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Enrollment
568
Middle
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EPHRATA AREA SD·NCES 420927007680
Ephrata Intermediate School
957 Hammon Ave, Ephrata, PA 17522 · (717) 721-1405 · Lancaster County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
303 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 288 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 280 | 49% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ephrata Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 40.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ephrata Intermediate School
Ephrata Intermediate School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata Intermediate School this school | 568 | 53.3% | 47.4% |
| Ephrata Middle School Ephrata | 601 | 53.1% | 45.9% |
| Gettysburg Area Middle School Gettysburg | 646 | 49.5% | 59.3% |
| Dingman-Delaware Middle School Dingmans Ferry | 532 | 48.1% | 52.7% |
| New Oxford Middle School New Oxford | 567 | 49.2% | 51.5% |
| Wind Gap Middle School Pen Argyl | 510 | 52.7% | 46.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ephrata Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #251 of 479 | #13 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #167 of 513 ▲ 37 | #10 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #270 of 513 ▲ 21 | #13 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #253 of 522 | #9 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #360 of 486 | #22 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #220 of 486 | #15 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #232 of 510 | #9 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
568
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 39.7 | 14.3:1 | 53% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 40.5 | 14.0:1 | 53% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 41.6 | 13.4:1 | 50% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 50% (320) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ephrata Intermediate School.
About Ephrata Intermediate School
Ephrata Intermediate School is a middle school in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, reachable at (717) 721-1405. Its 568 students are spread across grades 5 through 6.
Ephrata Area SD runs 7 schools with a combined 3,904 students. Ephrata Intermediate School is one of them.
White students are the majority at Ephrata Intermediate School, with 75% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Ephrata Intermediate School's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 39.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Ephrata Intermediate School is 53%. For comparison, public schools in Lancaster County average 55%.
Ephrata Intermediate School scores 47.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.7%.
Federal survey data for Lancaster County show that the median household income is $86,959, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 114 public schools in Lancaster County, enrolling about 62,719 students in all.
The closest other public school is Ephrata Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 47.4% is below the 63.0% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 568 students in 2024-25, 66 fewer than the 634 it had in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Ephrata Intermediate School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ephrata Area SD
- Ephrata SHSHigh · 1,347 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Clay Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Fulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Akron Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
Other schools in Ephrata
- Ephrata SHSHigh · 1,347 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Clay Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Fulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - BrownstownHigh · 25 students
Nearby schools
- Ephrata Middle School0.0 mi · 601
- Ephrata SHS0.4 mi · 1,347
- Highland Elementary School0.9 mi · 438
- Fulton Elementary School1.0 mi · 297
- Akron Elementary School2.2 mi · 276
- Clay Elementary School3.4 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Ephrata Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Ephrata Intermediate School?
Ephrata Intermediate School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades 05-06.
Is Ephrata Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ephrata Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Ephrata Intermediate School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Ephrata Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Ephrata Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Ephrata Intermediate School are roughly 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ephrata Intermediate School in?
Ephrata Intermediate School is part of Ephrata Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.