Eastland Middle School
Public middle school in Eastland, Texas · Eastland ISD · Grades 6–8
Eastland Middle School serves 197 students in grades 6–8 in Eastland (Eastland County). It is one of 3 schools in Eastland ISD. By enrollment it is the 1538th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Eastland ISD |
| County | Eastland County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481796001564 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Eastland ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 197 | 969 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 10.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.8% | 55.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Eastland Middle School in context
Size
Eastland Middle School is the only middle school in Eastland ISD. Its 197 students are 20.3% of the district's 969. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 25.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 205; Eastland Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 75 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 59, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% more students than grade 6 (75 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 61.4% here and 66.3% across Eastland ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 32.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.8% across Eastland ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 20.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 197 students, Eastland Middle School has 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 197 students would have about 13.7 teachers, so Eastland Middle School has 7.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Eastland Middle School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Cisco Junior High School, 9.7 miles away in Cisco ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 61.4% |
| Hispanic | 32.5% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Black | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 63 |
| Grade 7 | 59 |
| Grade 8 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 W Plummer, Eastland, TX 76448
Phone: (254)631-5040
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Eastland Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Junior High School | Cisco ISD | 9.7 mi | 170 | 9.9 | 48.8% |
| Ranger Middle School | Ranger ISD | 11.4 mi | 65 | 13.8 | 75.4% |
| Gorman Middle School | Gorman ISD | 15.9 mi | 47 | 7.7 | 74.5% |
| Breckenridge Junior High School | Breckenridge ISD | 25.4 mi | 278 | 11.7 | 64.7% |
| Perkins Middle School | De Leon ISD | 25.9 mi | 133 | 10.2 | 48.1% |
| Dublin Intermediate School | Dublin ISD | 35.8 mi | 239 | 11.8 | 77.4% |
| Jefferies Junior High School | Comanche ISD | 36.5 mi | 295 | 12.3 | 55.9% |
| Henderson Junior High School | Stephenville ISD | 36.8 mi | 544 | 13.4 | 45.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Eastland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland High School | High | 9–12 | 280 |
| Siebert Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 492 |