Edison High School (Minnesota)

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.

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

Minneapolis
,
Minnesota
55418

United States
Coordinates45°00′34″N 93°15′06″W
Information
TypePublic secondary
MottoBelong, Believe, Become
Established1922 (1922)
School districtMinneapolis Public Schools
PrincipalEryn Warne
Teaching staff72.08 (on a FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,005 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio13.94
Color(s)Blue and Gold    
Athletics conferenceMinneapolis City Conference
NicknameTommies
NewspaperEdison Record
YearbookWizard
Websiteedison.mpls.k12.mn.us

The school opened in 1922. 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.

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