Edison High School (San Antonio)

Thomas A. Edison High School is a public high school serving the Monte Vista Historic District of San Antonio, Texas, United States.[2][3] Thomas Edison High School has an enrollment of approximately 1700 students, with a faculty to student ratio of 16.75. It is in the San Antonio Independent School District.

Thomas A. Edison High School
Address
701 Santa Monica Street

San Antonio
,
Bexar County
,
Texas
78212

United States
Coordinates29.471993°N 98.505104°W / 29.471993; -98.505104
Information
Opened1929
School districtSan Antonio Independent School District
NCES District ID4838730
NCES School ID483873004345
PrincipalCynthia Carielo
Teaching staff102.21 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,712[1] (2015-2016)
Student to teacher ratio16.75[1]
Color(s)Black & gold    
Team nameGolden Bears
WebsiteOfficial website

In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

History

Edison High School was opened in 1929 on what is now the campus for John Greenleaf Whittier Academy at 2101 Edison Drive, San Antonio. It was originally a six-year junior-senior school. Increased enrollment and crowded conditions created the need to split the schools into two campuses. In September 1958, grades ten through twelve were moved into the new Edison High School building at 701 Santa Monica street. Grades seven through nine remained in the old building and became the new student body of John Greenleaf Whittier Junior High School. When SAISD moved 9th grade to the high school, John Greenleaf Whittier became a middle school housing grades 6, 7 and 8. In the fall of 2003 students at the junior high moved into temporary facilities next to the school building while new additional construction was completed. The new school opened in August 2007 as Whittier Health Science Academy. The Academy is partnered with the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

The school received national attention in 1995 as it was at the center of the case of United States v. Lopez.

Athletics

The Edison Golden Bears compete in the following sports:[5]

Alumni

References
  1. "EDISON H S". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. "District Map Archived 2010-04-15 at the Wayback Machine." Monte Vista Historical District. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.
  3. "Edison High Boundary Map Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.
  4. "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22.
  5. The Athletics Department
  6. jbriggs (January 15, 2010). "Wade Key shares fond memories of Reggie West". mysanantonio.com. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
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