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Enrollment
504
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON LOCAL·NCES 390494303588
Eastern Elementary School
155 Castor Rd, Lexington, OH 44904 · (419) 884-3610 · Richland County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Ohio public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
169 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 4 | 174 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 178 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54% · 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
Eastern Elementary School→Lexington High School
Based on grade levels within Lexington Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
82.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 82.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 87.3% |
| 2022-23 | 73.2% | 79.1% |
| 2021-22 | 77.5% | 78.9% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
81.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Elementary School
Eastern Elementary School's state test result (81.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Elementary School this school | 504 | 33.5% | 81.9% |
| Licking Valley Middle School Newark | 523 | 36.3% | 59.9% |
| Ontario Middle School Mansfield | 471 | 36.1% | 78.0% |
| Taylor Middle School Cleves | 599 | 33.4% | 72.7% |
| Wadsworth Middle School Wadsworth | 606 | 30.9% | 82.0% |
| Central Intermediate School Wadsworth | 606 | 32.2% | 77.9% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #63 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #101 of 637 ▼ 60 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #113 of 637 ▼ 44 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #320 of 629 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #259 of 654 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #346 of 577 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #409 of 579 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #194 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #360 of 410 | #8 of 8 |
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
504
+55 (+12%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 504 | 28.9 | 17.4:1 | 34% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 32.9 | 15.6:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 30.9 | 15.3:1 | 25% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 29.3 | 17.8:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 27% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 10% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastern Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (522 to 504); teachers down 1% (29.3 to 28.9).
About Eastern Elementary School
Eastern Elementary School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in Lexington, Ohio. It is open to students in grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 504 students.
Lexington Local, which runs Eastern Elementary School, has 6 schools and 2,210 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Eastern Elementary School lists 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.4 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Ohio is about 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 34% of the student body. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Richland County is 20 points.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Eastern Elementary School outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Eastern Elementary School is +5.7 points: 81.9% actual, 76.1% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Richland County show that median household income comes to about $59,509, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 49, with about 18,772 students.
The closest school to Eastern Elementary School is Central Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Eastern Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 504, from 449 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Eastern Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington Local
- Lexington High SchoolHigh · 631 students
- Lexington Junior High SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Lexington Pre-SchoolElementary · 60 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lexington High SchoolHigh · 631 students
- Lexington Junior High SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other Eastern Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Eastern Elementary. Eastern Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Eastern Elementary SchoolReedsville, OH · 368 students
- Eastern ElementaryGreenville, NC · 833 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolGreentown, IN · 727 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolGeorgetown, KY · 535 students
- Eastern ElementaryWashington, NC · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.4 mi · 335
- Lexington High School0.6 mi · 631
- Lexington Junior High School0.6 mi · 372
- Western Elementary School1.1 mi · 308
- Malabar Intermediate School4.7 mi · 660
- Woodland Elementary School5.1 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Eastern Elementary SchoolHow large is Eastern Elementary School?
Eastern Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Eastern Elementary School serve?
Eastern Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastern Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastern Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eastern Elementary School?
At Eastern Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Eastern Elementary School public or private?
Eastern Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.