Ephrata Shs High School
803 Oak Blvd
Ephrata PA, 17522, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-721-1478
Ranking: 
(136 out of 626, top 22%)*
(136 out of 626, top 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 70 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 83 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,272 | 1,271 | 1,296 | 1,289 | 1,258 | 1,309 | 1,305 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 312 | 24.5% | 319 | 25.1% | 311 | 24.0% | 357 | 27.7% | 342 | 27.2% | 360 | 27.5% | 330 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 333 | 26.2% | 305 | 24.0% | 343 | 26.5% | 312 | 24.2% | 330 | 26.2% | 326 | 24.9% | 323 | 24.8% |
| Grade 11: | 288 | 22.6% | 345 | 27.1% | 315 | 24.3% | 329 | 25.5% | 293 | 23.3% | 325 | 24.8% | 301 | 23.1% |
| Grade 12: | 339 | 26.7% | 302 | 23.8% | 326 | 25.2% | 291 | 22.6% | 293 | 23.3% | 294 | 22.5% | 350 | 26.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 650 | 51.1% | 661 | 52.0% | 680 | 52.5% | 693 | 53.8% | 677 | 53.8% | 639 | 48.8% | 629 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 622 | 48.9% | 610 | 48.0% | 616 | 47.5% | 596 | 46.2% | 573 | 45.5% | 661 | 50.5% | 672 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 30 | 2.4% | 30 | 2.4% | 32 | 2.5% | 32 | 2.5% | 37 | 2.9% | 40 | 3.1% | 33 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 106 | 8.3% | 93 | 7.3% | 97 | 7.5% | 87 | 6.7% | 66 | 5.2% | 70 | 5.3% | 57 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 51 | 4.0% | 47 | 3.7% | 32 | 2.5% | 22 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.9% | 23 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.2% |
| White: | 1,079 | 84.8% | 1,099 | 86.5% | 1,132 | 87.3% | 1,145 | 88.8% | 1,129 | 89.7% | 1,171 | 89.5% | 1,194 | 91.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 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: | 383 | 30.1% | 371 | 29.2% | 277 | 21.4% | 229 | 17.8% | 192 | 15.3% | 134 | 10.2% | 120 | 9.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 6.6% | 76 | 6.0% | 103 | 7.9% | 126 | 9.8% | 121 | 9.6% | 86 | 6.6% | 86 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.09 | 17.79 | 17.10 | 16.04 | 15.40 | 15.70 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 54.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.8% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 69.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.5% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 74.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 75.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.7% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.9% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 60.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 64.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 71.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 76.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 36.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.8% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 53.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 59.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.7% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 58.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88% | 82.9% |
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* Ephrata Shs High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.