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 is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools until July 2029.Edison High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 18, 2024.

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 and John Adams Middle School as part of the STEM Academy.. Additionally, the elementary school students who go to Edison High School are those who went to John Marshall Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Lindeneau Elementary School, and James Monroe Elementary School.

As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,393 students and 159.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0:1. There were 976 students (40.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 193 (8.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Edison High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.

History Edison High School opened in 1956 as the district's first secondary school.Historical Timeline, Township of Edison. Accessed February 2, 2022. "1956 Thomas A. Edison High School opened (township's first public high school)." By the start of the 1957–58 school year, the school was holding double sessions for students in grades seven through ten."Churches and Firehouses Alleviate School Overflow", Home News Tribune, September 4, 1957. Accessed February 2, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "At the Edison High School the story is somewhat different. Due to the heavy enrollment in grades seven through 10, a double-session program will be in effect." J. P. Stevens High School opened in 1964, as part of an effort to alleviate overcrowding at Edison High School that made it the last school in the district that was still holding double sessions in order to accommodate the volume of students."12,600 to Answer Edison School Bell", Courier News, September 2, 1964. Accessed January 18, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Key staff appointments this year include the assignment of Kenneth W. Diffenderfer to replace Dr. Myra Biggs as principal of the Lincoln Schools and Harold R. Alley as principal of the new $2.7 million John P. Stevens High School on Grove Ave. The Board of Education in the last decade has tried to eliminate double sessions first in the elementary levels and then in the junior and senior high schools. Only Edison High School students faced double sessions last year."

Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 135th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 174th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 169th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 7, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 177th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 10, 2011. The school was ranked 155th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.

Curriculum Edison High School students are required to take four years of English, three (formerly four) years of math, three years of science, three years of history (two of U.S. followed by one of World) and at least two years of a foreign language (selected from Latin, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, and starting in 2008, Italian). In addition, attendance at health and physical education classes are required every year. Starting with the Class of 2008, one year of "Career Education and Consumer, Family and Life Skills" such as Foods or Technology Fundamentals is required as well as a year from the "Visual Performing Arts" such as Chorus, Band, Visual Arts, Clothing for Fashion, and Architectural Drawing. EHS has an Honors college preparatory track that features several Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Extracurricular activities

Mr. EHS Every year, the Student Council hosts Mr. EHS, a beauty pageant, talent show and fund raiser that also searches for the very special and outstanding male who attends Edison High. A month prior to the performance, contestants were required to individually raise money for the affiliated charity such as the Simpson-Baber Foundation for the Autistic (2006) or Buddy Ball (2005). Whichever contestant raises the most money was immediately awarded "Most Charitable." In addition, each year Mr. EHS finalizes with announcements of the winner, Mr. Congeniality, and the amount of money the show raised (approx. $3–5000 per show).

Choir Edison High School is often recognized for its music department. The A cappella Choir and Chamber Singers, for example, have been awarded first place superior ratings in national competitions for over 40 years, 19 under its director, Kenneth Brown (Retired 2021), Now led by Joshua Lisner

EHS offers nine different choirs:

Concert Choir is the entry-level choir. This choir is open to anyone, regardless of experience or talent level and no audition is required. Concert Choir performs at the annual winter and spring concerts, as well as various community performances throughout the school year. A Cappella Choir is an audition-only mixed choir. The size of this choir usually ranges from about forty to eighty members. In addition to performing at many different events during the school year, the A Cappella Choir competes nationally each spring in Festivals of Music. The choir includes the Chambers Singers. Jazz Choir is a smaller mixed choir whose members are taken from the best of the A Cappella Choir. Their repertoire comprises jazz music and they too compete each year in the spring. Treble Choir is an advanced all-female audition only ensemble. This choir competes nationally each spring with the other competing choirs. Concert choir students are allowed to audition to be in this choir. Men's Ensemble is an advanced all-male, audition-only choir. The group competes nationally. Chambers Singers is the most advanced ensemble in the choral department. Members are accepted by audition only and the size of the group ranges from ten to twenty students. The group performs at many events throughout the school year and competes nationally each spring. The repertoire of this group includes a wide assortment of musical styles. The Barbershop Quartet is an all-male group that includes four male singers in the choral program. They compete nationally each year. The Beautyshop Quartet is an all-female group with four of the best female singers in the choral program. They compete nationally each year.

