Edison High School (Minnesota)

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Thomas Edison High School
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Edison High School viewed from the northwest
Address
Edison High School (Minnesota)
700 22nd Avenue Northeast

Minneapolis
,
Minnesota
55418

United States
Coordinates 45°00′34″N93°15′06″W / 45.0094077°N 93.2518039°W / 45.0094077; -93.2518039
Information
Type Public secondary
MottoBelong, Believe, Become
Established1922;103 years ago (1922)
School district Minneapolis Public Schools
PrincipalEryn Warne
Teaching staff58.17 (on a FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment833 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.32 [1]
Color(s) Blue and Gold   
Athletics conference Minneapolis City Conference
Nickname Tommies
NewspaperEdison Record
YearbookWizard
Website edison.mpls.k12.mn.us
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Thomas Edison High School, or simply Edison, is a public high school in the Northeast community of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison. Located in the Holland neighborhood, the school's academic focus areas are: American Studies, Business Enterprise, Candidate International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, Personal Care & Therapeutic Services, and Technology & Multi Media. [3]

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The school opened in 1922. [4] Additions have been made to the rear of the building, and a gymnasium was built across Monroe Street. The track and football field are behind this gym, and the school's baseball/softball field is in adjacent Jackson Square Park.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 958 students enrolled for 2017-18 was: [2]

72.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

Edison competes in the following sports, some in co-ops with other schools.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "EDISON SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - Search Detail for Edison Senior High". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Edison High School". Minneapolis Public Schools. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Edison-Northeast Community". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ Minnesota Legislators Past & Present: John S. Kozlak
  6. ↑ "Charlie Walters Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Duarte, Lorena (October 21, 2015). "'Done Wishing': Ilhan Omar on why she's running for House District 60B". MinnPost. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2025.


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