Enrollment
197
Middle
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTLAND ISD·NCES 481796001564
Eastland Middle School
900 W PLUMMER, EASTLAND, TX 76448 · (254) 631-5040 · Eastland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Texas 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
104 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
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 | 63 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 38% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · 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
Eastland Middle School→Eastland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EASTLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +49.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 49 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 29.0% | 37.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 32.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Eastland Middle School
Eastland Middle School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland Middle School this school | 197 | 52.8% | 51.5% |
| Trenton Middle School TRENTON | 223 | 51.1% | 35.2% |
| Sanger Sixth Grade Campus SANGER | 213 | 54.5% | 53.5% |
| Clifton Middle School CLIFTON | 235 | 54.0% | 46.8% |
| Thorndale Middle School THORNDALE | 157 | 53.5% | 48.3% |
| Leonard Junior High School LEONARD | 193 | 54.9% | 44.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 Eastland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #457 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #894 of 1,670 ▼ 207 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #466 of 1,670 ▲ 76 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #216 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #1,547 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #1,091 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #245 of 942 |
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
197
-55 (-22%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 197 | 20.8 | 9.5:1 | 53% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 22.4 | 9.9:1 | 61% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 22.1 | 11.6:1 | 59% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | 56% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 20.2 | 12.9:1 | 64% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 52% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 53% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 40% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (260 to 197); teachers up 3% (20.2 to 20.8).
About Eastland Middle School
Eastland Middle School operates as a small middle school in EASTLAND, Texas. The school had 197 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
Eastland Middle School falls under EASTLAND ISD, which has 3 schools enrolling 969 students.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at Eastland Middle School combined. Other students are 32% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Eastland County residents are about 81% White. Eastland Middle School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Eastland Middle School is 20.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.5:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The school counts 104 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%.
Eastland Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.1%. Eastland Middle School scores 51.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Eastland County show that median household income is about $53,549, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Eastland Middle School is one of 16 public schools in Eastland County, which together enroll about 2,515 students.
The nearest other public school, Eastland High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Eastland Middle School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The student count in 2024-25 was 197, 22% below the 252 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.5:1, from 12.0:1.
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Eastland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,011
Census ACS
Median income
$53,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EASTLAND ISD
- Siebert Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Eastland High SchoolHigh · 280 students
- Eastland Care CampusElementary
Other schools in EASTLAND
- Siebert Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Eastland High SchoolHigh · 280 students
- Eastland Care CampusElementary
Other Eastland Middle schools
One other US public school is named Eastland Middle. Eastland Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Eastland Middle SchoolROSEVILLE, MI · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Eastland High School0.0 mi · 280
- Siebert Elementary School0.3 mi · 492
- Cisco Elementary School9.0 mi · 428
- Cisco Learning Center9.1 mi · 12
- Cisco Junior High School9.7 mi · 170
- Cisco High School9.8 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Eastland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eastland Middle School?
Eastland Middle School enrolls approximately 197 students in grades 06-08.
Is Eastland Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastland Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastland Middle School is approximately 9.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Eastland Middle School?
Student demographics at Eastland Middle School are roughly 61% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastland Middle School?
Eastland Middle School is overseen by EASTLAND ISD in Eastland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.