Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 223 · 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
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
254
-71 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.7:1
% White
98%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Eastern MS
Eastern MS is a modestly sized junior high in Winchester, Ohio, run under Eastern Local School District. The school hosts 254 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.
Eastern Local School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 1,829 students; Eastern MS is among them.
Demographically, Eastern MS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eastern MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.7%; this one delivers 65.4%.
In the surrounding community, Brown County reports that median household income runs about $71,270, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Brown County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,534 students), Eastern MS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Eastern High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastern MS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 71.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eastern MS has edged down 22%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Eastern Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
- Eastern Intermediate Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.