Enrollment
167
Middle
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)·NCES 291125002282
EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE
301 COUNTY PARK RD N, EASTON, MO 64443 · (816) 473-2451 · Buchanan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Missouri public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
36 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 31% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 52% · 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
Students here typically continue to
EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE→EAST BUCHANAN HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -13.7pp since 2021
Math
47.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 27.9% | 49.0% | 10.5% |
| Math | 20.4% | 26.7% | 36.6% | 16.1% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 54.7% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 53.3% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 48.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE
EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE this school | 167 | 21.6% | 52.0% |
| NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH DEARBORN | 123 | 24.4% | 41.4% |
| MARK TWAIN JR. HIGH CENTER | 194 | 29.9% | 33.1% |
| DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE FESTUS | 246 | 27.6% | 48.1% |
| HARRISBURG MIDDLE HARRISBURG | 129 | 27.1% | 31.6% |
| WEST PLATTE MIDDLE WESTON | 170 | 11.8% | 71.8% |
Matched among Missouri 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 EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #76 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #159 of 380 ▼ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #188 of 380 ▼ 124 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.8pp | #17 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #344 of 397 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #335 of 379 |
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
167
-20 (-11%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 167 | 13.5 | 12.4:1 | 22% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 22% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 12.4 | 13.9:1 | 26% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 28% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 12 | 13.4:1 | 25% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 22% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 24% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | 19% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 12 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (161 to 167); teachers up 12% (12 to 13.5).
About EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE
As a small middle-grades school, EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE serves students in EASTON, Missouri. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 167 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076) is responsible for 3 schools, EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE included, with 689 students in all.
About 96% of the student body at EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial. In Buchanan County overall, about 81% of residents are White. EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE was 12.4:1. That matches the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri fairly closely. EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 22%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Buchanan County is 69%.
EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.0%, compared with a predicted 51.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Buchanan County show that the median household income is $62,158, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Buchanan County is home to 36 public schools and about 11,825 public school students.
Nearest public school: ELLISON ELEM., about 5.4 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.0% against a local average of 45.0%.
For locale, NCES codes EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 167, an 11% decrease from 187 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.6 to 12.4 over 4 years.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)
- EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.Elementary · 267 students
- EAST BUCHANAN HIGHHigh · 255 students
Other East Buchanan Middle schools
One other US public school is named East Buchanan Middle. EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE is the largest of the 2.
- East Buchanan Middle SchoolWinthrop, IA · 75 students
Nearby schools
- ELLISON ELEM.5.4 mi · 343
- RIVERBEND TREATMENT CTR.6.5 mi · 17
- STEWARTSVILLE ELEM.7.3 mi · 152
- STEWARTSVILLE HIGH7.3 mi · 94
- SKAITH ELEM.8.1 mi · 398
- EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.8.2 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLEHow large is EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE?
EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 167 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE serve?
EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE is approximately 12.4:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE?
At EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE in?
EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE is part of EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.