Edison High School (New Jersey)

Edison High School
Address
Map
50 Boulevard of the Eagles

, ,
08817

United States
Coordinates40°30′59″N 74°23′21″W / 40.51633°N 74.3891°W / 40.51633; -74.3891
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoWhat's Great About Edison High
Established1956
School districtEdison Township Public Schools
NCES School ID340450003324[1]
PrincipalCharles K. Ross Sr.
Faculty160.9 FTEs[1]
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment2,280 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.2:1[1]
Color(s)  Scarlet and
  Vegas Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceGreater Middlesex Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
MascotEdgar the Eagle[3]
Team nameEagles[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[6]
NewspaperThe Eagle's Eye[4]
YearbookTalon[5]
Websiteehs.edison.k12.nj.us

Edison High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Edison, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students of many diverse cultures, and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools. The other high school in the district is J. P. Stevens High School. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.[6]

Most of the Edison High School students come from either Herbert Hoover Middle School or Thomas Jefferson Middle School, though some come from Woodrow Wilson Middle School.[citation needed]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,280 students and 160.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2:1. There were 553 students (24.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 212 (9.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Edison High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Edison High School Student-Parent Handbook 2013-14, Edison High School. Accessed April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Home Page, The Eagle's Eye. Accessed December 24, 2019. "The Eagle's Eye is a newspaper created and published by the student body of Edison High School in Edison, New Jersey."
  5. ^ Talon Yearbook 2019-2020, Edison High School. Accessed March 23, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Edison High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 2, 2022.