Summary
Eastern Middle School, located in Riverside, a residential neighborhood in Greenwich, CT, serves 797 students in grades 6-8 within the Greenwich School District. In 2025-2026, Eastern ranked #2 out of 258 Connecticut middle schools — a 99th-percentile, 5-star performance. This is no one-year fluke: the school has finished between #2 and #5 in the state every year for the past decade, including four consecutive years at #2.
Academically, Eastern is exceptional. Proficiency rates average roughly 86% in English Language Arts and 85% in math across grades 6-8, compared to state averages of about 51% and 42-44%. Eastern also outpaces its own high-performing district by wide margins, beating Central Middle School and Western Middle School by roughly 10-16 points in ELA and 15-20 points in math. The school sits in the same elite tier as Saxe Middle School, Connecticut's #1-ranked school, posting higher scores in 6th-grade ELA (87.2% vs. 84.6%) and 8th-grade science (88.7% vs. 86.1%). It also bests Middlesex Middle School in most subjects, including 8th-grade math (86.6% vs. 79.3%).
Eastern's strengths go beyond test scores. Chronic absenteeism is just 6.4%, well below the district rate of 8.5% and the state rate of 16.4%. Students across all subgroups perform strongly, including special education students, who have ranked in the 96th-97th percentile statewide. The school also achieves its results efficiently, spending about $19,444 per student — far less than Central ($37,005), Western ($27,068), Saxe ($21,670), and Middlesex ($21,860). For parents exploring middle school options, Eastern Middle School offers an outstanding combination of academic excellence, strong attendance, and consistent success across all types of learners.
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