Summary:
ZIP code 45697, covering Winchester in rural Ohio, has just one middle school: Eastern Middle School, a 254-student school serving grades 6–8 as part of the Eastern Local School District, so there are no local peers to compare it against — the meaningful comparison is between this school and Ohio as a whole.
Eastern Middle performs slightly better than the typical Ohio middle school. It ranks 454th of 1,046 middle schools (57th percentile) with 3 stars, and in 2025-26 it beat the state in 6 of 8 tested areas. Two subjects stand out: Algebra I, where 100% of tested students were proficient in both 2024-25 and 2025-26, far above the state's 61.6%; and 8th-grade science, above the state in both years. In 2025-26, reading (ELA) was above the state in all three grades. These results come from a student body where 55.91% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism is low at 11.6%, essentially matching the district's 11.5%.
The clear weak spot is math in grades 6 and 7 — the only two subjects below the state in both years. In 2025-26 those grades posted 46.2% and 39.0% against state averages of 56.2% and 48.6%, and 2024-25 was lower still, while grade 8 math beat the state both years. Parents should also know the 100% Algebra I result reflects a small group of accelerated students, and per-student spending of $10,654 dates to 2018-19 and no longer describes current resources. Overall, the school's average proficiency beat the state by about 6 points in both years, but by only roughly 1.5 points once Algebra I is excluded — making grades 6–7 math the biggest opportunity here.
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