Band

The band programs in Edison High School have been ranked highly in their divisions, with the band placing first in many competitions. The Marching Band won two state championships in the fall 2022 season. The current Director of Bands is Marc Deniculo.

Several bands exist at Edison High School:

Concert Band: All incoming freshmen are placed in the concert band to help them develop their skills and technique.

Symphonic Band: The Symphonic Band is open to all sophomores, juniors and seniors who wish to further develop their skills and musical knowledge. This band plays more difficult than the Concert Band and is directed by Derek Dillman.

Wind Ensemble: The Wind Ensemble, directed by Marc Denicuolo, is by audition only to all sophomores, juniors and seniors. The Wind Ensemble plays challenging music and competes in the Region II Concert Band Festival in March every year. In 2005 the Ensemble was ranked 2nd overall in the state for its performance of Yiddish dances. In 2006 the Wind Ensemble received 3rd place in region II and was invited to participate in the New Jersey Concert Band Gala. The Wind Ensemble performs at other festivals as well as on the band's annual spring trip.

Jazz Ensemble: The Jazz Ensemble is the bands' most selective group accepting 16-21 of the school's top jazz musicians. The ensemble plays difficult music and participates in various jazz competitions throughout New Jersey.

Jazz Band: The Jazz Band is open for students to learn how to play the style of jazz.

Indoor Percussion Ensemble: The Indoor Percussion Ensemble is comprised of drummers and pit percussionists. The ensemble participates in indoor competitions and goes to Wildwood every year for the final championships.

Marching Band: The Eagle Marching Band performs at all varsity football games. The Eagle Marching band took home two state titles in 2002 and 2003 for their shows the "Rise and Fall of Rome" and "Medusa" which they performed in Group IV Open. In USSBA Group III Open competitions, the Marching Band was undefeated and took home title of first place group III Open at state championships and Northern States Championships in 2006 with their show entitled: Breaking Boundaries: The Saga of the Berlin Wall. In 2007, the Eagle Marching Band took 2nd place at NJ States, 5th place at Northern States and 6th place at Nationals in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2013, they took first place in State as well as National Championships, with their program "Playback". In 2014, they took first place in State as well as National Championships, with their program "The Grind", and they became the first school in the Edison district to win National championships back to back. In 2018, Edison took home all three banners for USBands Group IV Open competition. They won 1st place in state, regional, and national competitions. In 2020, they took first place, once again becoming State and National champions as a USBands Division 3 Band. In 2022, their show "Chaos Order" made history by bringing them to Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional Finals for the first time, winning 7th place at Finals. They also won 1st place in USBands State, NJMBDA State, and USBands National championships. In the 2025 season, performing their show "Coven", they placed third at USBands States and Nationals and second at NJMBDA States.II, III, IV, & V Open Class Championship, USBands. Accessed January 4, 2026.

Drama In March 2005, the drama department performed its production of Crazy for You, a Gershwin musical based on the original Girl Crazy.

In the Spring of 2006, the school presented a production of Barnum, a show that featured a sideshow before the actual musical began.

In March 2007, EHS Drama put on a production of Cabaret starring several new additions to the EHS Drama team. The show incorporated songs of both the original and the revival versions. The cast and crew did not receive any Rising Star Award nominations from the Paper Mill Playhouse despite the fantastic two-week run the show had. However, the Kit Kat Girls received honorable mention for their role.

In March 2008, EHS Drama presented a production of Beauty and the Beast.

In March 2009, EHS Drama presented the production of Bye Bye Birdie, a comedy musical.

In March 2010, EHS Drama presented Little Shop of Horrors.