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Enrollment
886
High
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EPHRATA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530261000386
Ephrata High School
333 4TH AVE NW, EPHRATA, WA 98823 · (509) 754-5285 · Grant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL886 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
535 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 217 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 251 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 209 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 209 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ephrata School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
30.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 23.5% |
| 2022-23 | 55.4% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 58.4% | 26.5% |
| 2018-19 | 65.4% | 33.5% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 39.9% |
| 2016-17 | N/A | 15.0% |
| 2015-16 | 10.2% | 37.1% |
| 2014-15 | 52.5% | 22.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 High School
Ephrata High School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata High School this school | 886 | 60.4% | 33.8% |
| J M Weatherwax High School Aberdeen | 919 | 60.5% | 33.2% |
| Walla Walla High School WALLA WALLA | 1,554 | 59.3% | 47.9% |
| Shelton High School Shelton | 1,455 | 58.4% | 32.7% |
| Nooksack Valley High School Everson | 520 | 55.8% | 51.9% |
| Vanguard Academy Moses Lake | 387 | 60.2% | 34.2% |
Matched among Washington high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #210 of 271 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #142 of 321 ▲ 52 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #243 of 327 ▲ 6 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #79 of 259 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 886 | #167 of 570 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #127 of 311 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #159 of 316 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #117 of 386 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.4% | #36 of 136 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
886
+74 (+9%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 886 | 43.9 | 20.2:1 | 60% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 925 | 43.4 | 21.3:1 | 59% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 41.6 | 21.2:1 | 60% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 39 | 20.8:1 | 49% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 34.3 | 22.2:1 | 46% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 46% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 36 | 19.2:1 | 40% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 780 | 37 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 24 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ephrata High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (761 to 886); teachers up 28% (34.3 to 43.9).
About Ephrata High School
Ephrata High School is the name of a high-enrollment high school in EPHRATA, Washington. Its enrollment is 886 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Washington enroll around 573, and this school is 55% bigger than that mark.
Ephrata High School belongs to Ephrata School District, a district of 8 schools and 2,833 students.
The share of White students at Ephrata High School is 51%, a majority. Smaller groups are 43% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The school's 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. High schools in Washington have an average ratio of 21.6:1. At Ephrata High School, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Grant County report 69%.
Ephrata High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.8%) and its predicted rate (39.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
The county, Grant County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $73,267 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ephrata High School, Grant County has 61 public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Ephrata High School from the closest public school, Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement Program. The five-mile area around Ephrata High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 36.4% on proficiency, and Ephrata High School is below that at 33.8%.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% gain, from 812 to 886.
This page is set up for the Ephrata High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ephrata School District
- Columbia Ridge ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Parkway SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Tiger Cubs ECEAPElementary · 83 students
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement ProgramHigh · 39 students
Other schools in EPHRATA
- Columbia Ridge ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Parkway SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Tiger Cubs ECEAPElementary · 83 students
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement ProgramHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement Program0.0 mi · 39
- Beezley Springs Elementary0.1 mi · 11
- Grant Elementary0.1 mi · 466
- Ephrata Middle School0.8 mi · 461
- Columbia Ridge Elementary0.8 mi · 480
- Tiger Cubs ECEAP0.9 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Ephrata High SchoolHow large is Ephrata High School?
Ephrata High School enrolls approximately 886 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ephrata High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ephrata High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ephrata High School have?
Ephrata High School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ephrata High School?
Student demographics at Ephrata High School are roughly 51% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ephrata High School?
Ephrata High School is overseen by Ephrata School District in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.