Easton Middle

Easton Middle operates as a mid-tier junior high in Easton, Maryland, part of Talbot County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 703 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Talbot County Public Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,485 students; Easton Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Easton Middle lists that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Talbot County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Easton Middle reports 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Talbot County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, Easton Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.0%, the actual is 29.2%, a residual of -3.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Talbot County put the typical household earns roughly $84,811 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Talbot County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,485 students), of which Easton Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Easton High, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Easton Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Easton Middle at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

Easton Middle operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 801 students in 2018 compared to 703 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Easton Middle typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.