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Enrollment
559
High
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB CO EASTERN COM SCH DIST·NCES 180306000405
Eastside Junior-Senior High School
603 E Green St, Butler, IN 46721 · (260) 868-2186 · DeKalb County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Indiana public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
252 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 16% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eastside Junior-Senior High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Junior-Senior High School this school | 559 | 45.1% | 39.7% |
| North Harrison High School Ramsey | 616 | 45.6% | N/A |
| Whitko Jr/Sr High School South Whitley | 505 | 45.0% | 30.2% |
| Owen Valley Community High School Spencer | 628 | 45.9% | N/A |
| Greensburg Community High School Greensburg | 646 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Central Noble Junior Senior HS Albion | 610 | 43.9% | 36.1% |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Eastside Junior-Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #29 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #26 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #44 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #182 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #85 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #289 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #180 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #80 of 201 |
Ranked against other public high 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
559
-61 (-10%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 559 | 43.8 | 12.8:1 | 45% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 43.7 | 12.9:1 | 46% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 38% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 31% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 38% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 39% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 43% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 12% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 43 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastside Junior-Senior High School.
About Eastside Junior-Senior High School
In Butler, Indiana, part of DeKalb County, Eastside Junior-Senior High School is a high school. The school enrolls 559 students in grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 816.
Eastside Junior-Senior High School falls under DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,244 students.
Of every 100 students at Eastside Junior-Senior High School, about 93 are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put DeKalb County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Eastside Junior-Senior High School reported 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.8:1. High schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 16.6:1. Roughly 45% of students at Eastside Junior-Senior High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Eastside Junior-Senior High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Indiana public high schools.
Test results at Eastside Junior-Senior High School are 4.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.7% actual, 43.6% predicted).
The county, DeKalb County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $74,331 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. DeKalb County has 14 public schools with about 6,781 students, including Eastside Junior-Senior High School.
Eastside Junior-Senior High School's nearest public school is Butler Elementary School (about 1.0 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Eastside Junior-Senior High School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Eastside Junior-Senior High School's location as Rural: Distant.
From 620 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 559 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 16.3 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Eastside Junior-Senior High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,807
Census ACS
Median income
$74,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
- Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Northeast IN Spec Ed CoopCombined · 19 students
- Impact InstitutueHigh
Nearby schools
- Butler Elementary School1.0 mi · 366
- Edgerton Elementary School6.3 mi · 251
- Edgerton High School6.3 mi · 262
- Hamilton Community High School6.9 mi · 183
- Hamilton Community Elementary Sch6.9 mi · 192
- Waterloo Elementary School7.9 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Eastside Junior-Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eastside Junior-Senior High School?
Eastside Junior-Senior High School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Eastside Junior-Senior High School serve?
Eastside Junior-Senior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Eastside Junior-Senior High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Eastside Junior-Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Eastside Junior-Senior High School?
Student demographics at Eastside Junior-Senior High School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Eastside Junior-Senior High School in?
Eastside Junior-Senior High School is part of DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.