Ephrata Middle School
957 Hammon Ave
Ephrata PA, 17522, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-721-1468
Ranking: 
(950 out of 2,311, top 41%)*
(950 out of 2,311, top 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Ephrata Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 80 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,242 | 1,253 | 1,232 | 1,218 | 1,215 | 1,246 | 946 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 307 | 24.7% | 304 | 24.3% | 319 | 25.9% | 319 | 26.2% | 301 | 24.8% | 315 | 25.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 309 | 24.9% | 328 | 26.2% | 303 | 24.6% | 304 | 25.0% | 307 | 25.3% | 288 | 23.1% | 317 | 33.5% |
| Grade 7: | 317 | 25.5% | 306 | 24.4% | 306 | 24.8% | 310 | 25.5% | 280 | 23.0% | 332 | 26.6% | 311 | 32.9% |
| Grade 8: | 308 | 24.8% | 315 | 25.1% | 304 | 24.7% | 285 | 23.4% | 327 | 26.9% | 311 | 25.0% | 318 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 637 | 51.3% | 649 | 51.8% | 644 | 52.3% | 623 | 51.1% | 616 | 50.7% | 651 | 52.2% | 503 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 605 | 48.7% | 604 | 48.2% | 588 | 47.7% | 595 | 48.9% | 591 | 48.6% | 587 | 47.1% | 439 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 33 | 2.7% | 31 | 2.5% | 28 | 2.3% | 24 | 2.0% | 23 | 1.9% | 31 | 2.5% | 30 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 103 | 8.3% | 103 | 8.2% | 86 | 7.0% | 87 | 7.1% | 90 | 7.4% | 90 | 7.2% | 53 | 5.6% |
| Black: | 49 | 3.9% | 57 | 4.5% | 45 | 3.7% | 36 | 3.0% | 32 | 2.6% | 30 | 2.4% | 16 | 1.7% |
| White: | 1,052 | 84.7% | 1,058 | 84.4% | 1,070 | 86.9% | 1,068 | 87.7% | 1,066 | 87.7% | 1,094 | 87.8% | 847 | 89.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 434 | 34.9% | 443 | 35.4% | 322 | 26.1% | 287 | 23.6% | 242 | 19.9% | 217 | 17.4% | 141 | 14.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 9.5% | 105 | 8.4% | 139 | 11.3% | 150 | 12.3% | 138 | 11.4% | 122 | 9.8% | 90 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.43 | 15.84 | 15.21 | 15.59 | 15.07 | 16.30 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 69% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.9% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 73.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.3% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 65% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.8% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.1% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 90.5% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.6% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.3% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.2% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.7% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.4% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.1% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.1% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75.8% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.2% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73.5% | 72.7% |
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* Ephrata Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.