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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Eaton Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
410
Middle
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EATON COMMUNITY CITY·NCES 390439300883
Eaton Middle School
814 Camden Rd, Eaton, OH 45320 · (937) 456-2286 · Preble County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
191 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Eaton Middle School→Eaton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Eaton Community City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.0pp since 2021
Math
79.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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
410
-66 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.0:1
% White
91%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Eaton Middle School
Eaton Middle School is an intermediate school of reasonably sized scale in Eaton, Ohio, overseen by Eaton Community City, enrolling 410 students in grades 6 through 8.
Eaton Community City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,805 students. Eaton Middle School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Eaton Middle School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.
On the resource side, On paper, Eaton Middle School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Eaton Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.2%; this one delivers 72.5%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Preble County indicate median household income runs about $69,223, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Preble County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,537 students), Eaton Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Eaton High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Eaton Middle School. On composite proficiency, Eaton Middle School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.5%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Eaton Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Preble County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,765
Census ACS
Median income
$69,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,537 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eaton Community City
- Eaton High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- William Bruce Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Hollingsworth East Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
Other schools in Eaton
- Eaton High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- William Bruce Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Hollingsworth East Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Eaton High School0.1 mi · 546
- Hollingsworth East Elementary School1.7 mi · 417
- William Bruce Elementary School1.7 mi · 432
- Twin Valley South Middle School6.1 mi · 93
- Twin Valley South Elementary School6.1 mi · 459
- Twin Valley South High School6.1 mi · 188
Frequently asked questions
About Eaton Middle SchoolHow large is Eaton Middle School?
Eaton Middle School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Eaton Middle School serve?
Eaton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eaton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eaton Middle School is approximately 13.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Eaton Middle School?
Eaton Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Eaton Middle School?
Eaton Middle School is overseen by Eaton Community City in Preble County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.