Eastern Elementary School

Eastern Elementary School, a sizable elementary school in Greentown, Indiana, one of the schools within Eastern Howard School Corporation, enrolls 727 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Eastern Elementary School sits 67% larger than that benchmark.

Eastern Howard School Corporation comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,603 students; Eastern Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Eastern Elementary School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Howard County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eastern Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 46.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Howard County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $64,027 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eastern Elementary School is one of 29 public schools in Howard County (combined enrollment of about 12,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eastern High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eastern Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

Eastern Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 11%: 655 students in 2018 compared to 727 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.