East Middle School

Summary:

East Middle School is a public middle school located in Aurora, Colorado, serving 840 students in grades 6-8 with a diverse student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages, ranking in the bottom 20% of Colorado middle schools with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, only 13% of East Middle School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 9.3% were proficient or better in Math, far below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly concerning for Hispanic students and Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 10% of Colorado middle schools. With 92.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the high level of economic disadvantage among the student population may be a contributing factor to the school's struggles.

When compared to nearby schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, East Middle School is clearly underperforming. For example, Mrachek Middle School and Aurora Hills Middle School have higher academic performance and statewide rankings. Despite the school's low performance, there is little evidence of significant improvement over the past several years, indicating a need for more effective interventions and support to address the unique challenges facing East Middle School.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1275 Fraser St
       Aurora, CO  80011-7050


(303) 340-0660

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

SchoolDigger Rank:
462nd of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,573 Help


Students who attend East Middle School usually attend:

High:    Hinkley High School

Feeder schools for East Middle School:

Elementary:    Elkhart Elementary School
    Laredo Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  840

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.1%
African American:
12.4%
White:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details East Middle School ranks worse than 95.3% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.57. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details East Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Aurora Joint District No. 28.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Middle School is $18,573, which is the 3rd highest among 6 middle schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Middle School 462nd of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See East Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Aurora Joint District No. 28:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora Joint District No. 28 107th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Middle School

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Rank History for all students at East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 5.51 319th 336 5.1%
2005 6.31 323rd 340 5.0%
2006 5.16 329th 346 4.9%
2007 6.46 337th 360 6.4%
2008 5.30 346th 362 4.4%
2009 8.35 352nd 377 6.6%
2010 6.59 390th 409 4.6%
2011 9.18 391st 422 7.3%
2012 6.67 401st 425 5.6%
2013 5.87 434th 454 4.4%
2014 7.43 440th 461 4.6%
2015 15.31 391st 436 10.3%
2016 12.44 372nd 400 7.0%
2017 14.35 375th 424 11.6%
2018 13.98 368th 418 12.0%
2019 13.55 398th 458 13.1%
2021 7.33 364th 369 1.4%
2022 9.32 422nd 448 5.8%
2023 9.33 461st 480 4.0%
2024 8.57 462nd 485 4.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.21 170th 222 23.4%
2019 29.76 174th 240 27.5%
2022 19.76 177th 197 10.2%
2023 16.98 231st 241 4.1%
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Rank History for Female students at East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.04 295th 315 6.3%
2019 10.88 319th 352 9.4%
2022 6.83 314th 326 3.7%
2023 7.77 353rd 363 2.8%
2024 7.06 343rd 350 2.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.72 120th 121 0.8%
2022 1.34 93rd 93 0.0%
2023 1.44 124th 125 0.8%
2024 0.38 125th 126 0.8%
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Rank History for Male students at East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.70 281st 317 11.4%
2019 13.86 302nd 343 12.0%
2022 8.15 317th 328 3.4%
2023 7.91 350th 356 1.7%
2024 6.82 353rd 357 1.1%
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Rank History for African American students at East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.33 18th 22 18.2%
2019 24.00 28th 33 15.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.84 137th 165 17.0%
2019 23.09 178th 220 19.1%
2022 14.51 156th 169 7.7%
2023 12.93 189th 198 4.5%
2024 12.64 189th 199 5.0%
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Rank History for White students at East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.35 243rd 283 14.1%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 2.3)
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Reviews:
by a student
Thursday, December 5, 2019

Open Quote this school is both mentally and physically abusive. and the homework here is pointless and the teachers suck at teaching. and most of the children here are bad Close Quote


by a teacher
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Open Quote There was never a day that I felt safe at East Middle School. This school is run by the students. Students do whatever they want, talk back to teachers, call teachers names, throw things at the teachers, use their cellphones in class, trash school property….the list goes on. This school has up to 11 fights in one day, stacks of daily referrals, and a classroom that is full of those that are suspended for the week. If you are a kid who listens to the teacher and does your work and actually is eager to learn - this is not the place for you.
Not only a poor communicator, Principal, Biaze Houston is an inept leader. She and her administrators are always in a meeting. They have limited knowledge of what is actually going on in the school. Teachers, who are already overloaded, are required to sub for teachers who are absent, while there are several administrators sitting around in some “important” meeting. Despite all of these meetings, conditions at East Middle School continue to get worse. What do Ms. Houston and her team of meeting-loving administrators plan to do moving forward? Close Quote



