Ephrata MS

Ephrata MS operates as a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, operated by Ephrata Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 601 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Ephrata MS is one of 7 schools operated by Ephrata Area SD, a district that hosts 3,904 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Ephrata MS shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ephrata MS has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ephrata MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Lancaster County shows median household earnings sit near $86,959, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ephrata MS is one of 114 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ephrata Intermediate Sch, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ephrata MS. On composite proficiency, Ephrata MS comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Ephrata MS's enrollment has declined 55% since 2018, when it stood at 1,322 (now 601). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 82% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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