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What's one thing Eastern Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
963
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001457
Eastern Middle
300 University Blvd East, Silver Spring, MD 20901 · (240) 740-6280 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
505 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 347 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 331 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 30% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
52.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
33.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 33.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 32.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Eastern Middle
Eastern Middle's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Middle this school | 963 | 52.4% | 43.4% |
| Earle B. Wood Middle Rockville | 1,019 | 44.7% | 39.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Germantown | 841 | 54.1% | 35.7% |
| Neelsville Middle Germantown | 781 | 55.1% | 27.7% |
| Roberto W. Clemente Middle Germantown | 888 | 55.0% | 34.1% |
| White Oak Middle Silver Spring | 808 | 57.3% | 29.5% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #75 of 223 | #18 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #71 of 223 ▼ 9 | #18 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #102 of 223 ▼ 24 | #23 of 40 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #51 of 230 | #13 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #78 of 225 | #14 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #60 of 225 | #21 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #112 of 227 | #15 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #120 of 123 | #20 of 21 |
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
963
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 963 | 70.4 | 13.7:1 | 52% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 910 | 65.2 | 14.0:1 | 56% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 893 | 71.2 | 12.5:1 | 63% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 966 | 73 | 13.2:1 | 58% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 971 | 70.4 | 13.8:1 | 50% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 905 | 59 | 15.3:1 | 46% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 43% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 65 | 13.2:1 | 38% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 683 | 49 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastern Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (971 to 963); teachers unchanged (70.4 to 70.4).
About Eastern Middle
Eastern Middle is a medium-sized middle school based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 963 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Maryland average about 764 students.
The district, Montgomery County Public Schools, operates 208 schools serving 159,181 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Eastern Middle, at 47%. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 17% White, 10% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Montgomery County's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 26 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 70.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Eastern Middle and a ratio of 13.7:1. That matches the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 52% of students. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.2% at Eastern Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.4%.
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County is home to 211 public schools and about 159,181 public school students.
The shortest distance from Eastern Middle to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Oak View Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Eastern Middle comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Eastern Middle enrolled 966; in 2024-25, 963.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
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- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
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- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Springbrook HighHigh · 1,838 students
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Other Eastern Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Eastern Middle. Eastern Middle is the largest of the 6.
- Eastern Middle SchoolRiverside, CT · 797 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
- Oak View Elementary0.5 mi · 423
- Montgomery Knolls Elementary0.6 mi · 477
- Pine Crest Elementary0.7 mi · 493
- Montgomery Blair High0.7 mi · 3,266
- Highland View Elementary0.7 mi · 334
- Roscoe R Nix Elementary0.8 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Eastern MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Eastern Middle?
Eastern Middle enrolls approximately 963 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Eastern Middle serve?
Eastern Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Eastern Middle have?
Eastern Middle employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Eastern Middle?
Eastern Middle reports a student body of 17% White, 47% Hispanic, 20% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastern Middle?
Eastern Middle is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.