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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EPHRATA AREA SD·NCES 420927006712
Ephrata Middle School
957 Hammon Ave, Ephrata, PA 17522 · (717) 721-1468 · Lancaster County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
319 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 6 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 51% |
| Grade 9 | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
40%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
Ephrata Middle School→Ephrata SHS
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
47.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.4% | 35.8% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Middle School
Ephrata Middle School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata Middle School this school | 601 | 53.1% | 45.9% |
| Ephrata Intermediate School Ephrata | 568 | 53.3% | 47.4% |
| Gettysburg Area Middle School Gettysburg | 646 | 49.5% | 59.3% |
| Dingman-Delaware Middle School Dingmans Ferry | 532 | 48.1% | 52.7% |
| Wind Gap Middle School Pen Argyl | 510 | 52.7% | 46.3% |
| Klinger Middle School Southampton | 599 | 46.9% | 51.0% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #275 of 479 | #16 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #313 of 513 ▼ 51 | #16 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #307 of 513 ▼ 11 | #15 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #235 of 522 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #96 of 486 | #10 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #238 of 486 | #16 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #234 of 510 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.5% | #6 of 332 | #1 of 15 |
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
601
-87 (-13%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 601 | 52 | 11.6:1 | 53% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 56.6 | 10.7:1 | 53% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 53.1 | 11.9:1 | 51% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 47% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 1,322 | 83.6 | 15.8:1 | 44% (582) |
| 2015-16 | 1,263 | 79 | 16.0:1 | 45% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 1,218 | 78 | 15.6:1 | 36% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 1,045 | 68 | 15.4:1 | 21% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 44 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ephrata Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 55% (1,322 to 601); teachers down 38% (83.6 to 52).
About Ephrata Middle School
Ephrata Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 601 students.
Ephrata Middle School is one school in Ephrata Area SD, a system of 7 schools with 3,904 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ephrata Middle School is 77% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Ephrata Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
Teacher staffing is 52 full-time equivalents, or about 11.6 students per teacher. The 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ephrata Middle School would be expected to post about 54.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lancaster County, median household income is about $86,959, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Lancaster County number 114 and enroll about 62,719.
The nearest other public school, Ephrata Intermediate School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ephrata Middle School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 13%, from 688 to 601. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.3 to 11.6 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 568 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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 568 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
Other Ephrata Middle schools
One other US public school is named Ephrata Middle. Ephrata Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Ephrata Middle SchoolEPHRATA, WA · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Ephrata Intermediate School0.0 mi · 568
- 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 Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ephrata Middle School?
Ephrata Middle School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 07-08.
Is Ephrata Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ephrata Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Ephrata Middle School have?
Ephrata Middle School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Ephrata Middle School?
Ephrata Middle School reports a student body of 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ephrata Middle School in?
Ephrata Middle School is part of Ephrata Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.