Eastern Heights Middle School

Located at 528 Garford Ave, in Elyria, Ohio, Eastern Heights Middle School is an average-sized middle school that serves 549 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by Elyria City Schools.

Within Elyria City Schools, which oversees 10 schools and 5,702 students, Eastern Heights Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Eastern Heights Middle School records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 22% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 16% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lorain County put median household earnings sit near $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lorain County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), Eastern Heights Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eastern Heights Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eastern Heights Middle School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eastern Heights Middle School has edged up 27%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 549 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Eastern Heights Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.