Is Morgan Middle School a good school?

Morgan Middle School ranks 269 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Morgan Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 773 students attended Morgan Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Morgan Middle School?

Students at Morgan Middle School are 69% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Morgan Middle School attend?

Students who attend Morgan Middle School usually go on to attend Ellensburg High School

Morgan Middle School

Summary:

Morgan Middle School is a public middle school in Ellensburg, Washington, serving 778 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Ellensburg School District, which is ranked 97 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Morgan Middle School has a higher percentage of White students (68.51%) compared to the state average, it struggles with lower performance for Hispanic and special education students, ranking in the bottom quartile of Washington middle schools for these groups. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Math, with particularly low proficiency rates in Math at around 30% of students meeting or exceeding standards. Over the past few years, the school has seen a slight decline in enrollment and a gradual shift in its racial makeup, with the percentage of White students decreasing and the percentage of Hispanic students increasing.

Interestingly, Naches Valley Middle School, a nearby middle school, has similar demographic characteristics and academic performance to Morgan Middle School, suggesting that the challenges faced by Morgan Middle School may be more systemic within the region. The school's leadership and the Ellensburg School District may need to develop targeted strategies to address these issues and improve outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

400 E First
Ellensburg, WA 98926

(509) 925-8200

District: Ellensburg School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
269^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,092

Students who attend Morgan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ellensburg High School

Feeder schools for Morgan Middle School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	Mt. Stuart Elementary
	Valley View Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 773

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

24.1%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Morgan Middle School ranks worse than 50.3% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.53. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.7%), Hispanic (24.1%), two or more races (3.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morgan Middle School is 19.6. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morgan Middle School is $13,092.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morgan Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morgan Middle School 269^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Morgan Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Ellensburg School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ellensburg School District 97^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Morgan Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Morgan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	61.90	160^th	421	62.0%
2005	62.40	153^rd	425	64.0%
2006	59.52	164^th	449	63.5%
2007	50.39	230^th	463	50.3%
2008	56.79	189^th	466	59.4%
2009	60.49	167^th	476	64.9%
2010	58.66	189^th	483	60.9%
2011	52.46	232^nd	492	52.8%
2012	50.74	245^th	497	50.7%
2013	40.44	314^th	498	36.9%
2017	33.66	299^th	435	31.3%
2019	46.71	275^th	512	46.3%
2021	47.54	254^th	529	52.0%
2022	40.29	305^th	541	43.6%
2023	37.26	322^nd	539	40.3%
2024	46.53	269^th	535	49.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Morgan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	22.83	202^nd	246	17.9%
2022	59.88	92^nd	257	64.2%
2023	48.93	117^th	244	52.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Morgan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	19.03	216^th	231	6.5%
2021	42.96	104^th	210	50.5%
2022	24.43	162^nd	199	18.6%
2023	14.07	163^rd	167	2.4%
2024	33.47	111^th	179	38.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morgan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	38.51	289^th	448	35.5%
2021	36.15	302^nd	458	34.1%
2022	30.44	353^rd	475	25.7%
2023	27.85	352^nd	463	24.0%
2024	45.17	233^rd	455	48.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Morgan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	48.33	234^th	452	48.2%
2021	44.62	242^nd	469	48.4%
2022	37.00	294^th	479	38.6%
2023	31.71	321^st	464	30.8%
2024	49.89	216^th	464	53.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Morgan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	43.38	257^th	453	43.3%
2021	50.39	207^th	476	56.5%
2022	42.29	259^th	480	46.0%
2023	40.32	265^th	470	43.6%
2024	42.06	258^th	466	44.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Morgan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.75	200^th	259	22.8%
2019	23.56	275^th	344	20.1%
2021	22.41	292^nd	353	17.3%
2022	14.71	328^th	360	8.9%
2023	17.16	299^th	336	11.0%
2024	22.49	281^st	344	18.3%