Enrollment information for East Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 587 155 21 31 8 n/a n/a 0 802
1989 523 142 16 32 8 n/a n/a 0 721
1990 502 151 20 38 6 n/a n/a 0 717
1991 521 156 19 50 10 n/a n/a 0 756
1992 597 183 26 47 10 n/a n/a 0 863
1993 639 193 26 65 10 n/a n/a 0 933
1994 641 237 28 88 5 n/a n/a 0 999
1995 535 242 35 108 11 n/a n/a 0 931
1996 535 242 35 108 11 n/a n/a 0 931
1997 501 238 32 112 14 n/a n/a 0 897
1998 477 250 45 113 14 n/a n/a 0 899
1999 482 222 49 199 12 n/a n/a 0 964
2000 462 268 51 244 12 n/a n/a 0 1037
2001 435 234 40 295 15 n/a n/a 0 1019
2002 338 270 48 390 11 n/a n/a 0 1057
2003 338 270 48 390 11 n/a n/a 0 1057
2004 296 261 49 424 5 n/a n/a 0 1035
2005 262 243 46 492 6 n/a n/a 0 1049
2006 210 205 41 536 6 n/a n/a 0 998
2007 176 205 29 551 4 n/a n/a 0 965
2008 147 182 30 540 2 n/a n/a 0 901
2009 125 152 33 595 0 n/a n/a 0 905
2010 133 169 50 613 3 n/a n/a 0 968
2011 88 151 27 643 4 2 11 0 926
2012 75 168 33 677 5 7 19 0 984
2013 66 167 42 698 1 5 18 0 997
2014 80 167 48 721 3 6 20 0 1045
2015 68 161 51 724 6 5 36 0 1051
2016 61 164 40 713 5 9 33 0 1025
2017 67 130 40 732 8 8 35 0 1020
2018 63 113 36 722 10 7 21 0 972
2019 51 104 30 702 9 8 16 0 920
2020 36 111 24 706 9 6 21 0 913
2021 31 103 20 647 12 6 27 0 846
2022 35 100 24 641 12 12 37 0 861
2023 49 104 31 606 9 16 25 0 840

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 802 48.3 16.6 n/a
1989 721 46.1 15.6 18.2
1990 717 44.1 16.2 21.3
1991 756 44.7 16.9 24.9
1992 863 49.0 17.6 n/a
1993 933 50.7 18.4 28.2
1994 999 55.3 18.1 28.4
1995 931 53.0 17.6 34.5
1996 931 53.0 17.6 34.5
1997 897 49.0 18.3 32.3
1998 899 47.9 18.8 38.7
1999 964 49.6 19.4 30.6
2000 1037 53.6 19.3 47.4
2001 1019 59.0 17.3 50.3
2002 1057 58.0 18.2 58.3
2003 1057 58.0 18.2 58.3
2004 1035 57.5 18.0 54.6
2005 1049 57.2 18.3 62
2006 998 54.1 18.4 66.6
2007 965 50.8 19.0 73.3
2008 901 54.0 16.7 78.5
2009 905 50.0 18.1 83.5
2010 968 50.0 19.3 86.5
2011 926 52.4 17.6 87.1
2012 984 54.8 17.9 81.8
2013 997 57.6 17.2 84.9
2014 1045 58.8 17.7 85
2015 1051 65.0 16.1 87.1
2016 1025 61.0 16.8 83.9
2017 1020 64.7 15.7 85.1
2018 972 52.1 18.6 85.5
2019 920 53.4 17.2 90.3
2020 913 49.3 18.4 93
2021 846 54.5 15.5 89.6
2022 861 48.4 17.7 92.1
2023 840 51.0 16.4 92.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 802 48.3 16.6 n/a
1989 721 46.1 15.6 18.2
1990 717 44.1 16.2 21.3
1991 756 44.7 16.9 24.9
1992 863 49.0 17.6 n/a
1993 933 50.7 18.4 28.2
1994 999 55.3 18.1 28.4
1995 931 53.0 17.6 34.5
1996 931 53.0 17.6 34.5
1997 897 49.0 18.3 32.3
1998 899 47.9 18.8 38.7
1999 964 49.6 19.4 30.6
2000 1037 53.6 19.3 47.4
2001 1019 59.0 17.3 50.3
2002 1057 58.0 18.2 58.3
2003 1057 58.0 18.2 58.3
2004 1035 57.5 18.0 54.6
2005 1049 57.2 18.3 62
2006 998 54.1 18.4 66.6
2007 965 50.8 19.0 73.3
2008 901 54.0 16.7 78.5
2009 905 50.0 18.1 83.5
2010 968 50.0 19.3 86.5
2011 926 52.4 17.6 87.1
2012 984 54.8 17.9 81.8
2013 997 57.6 17.2 84.9
2014 1045 58.8 17.7 85
2015 1051 65.0 16.1 87.1
2016 1025 61.0 16.8 83.9
2017 1020 64.7 15.7 85.1
2018 972 52.1 18.6 85.5
2019 920 53.4 17.2 90.3
2020 913 49.3 18.4 93
2021 846 54.5 15.5 89.6
2022 861 48.4 17.7 92.1
2023 840 51.0 16.4 92.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for East Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,527
2020 $13,616
2021 $15,481
2022 $16,567
2023 $18,573

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 398th of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 461st of 480 Middle schools
 9.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (East Middle School)19.310
 9.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)25.323.5
 1.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (East Middle School)7.48.1
 0.7%
   6th Grade Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)15.611.6
 4%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (East Middle School)28.315.2
 13.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)25.225
 0.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (East Middle School)13.75.8
 7.9%
   7th Grade Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)14.511.6
 2.9%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (East Middle School)10.77.4
 3.3%
   8th Grade Science (Aurora Joint District No. 28)11.213.4
 2.2%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (East Middle School)27.814.8
 13%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)3024
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (East Middle School)18.911.9
 7%
   8th Grade Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)19.317.3
 2%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (East Middle School)25.213.5
 11.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)26.423.3
 3.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (East Middle School)13.48.7
 4.7%
   All Grades Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)18.215.2
 3%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students920840
 8.7%
African American104104
American Indian99
Asian3031
 3.3%
Hispanic702606
 13.7%
Pacific Islander816
 100%
White5149
 3.9%
Two or More Races1625
 56.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.3%92.5%
 2.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about East Middle School

Students who attend East Middle School usually go on to attend Hinkley High School

Students at East Middle School are 72% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 840 students attended East Middle School.

East Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Colorado middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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