Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390460300797
Eastern MS
11519 US Highway 62, Winchester, OH 45697 · (937) 695-1249 · Brown County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Ohio public middle schools
- B-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.
- C-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
18.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
142 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 43%
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 | 80 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 33% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
57.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -6.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 70.2% |
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 65.8% |
| 2021-22 | 58.6% | 63.9% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 MS
Eastern MS's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern MS this school | 254 | 55.9% | 65.4% |
| Fort Frye Middle School Beverly | 256 | 51.6% | 65.4% |
| Lynchburg-Clay Middle School Lynchburg | 246 | 50.8% | 73.0% |
| Crestview Middle School Ashland | 271 | 62.4% | 67.5% |
| Miami East Junior High School Casstown | 327 | 49.8% | 81.0% |
| Elgin Middle School Marion | 257 | 59.1% | 49.1% |
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 MS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #236 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #445 of 637 ▼ 172 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #374 of 637 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #123 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #540 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #391 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.1% | #577 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #59 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #62 of 410 |
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
254
-37 (-13%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 254 | 14 | 18.1:1 | 56% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 53% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 13.3 | 19.9:1 | 50% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 17.4 | 18.7:1 | 50% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 51% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 47% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 11 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastern MS.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (325 to 254); teachers down 19% (17.4 to 14).
About Eastern MS
Eastern MS, a small middle school, is located in Winchester, Ohio. It teaches 254 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio have about 482 students on average; enrollment here is 47% lower.
Eastern MS is one of 4 schools in Eastern Local School District, which enrolls 1,082 students in total.
Eastern MS is 98% White by enrollment. That is in line with Brown County, where about 95% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Eastern MS scores 3%.
There are 14 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.1:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. A total of 142 students, or 56%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Eastern MS outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Eastern MS are 2.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (65.4% actual, 67.7% predicted).
Brown County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $71,270 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Brown County number 17, with about 6,534 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Eastern High School, is the closest to Eastern MS. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Eastern MS. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Eastern MS is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decline, from 291 to 254. The ratio was 17.1:1 in 2020-21 and 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Eastern MS, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,845
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastern Local School District
- Russellville Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Sardinia Elementary SchoolElementary · 274 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 259 students
Other Eastern Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Eastern Middle. Eastern MS is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Eastern Middle SchoolBeaver, OH · 191 students
- Eastern MiddleSilver Spring, MD · 963 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolRiverside, CT · 797 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolADA, MI · 528 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolGreentown, IN · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Eastern High School0.1 mi · 259
- Sardinia Elementary School3.9 mi · 274
- Whiteoak Junior High School6.1 mi · 113
- Whiteoak High School6.1 mi · 174
- Russellville Elementary School6.6 mi · 295
- North Adams Elementary School7.9 mi · 629
Frequently asked questions
About Eastern MSHow large is Eastern MS?
Eastern MS enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Eastern MS serve?
Eastern MS serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Eastern MS have?
Eastern MS employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Eastern MS?
Student demographics at Eastern MS are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Eastern MS public or private?
Eastern MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eastern Local School District.
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