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Thomas A. Edison High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)

High school in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Summary

High school in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Field	Value
name	Thomas Alva Edison High School
logo	EdisonHS.jpg
image	Thomas A. Edison High School from across Franconia Rd..jpg
motto	"As eagles we soar"
streetaddress	5801 Franconia Road
city	Alexandria
state	Virginia
zipcode	22310
country	United States
url
district	Fairfax County Public Schools
principal	Amanda Burke
staff	Approximately 230
fundingtype	Public
schooltype	high school
grades	9–12
feeders	Mark Twain Middle School, Wendell Holmes Middle School
campus	Suburban
mascot	Eagles
colors	Red, white, and navy blue
established	1962
enrollment	2,151
enrollment_as_of	2020-2021
rivals	Hayfield Secondary School, Mount Vernon High School
conference	National District
Northern Region

Northern Region

Edison High School has traditionally been a relatively small public high school in terms of the size of its student population. It has a culturally and ethnically diverse student body. Since the mid 1990s it enrolled students of Australian, Korean, Eritrean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, Cambodian, Polish, Italian, Mexican, Colombian, Ghanaian, Cameroonian, and Pakistani ancestries or nationalities. The diverse religious backgrounds of the students that have included students that identify as Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslim, and others. The school's diversity reflected the massive influx of immigrants to the Northern Virginia region.

In the 1990s, the school's debate and forensics teams gained widespread and even national recognition for their achievements in those fields. Its academic team has appeared on the local television quiz bowl game show It's Academic, which is broadcast by the local Washington, DC PBS affiliate station and substation, WETA PBS (main) and WETA METRO (substation).

Edison's graduates have typically moved on to attend local and state colleges and universities such as Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Northern Virginia Community College. Prominent graduates of the school include Eric Barton, a professional football player with the National Football League.

In both 1996 and 1997 Edison's theater club won second place and then first place and the regional level of the VHSL one-act play festival.

Demographics

Presented below are some demographics for Thomas Edison during the 2021–22 school year:

Gender		Edison percentage		FCPS high school average
Male
Female

Ethnicity		Edison percentage		FCPS high school average
American Indian / Alaska Native
Asian
Black/ African American
Hispanic/ Latino
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
Two or more races
White

Test scores

Edison High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2006 for Edison was 1494 (502 in Critical Reading, 505 in Math, and 487 in Writing).

Edison Academy

The Edison Academy is a career center where 10th-12th graders can take courses based on a career they want to pursue when they finish school. It helps them build the skills they need for a successful career. Edison High School is one of the selected schools in Fairfax County to have an academy center.

One of the school-specific programs offered through the Edison Academy to eligible students is the Global STEM Challenges Program: The program at Edison includes the Global STEM Challenges Program. It is a three-year program for 9th grade to 11th graders that aims to provide hands-on science, math, and engineering experience in order to provide experience and knowledge on real-world problems and their possible solutions.

International Baccalaureate program

Edison High School is one of 90 schools in the state of Virginia to have an International Baccalaureate program.

Athletics

Edison participates in the AAA National District of the 6A North Region. Sports offered to students include:

Cheerleading
Cross country (coed)
Field hockey
Football
Golf (coed)
Volleyball (boys' and girls')
Basketball (boys' and girls')
Gymnastics
Swim & dive (coed)
Indoor track & field (coed)
Baseball
Lacrosse (boys' and girls')
Soccer (boys' and girls')
Softball
Outdoor track & field (coed)
Wrestling (boys' and girls')
Girls flag football

Notable alumni

Eric Barton, former NFL linebacker
Charlie Hales, former mayor of Portland, Oregon
Christopher Lowman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, former Under Secretary of the Army
Andy Najar, soccer player for D.C. United and the Honduras national team
Pat Toomay, 1966, former NFL defensive end, Super Bowl champion (VI), author

References

"Edison High". National Center for Education Statistics.
"2015-16 Ethnicity, Gender, and Race Report".
"Thomas Edison High School".
Pein, Corey. (April 11, 2012). "The Road to Hales: Charlie Hales is running for mayor based on his record. It's full of detours, roundabouts and switchbacks". [[Willamette Week]].

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