

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →