Sterling Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · East Wenatchee, Washington
Sterling Junior High School in East Wenatchee, Washington enrolled 676 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Washington middle-school median of 19.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
751 students in 2022-23, 704 students in 2023-24, 676 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.5 to 35.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 751 | 42.5 | 17.7 |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 38.1 | 18.5 |
| 2024-25 | 676 | 35.0 | 19.3 |
19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 Washington middle schools
Among the 376 Washington middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 333 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sterling Junior High School enrolled 720 students and had 2.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.2, one per 333 of the 720 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent43.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.0% of students were Hispanic, 45.6% White, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic49.0%
- White45.6%
- Two or more races3.4%
- Black0.9%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sterling Junior High School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 56% | 53% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 34% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in East Wenatchee
2 public middle schools in East Wenatchee report 2024-25 enrollment; Sterling Junior High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastmont Junior High | 687 | 19.1 | 52.7% |
| Sterling Junior High School | 676 | 19.3 | 43.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sterling Junior High School
- Eastmont Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 0.3 miles away: 687 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Pinnacles Prep Charter SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 234 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Sterling Junior High School with Eastmont Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Eastmont School District spends per student$16,625 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,625
- The largest public schools in WashingtonSterling Junior High School is the number 143 by size of 380 Washington middle schools open in 2024-25.#143 of 380
- Washington schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 19.1 for middle schools.19.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sterling Junior High School
How many students attend Sterling Junior High School?
676 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 751 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in East Wenatchee, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterling Junior High School?
19.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for middle schools is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sterling Junior High School a Title I school?
Sterling Junior High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sterling Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Sterling Junior High School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sterling Junior High School in?
Eastmont School District, NCES district ID 5302310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530231003822 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.