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Eastern High School

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Eastern High School ranks 220 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 49% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Eastern High School is a public high school located in Pekin, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 389 students. The school is part of the East Washington School Corporation, which is ranked 147 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Eastern High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly, ranging from as high as 58th out of 394 Indiana high schools in 2015-2016 (4-star rating) to as low as 323rd out of 385 in 2017-2018 (1-star rating). The school's current ranking is 220th out of 429 Indiana high schools, with a 2-star rating. While the school's performance on SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing has been relatively strong, with proficiency rates around 50%, its performance on SAT Mathematics and ILEARN/Biology has been weaker, with proficiency rates ranging from 11.71% to 30.95%. The school's four-year graduation rates have been relatively stable, ranging from 87.2% to 90.5% over the past few years, which is comparable to the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, Eastern High School generally performs in the middle to lower range. For example, in 2024-2025, Eastern High School ranked 220th out of 429 Indiana high schools, while nearby schools like Floyd Central High School (12th) and North Harrison High School (74th) performed significantly better. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.8% to 30.5% in recent years, is also a concern that should be addressed.

392

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,945

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 N Eastern School RD E-3
Pekin, IN 47165

(812) 967-3931

District: East Washington School Corp

Feeder schools for Eastern High School:

Elementary:	East Washington Elementary School
Middle:	East Washington Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Indiana avg42%

220^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

147^th of 380East Washington School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	220 of 429	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	260 of 432	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	215 of 398	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	199 of 409	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	122 of 388	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	284 of 389	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	323 of 385	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.3	221 of 380	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	74.6	58 of 394	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	54.7	157 of 400	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.8	255 of 379	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.0	311 of 353	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	298 of 373	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	326 of 364	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	269 of 362	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.0	251 of 364	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.8	293 of 360	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.2	235 of 354	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	262 of 349	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.6	206 of 349	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	162 of 387	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	233 of 392	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	183 of 388	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	257 of 377	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	224 of 377	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	142 of 379	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	289 of 386	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	259 of 392	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	240 of 383	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	156 of 298	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	235 of 289	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.0	57 of 285	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	266 of 377	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	296 of 381	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	235 of 375	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	235 of 378	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)58th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing54%~ state avg

Biology27%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)			ILEARN Math (2025)			ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1100 N Eastern School RD E-3	Pekin	47165	Washington County	East Washington School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-3931	392	30	13.0	29.3%	369 (94.1%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	46.8	220^th of 429 public high schools	48.7%		40.6	260^th of 432 public high schools	39.8%	40	53.7	22.1							27.1	$11,945	$1,115	$10,830
William W Borden High School	Public	7-12	301 West St	Borden	47106	Clark County	Borden-Henryville School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-2087	302	26	11.6	28.5%	282 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	75.6	58^th of 429 public high schools	86.5%		68.1	86^th of 432 public high schools	80.1%	28	72.6	27.4	58.7	60.6	59.5	65.2	45.5	57.0	53.1	$15,275	$769	$14,506
Salem High School	Public	9-12	700 N Harrison St	Salem	47167	Washington County	Salem Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 883-3904	492	40	12.4	44.1%	453 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	41.5	256^th of 429 public high schools	40.3%		39.8	266^th of 432 public high schools	38.4%	10	44.6	10.7							48.4	$11,439	$557	$10,882
Henryville Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	213 N Ferguson St	Henryville	47126	Clark County	Borden-Henryville School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 294-1455	487	35	14.1	33.1%	461 (94.7%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	41.9	250^th of 429 public high schools	41.7%		50.4	196^th of 432 public high schools	54.6%	54	54.3	14.3	29.8	37.1	33.2	27.9	24.7	26.4	31.9	$12,622	$468	$12,154
Floyd Central High School	Public	9-12	6575 Old Vincennes Rd	Floyds Knobs	47119	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 923-8811	1,785	94	18.9	19.2%	1,612 (90.3%)	21 (1.2%)	71 (4.0%)	31 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (2.7%)	90.6	12^th of 429 public high schools	97.2%		85.9	27^th of 432 public high schools	93.8%	15	76.5	44.4							66.8	$10,649	$490	$10,159
West Washington Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8028 W Batt Rd	Campbellsburg	47108	Washington County	West Washington School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 755-4996	416	32	13.2	49.3%	397 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	46.3	226^th of 429 public high schools	47.3%		54.4	167^th of 432 public high schools	61.3%	59	50.8	20.6	49.2	48.1	48.6	28.6	41.8	35.9	33.3	$14,004	$854	$13,151
Silver Creek High School	Public	9-12	557 Renz Ave	Sellersburg	47172	Clark County	Silver Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 246-3391	976	61	16.0	32.0%	766 (78.5%)	22 (2.3%)	118 (12.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.9%)	65.1	107^th of 429 public high schools	75.1%		54.5	166^th of 432 public high schools	61.6%	59	66.7	25.0							45.8	$10,440	$462	$9,978
North Harrison High School	Public	9-12	1070 Hwy 64 NW	Ramsey	47166	Harrison County	North Harrison Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 347-2741	616	37	16.6	45.6%	576 (93.5%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	71.4	74^th of 429 public high schools	82.8%		61.8	128^th of 432 public high schools	70.4%	54	61.6	28.1							54.6	$11,018	$52	$10,966
Prosser Career Education Center	Public	6-12	4202 Charlestown Rd	New Albany	47150	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 949-4266	0	34	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Scottsburg Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Gardner	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	No	(812) 752-8927	678	46	14.7	48.8%	613 (90.4%)	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	52.8	187^th of 429 public high schools	56.4%		50.4	197^th of 432 public high schools	54.4%	10	50.6	27.1							33.8	$10,799	$440	$10,360

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern High School

What district is Eastern High School in?

East Washington School Corp

What schools feed into Eastern High School?

Eastern High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Washington Elementary School
Middle : East Washington Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Eastern High School?

Students at Eastern High School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Eastern High School a good school?

Eastern High School ranks 220^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Eastern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Eastern High School.

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