Ephrata Middle School

As a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in EPHRATA, Washington, Ephrata Middle School enrolls 461 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within Ephrata School District. That puts it 20% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Within Ephrata School District, which oversees 8 schools and 2,833 students, Ephrata Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ephrata Middle School logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ephrata Middle School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Ephrata Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Grant County's rate of about 69%.

With demographic context factored in, Ephrata Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.6%, the actual is 42.9%, a residual of +1.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,267, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grant County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students), of which Ephrata Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Parkway School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Ephrata Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ephrata Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Ephrata Middle School's enrollment has climbed 23% since 2018, when it stood at 374 (now 461). The White share of enrollment decreased from 66% to 51% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.