Sterling Junior High School

Sterling Junior High School is a middle school of reasonably sized scale in East Wenatchee, Washington, part of Eastmont School District, works with 676 students in grades 7 through 9.

Eastmont School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,930 students; Sterling Junior High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Sterling Junior High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 46% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Douglas County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,363, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Douglas County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,221 students), of which Sterling Junior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Eastmont Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.