East Middle School

East Middle School is a middle-grades school of roomy scale in Butte, Montana, part of Butte Elem, enrolling 664 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so East Middle School sits 378% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Butte Elem (2,929 students total), East Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, East Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, East Middle School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting East Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at East Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Silver Bow County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Silver Bow County indicate median household income runs about $61,754, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. East Middle School is one of 12 public schools in Silver Bow County (combined enrollment of about 4,364 students).

The closest other public school is Whittier School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Middle School has expanded 7%, going from 618 students in 2018 to 664 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.