📍 957 Hammon Ave, Ephrata, Lancaster County, 17522
Ephrata MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ephrata, Lancaster County. The school has 631 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ephrata Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ephrata MS enrolls 631 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 502 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 631 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ephrata MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 99.
Ephrata MS is one of 7 schools in Ephrata Area SD, based in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,918 students district-wide and employs 300 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 631 students, Ephrata MS is close to the district average of about 560 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large