Eastern Middle School

Eastern Middle School operates as a roomy junior high in Riverside, Connecticut, operated by Greenwich School District. Current enrollment sits at 797 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so Eastern Middle School sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

Greenwich School District comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,377 students; Eastern Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eastern Middle School shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% multiracial. Compared to Western Connecticut Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Eastern Middle School shows 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 6% of students at Eastern Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Western Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 33%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Western Connecticut Planning Region) records that median household earnings sit near $128,188, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Eastern Middle School is one.

Riverside School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eastern Middle School.

Eastern Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Eastern Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 842 (now 797). Over the same period, the White share fell from 72% to 61%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Eastern Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.