Summary:
Morgan Middle School is the only middle school in Ellensburg School District, serving grades 6–8 in Ellensburg, Washington. The school enrolls 772 students and offers families a single local middle-school option, with a 19.4-to-1 student–teacher ratio, 42.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and per-student spending of $14,209.
In 2025–2026, Morgan students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) at a rate of 46.36%, compared with 51.20% districtwide and 52.81% statewide. Math proficiency was 37.24%, below the district’s 42.58% and the state’s 43.11%. Science was stronger at 47.88%, although it remained below the district’s 53.40% and the state’s 50.95%. The school showed meaningful improvement over the previous year in every subject: ELA rose 3.34 percentage points, math increased 4.88 points, and science jumped 12.05 points. Math remains the clearest academic challenge, particularly in 8th grade, where proficiency was 31.28%. Eighth-grade ELA was also relatively low at 42.27%.
Grade-level results provide a somewhat more favorable picture relative to the district. Morgan was approximately equal to or slightly above district results in every reported grade and subject, including 6th-grade math, where its 44.13% proficiency exceeded the state rate of 39.79%. However, performance generally weakened in the upper grades: math declined from 44.13% in 6th grade to 31.28% in 8th grade, while 8th-grade ELA trailed the state by 8.63 points. The school’s statewide ranking improved notably in 2025–2026, reaching the 54th percentile and earning three stars after ranking at the 36th percentile with two stars the previous year. Overall, Morgan is an improving school with especially important opportunities in upper-grade math and 8th-grade ELA.
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