Enrollment
197
Middle
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTLAND ISD·NCES 481796001564
EASTLAND MIDDLE
900 W PLUMMER, EASTLAND, TX 76448 · (254) 631-5040 · Eastland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
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
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
EASTLAND MIDDLE→EASTLAND H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EASTLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +52.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 52 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
197
-63 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 12.9:1
% White
61%
was 66%
% Hispanic
32%
was 28%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EASTLAND MIDDLE
EASTLAND MIDDLE is one of the tiny junior highs in EASTLAND, Texas, part of EASTLAND ISD, with 197 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 69% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
EASTLAND ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 969 students; EASTLAND MIDDLE is among them.
In terms of who attends, EASTLAND MIDDLE records that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder is composed of 32% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting EASTLAND MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at EASTLAND MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EASTLAND MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 53.0%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Eastland County put median household income runs about $53,549, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. EASTLAND MIDDLE is one of 16 public schools in Eastland County (combined enrollment of about 2,515 students).
The closest other public school is EASTLAND H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, EASTLAND MIDDLE comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.
EASTLAND MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. EASTLAND MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 260 (now 197). Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.
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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 ELElementary · 492 students
- EASTLAND H SHigh · 280 students
- EASTLAND CARE CAMPUSElementary
Other schools in EASTLAND
- SIEBERT ELElementary · 492 students
- EASTLAND H SHigh · 280 students
- EASTLAND CARE CAMPUSElementary
Nearby schools
- EASTLAND H S0.0 mi · 280
- SIEBERT EL0.3 mi · 492
- CISCO EL9.0 mi · 428
- CISCO LEARNING CENTER9.1 mi · 12
- CISCO J H9.7 mi · 170
- CISCO H S9.8 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About EASTLAND MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at EASTLAND MIDDLE?
EASTLAND MIDDLE enrolls approximately 197 students in grades 06-08.
Is EASTLAND MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
EASTLAND MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EASTLAND MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EASTLAND MIDDLE is approximately 9.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EASTLAND MIDDLE?
Student demographics at EASTLAND MIDDLE are roughly 61% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees EASTLAND MIDDLE?
EASTLAND MIDDLE is overseen by EASTLAND ISD in Eastland County.
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