Eastern Montgomery High

As a tiny four-year high school in Elliston, Virginia, Eastern Montgomery High hosts 254 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Montgomery County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 1,213 students each, so Eastern Montgomery High sits 79% below that benchmark.

Eastern Montgomery High is one of 19 schools operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, a district that serves 9,461 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Eastern Montgomery High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Eastern Montgomery High has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eastern Montgomery High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 65.1%; this one delivers 79.7%, a residual of +14.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Montgomery County reports that median household income runs about $72,715, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,461 students), of which Eastern Montgomery High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Eastern Montgomery Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastern Montgomery High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 74.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Eastern Montgomery High's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 289 (now 254). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 7% to 13%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.