Ephrata’s public schools beat 64% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Ephrata’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
The short version on Ephrata’s schools
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Ephrata MS and Ephrata SHS. Akron sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Ephrata spends 16% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 13 students, compared with 13 statewide. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Ephrata compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ephrata.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Every school in Ephrata
6 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Ephrata families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Ephrata
There’s no college in Ephrata, but 19 are within 30 miles. The closest is Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster in East Lampeter, 9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Ephrata. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 9 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.