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Rank History for White students at Morgan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	44.11	278^th	470	40.9%
2021	50.88	223^rd	480	53.5%
2022	41.64	283^rd	488	42.0%
2023	38.13	296^th	488	39.3%
2024	49.06	242^nd	486	50.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Morgan Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	476	2	10	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	499
1989	496	2	9	6	7	n/a	n/a	0	520
1990	523	4	8	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	546
1991	537	7	7	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	565
1992	536	4	7	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	565
1993	559	5	13	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	600
1994	607	0	9	21	13	n/a	n/a	0	650
1995	632	3	16	29	9	n/a	n/a	0	689
1996	632	3	16	29	9	n/a	n/a	0	689
1997	622	5	16	35	7	n/a	n/a	0	685
1998	610	8	12	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	664
1999	618	13	10	42	4	n/a	n/a	0	687
2000	586	10	9	52	5	n/a	n/a	0	662
2001	578	9	9	52	8	n/a	n/a	0	656
2002	602	9	12	57	10	n/a	n/a	0	690
2003	602	9	12	57	10	n/a	n/a	0	690
2004	599	6	15	57	7	n/a	n/a	0	684
2005	556	6	17	76	7	n/a	n/a	0	662
2006	572	6	17	95	7	n/a	n/a	0	697
2007	548	7	15	81	5	n/a	n/a	2	658
2008	500	6	11	80	12	n/a	n/a	0	609
2009	528	9	10	80	12	n/a	n/a	0	639
2010	557	6	13	84	14	n/a	n/a	3	677
2011	573	5	21	98	17	0	0	0	714
2012	587	8	16	98	13	2	0	0	724
2013	577	6	12	118	8	2	1	0	724
2014	545	5	5	120	6	2	1	0	684
2015	540	5	9	111	6	2	6	0	679
2016	539	10	13	131	5	1	13	0	712
2017	551	11	17	141	7	2	12	0	741
2018	545	11	11	132	9	2	17	0	727
2019	557	8	13	124	7	0	18	0	727
2020	593	8	10	141	7	0	24	1	784
2021	528	9	7	168	7	1	27	1	748
2022	526	9	11	168	10	1	25	2	752
2023	533	7	16	185	6	2	28	1	778
2024	531	7	15	186	3	3	28	0	773

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Morgan Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	24.0	20.7	0
1989	520	25.0	20.8	n/a
1990	546	26.8	20.3	0
1991	565	27.8	20.3	n/a
1992	565	28.0	20.1	n/a
1993	600	28.1	21.4	n/a
1994	650	31.3	20.8	n/a
1995	689	36.3	19.0	n/a
1996	689	36.3	19.0	n/a
1997	685	36.3	18.9	n/a
1998	664	34.0	19.5	n/a
1999	687	34.6	19.9	n/a
2000	662	32.0	20.7	n/a
2001	656	33.4	19.6	n/a
2002	690	32.2	21.4	32.8
2003	690	32.2	21.4	32.8
2004	684	34.0	20.1	32.2
2005	662	33.9	19.5	39.7
2006	697	33.0	21.1	33.9
2007	658	33.8	19.5	31.4
2008	609	32.9	18.5	32.3
2009	639	32.9	19.4	33.3
2010	677	35.6	18.9	34
2011	714	35.6	20.0	29.4
2012	724	35.1	20.5	28.3
2013	724	37.5	19.2	41.3
2014	684	n/a	n/a	41.2
2015	679	36.0	18.8	42.4
2016	712	37.0	19.2	40.2
2017	741	37.3	19.8	38.6
2018	727	40.7	17.8	37.4
2019	727	41.5	17.5	40.6
2020	784	42.6	18.3	39.3
2021	748	43.0	17.3	46.7
2022	752	43.4	17.3	44.4
2023	778	40.3	19.2	49.9
2024	773	39.4	19.6	45.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Morgan Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	24.0	20.7	0
1989	520	25.0	20.8	n/a
1990	546	26.8	20.3	0
1991	565	27.8	20.3	n/a
1992	565	28.0	20.1	n/a
1993	600	28.1	21.4	n/a
1994	650	31.3	20.8	n/a
1995	689	36.3	19.0	n/a
1996	689	36.3	19.0	n/a
1997	685	36.3	18.9	n/a
1998	664	34.0	19.5	n/a
1999	687	34.6	19.9	n/a
2000	662	32.0	20.7	n/a
2001	656	33.4	19.6	n/a
2002	690	32.2	21.4	32.8
2003	690	32.2	21.4	32.8
2004	684	34.0	20.1	32.2
2005	662	33.9	19.5	39.7
2006	697	33.0	21.1	33.9
2007	658	33.8	19.5	31.4
2008	609	32.9	18.5	32.3
2009	639	32.9	19.4	33.3
2010	677	35.6	18.9	34
2011	714	35.6	20.0	29.4
2012	724	35.1	20.5	28.3
2013	724	37.5	19.2	41.3
2014	684	n/a	n/a	41.2
2015	679	36.0	18.8	42.4
2016	712	37.0	19.2	40.2
2017	741	37.3	19.8	38.6
2018	727	40.7	17.8	37.4
2019	727	41.5	17.5	40.6
2020	784	42.6	18.3	39.3
2021	748	43.0	17.3	46.7
2022	752	43.4	17.3	44.4
2023	778	40.3	19.2	49.9
2024	773	39.4	19.6	45.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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