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Ephrata School District

Ephrata School District in Washington: 8 public schools with 2,833 students and 18.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,672 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 2,833
Students per teacher: 18.5; WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,672; WA $18.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 153
Counselors (FTE): 8.0
Students per counselor: 354; WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.8; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

48%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

1,234 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

37%proficient

−1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

1,234 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.8K15

$10.6K16

$11.3K17

$12.1K18

$12.5K19

$12.3K20

$13.3K21

$13.9K22

$14.4K23

$15.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.8% · $4.1M
State: 79% · $41.5M
Local: 13% · $6.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,161
Support services: $5,745
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $4M
Long-term debt: $21.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Tiger Cubs ECEAP	Pre-K	83	41.5	—	—	Ephrata
Beezley Springs ElementarySpecial education	Pre-K–1	11	—	—	—	Ephrata
Columbia Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all	K–4	480	15.6	44%	47%	Ephrata
Grant ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	466	15.6	—	—	Ephrata
Ephrata Middle SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	461	20.6	49%	33%	Ephrata
Parkway SchoolFree meals for all	5–6	407	18.5	—	—	Ephrata
Ephrata High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	886	20.2	—	—	Ephrata
Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement ProgramAlternative	10–12	39	—	—	—	Ephrata

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 111 4TH Ave NW, Ephrata, WA 98823
Phone: (509)754-2474

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.