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Which teacher or staff member at Eastern Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
797
Middle
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWICH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090171000298
Eastern Middle School
51 Hendrie Ave., Riverside, CT 06878 · (203) 637-1744 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Connecticut public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
47 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 273 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 272 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Eastern Middle School→Greenwich High School
Based on grade levels within Greenwich School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
86.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
85.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Eastern Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Middle School this school | 797 | 5.9% | N/A |
| Smith Middle School Glastonbury | 875 | 13.8% | N/A |
| Middlebrook School Wilton | 852 | 7.7% | N/A |
| Gideon Welles School Glastonbury | 551 | 13.2% | N/A |
| Thompson Brook School Avon | 497 | 11.1% | N/A |
| Hillcrest Middle School Trumbull | 792 | 22.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eastern Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #3 of 174 | #2 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #3 of 173 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #23 of 181 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #122 of 169 | #25 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #59 of 169 | #8 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.9% | #176 of 180 | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #104 of 133 | #19 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
797
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 797 | 67.4 | 11.8:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 793 | 69.3 | 11.4:1 | 7% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | 77.6 | 10.1:1 | 6% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 82 | 10.2:1 | 8% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 71.9 | 11.7:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 822 | 62 | 13.3:1 | 4% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 793 | 62 | 12.8:1 | 3% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 56 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 45 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastern Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (842 to 797); teachers down 6% (71.9 to 67.4).
About Eastern Middle School
Students in Riverside, Connecticut, attend Eastern Middle School, a high-enrollment middle school. Enrollment stands at 797 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 53% above the average for middle schools in Connecticut.
Greenwich School District has 15 schools; together they serve 8,377 students.
White students are 61% of those enrolled at Eastern Middle School. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 15% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That is in line with Western Connecticut Planning Region, where about 61% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
There are about 11.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Eastern Middle School, which has 67.4. The average ratio among middle schools in Connecticut is similar, at 11.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Eastern Middle School is about 6%. Public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region average 33%.
Eastern Middle School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of Connecticut public middle schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region show that median household income comes to about $128,188, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Western Connecticut Planning Region counts 149 public schools with about 90,520 students.
Riverside School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Eastern Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 797 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.8:1.
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Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwich School District
- Greenwich High SchoolHigh · 2,620 students
- Western Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 440 students
- North Mianus SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Glenville SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 440 students
- North Mianus SchoolElementary · 423 students
- International School At DundeeElementary · 342 students
Other Eastern Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Eastern Middle. Eastern Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Eastern MiddleSilver Spring, MD · 963 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolADA, MI · 528 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolGreentown, IN · 379 students
- Eastern MSWinchester, OH · 254 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolBeaver, OH · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside School0.2 mi · 440
- Cos Cob School0.9 mi · 343
- Old Greenwich School0.9 mi · 385
- International School At Dundee1.3 mi · 342
- Central Middle School1.5 mi · 483
- Greenwich High School1.6 mi · 2,620
Frequently asked questions
About Eastern Middle SchoolHow many students attend Eastern Middle School?
Eastern Middle School enrolls approximately 797 students in grades 06-08.
Is Eastern Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastern Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastern Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastern Middle School is approximately 11.8:1 (67 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Eastern Middle School?
Eastern Middle School reports a student body of 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastern Middle School?
Eastern Middle School is overseen by Greenwich School District in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
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