Middle Schools in Ellensburg School District

Summary:

The Ellensburg School District has one middle school, Morgan Middle School, serving about 770 students in grades 6 through 8.

Morgan Middle School shows mixed academic results, with its 6th grade math scores slightly above average and 7th grade English being a relative strength. However, the school's overall performance in English, math, and science lags behind Washington state averages. A notable concern is science proficiency, where the school's scores are significantly lower than the district's average, suggesting a specific area for focus. The school also sees a drop in math scores in 8th grade compared to 7th grade.

Despite having adequate resources, including per-student spending above the state average, the school's state ranking has fluctuated in recent years, currently placing it in the lower middle tier of Washington middle schools. For parents, this indicates that while the school provides a stable environment, there are consistent academic challenges across subjects that the district is working to address, particularly in science and upper-grade math.

District Detail

1300 E 3rd Ave
Ellensburg, WA 98926-3576

(509) 925-8000

SchoolDigger Rank:
123^rd of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,408

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morgan Middle School	Public	6-8	400 E First	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 925-8200	772	40	19.4	42.1%	537 (69.6%)	8 (1.0%)	178 (23.1%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.1%)	34.7	344^th of 534 public middle schools	35.6%		46.5	269^th of 535 public middle schools	49.7%	75	35.8	35.8	38.5	47.3	43.5	43.0	31.9	37.7	27.5	32.4	$14,209	$1,111	$13,098

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Damman School District	2.57 mi	1
Kittitas School District	4.78 mi	4	134^th
Thorp School District	8.77 mi	1
Naches Valley School District	19.62 mi	4	106^th
Selah School District	20.01 mi	14

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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