Thomas A. Edison High School offers students a wide range of courses and extracurricular activities to keep their minds and bodies active. Edison has a number of advanced placement courses, as well as Junior Officer Reserve Training Corps (JROTC) and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs, among others. 

Edison's campus is also home to the Edison Academy, one of six facilities in the Fairfax County Public School System that offer specialized, career-focused courses.