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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Eastside Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
682
Middle
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075001975
Eastside Middle School
6925 Hwy 44E, Mount Washington, KY 40047 · (502) 869-5000 · Bullitt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Kentucky public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
179 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
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 | 231 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 35% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Middle School
Eastside Middle School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Middle School this school | 682 | 26.2% | 46.4% |
| Ballyshannon Middle School Union | 609 | 27.4% | 51.7% |
| East Hardin Middle School Elizabethtown | 775 | 32.9% | 54.4% |
| South Oldham Middle School Crestwood | 848 | 21.5% | 58.5% |
| East Oldham Middle School Crestwood | 570 | 17.7% | 59.7% |
| Twenhofel Middle School Independence | 775 | 35.9% | 51.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Eastside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bullitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #65 of 216 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #48 of 216 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #72 of 217 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #66 of 221 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #178 of 210 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #158 of 210 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #213 of 219 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #26 of 49 | N/A |
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
682
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 682 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 26% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 27% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 29% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 26% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 32.9 | 19.1:1 | 24% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 29% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 27 | 22.0:1 | 24% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (629 to 682); teachers up 15% (32.9 to 38).
About Eastside Middle School
Eastside Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Kentucky, with an address in Mount Washington. The school serves 682 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Kentucky is roughly 558 students; this school is 22% larger than that.
Eastside Middle School is run by Bullitt County, whose 24 schools enroll 13,007 students.
Eastside Middle School's enrollment is 90% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, Bullitt County is about 91% White. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Eastside Middle School counts 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. About 26% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Bullitt County is 50%.
allk12 grades Eastside Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Kentucky, Eastside Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.4% actual against a predicted 55.2%.
In the county around the school, Bullitt County, the median household income is $80,558, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 26 public schools in Bullitt County, enrolling about 13,007 students in all.
The nearest public school is Pleasant Grove Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Eastside Middle School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 676 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 682.
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Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Old Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in Mount Washington
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Old Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- MT. Washington ElementaryElementary · 577 students
- MT. Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Crossroads ElementaryElementary · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School0.5 mi · 661
- MT. Washington Elementary2.3 mi · 577
- Crossroads Elementary3.4 mi · 469
- MT. Washington Middle School3.5 mi · 474
- Hebron Middle School3.9 mi · 569
- North Bullitt High School4.0 mi · 1,178
Frequently asked questions
About Eastside Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eastside Middle School?
Eastside Middle School enrolls approximately 682 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Eastside Middle School serve?
Eastside Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Eastside Middle School have?
Eastside Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Eastside Middle School?
Student demographics at Eastside Middle School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Eastside Middle School public or private?
Eastside Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bullitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.