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What's one thing ERECKSON MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,263
Middle
DISTRICT 1,096 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN ISD·NCES 480789010488
Ereckson Middle School
450 TATUM DR, ALLEN, TX 75013 · (972) 747-3308 · Collin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,263 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
251 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 610 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 653 | 52% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
81.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 64.0% | 19.0% | 12.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 57.0% | 24.0% | 11.0% | 8.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 83.0% | 81.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 65.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ereckson Middle School
Ereckson Middle School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ereckson Middle School this school | 1,263 | 19.9% | 76.0% |
| Smith Middle School CYPRESS | 1,091 | 21.1% | 79.2% |
| Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School ALLEN | 1,323 | 19.2% | 74.2% |
| Hunt Middle School FRISCO | 852 | 19.8% | 72.6% |
| Murphy Middle School MURPHY | 901 | 19.5% | 72.1% |
| Robinson Middle School PLANO | 1,084 | 17.1% | 71.2% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ereckson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #41 of 1,635 | #9 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #44 of 1,670 ▲ 1 | #8 of 57 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #80 of 1,670 ▼ 14 | #12 of 57 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #694 of 1,570 | #27 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,263 | #87 of 1,749 | #6 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,409 of 1,542 | #53 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #75 of 1,543 | #18 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #1,557 of 1,648 | #35 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #352 of 437 | #19 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,263
+30 (+2%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 1,091
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,263 | 70.8 | 17.8:1 | 20% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 1,263 | 71.2 | 17.8:1 | 19% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 1,256 | 72.4 | 17.4:1 | 19% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 1,233 | 71 | 17.4:1 | 17% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 1,219 | 69.9 | 17.4:1 | 13% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 1,195 | 70 | 17.1:1 | 13% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 1,091 | 70 | 15.6:1 | 14% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ereckson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,219 to 1,263); teachers up 1% (69.9 to 70.8).
About Ereckson Middle School
Ereckson Middle School is a large middle-grades school in ALLEN, Texas, one of the schools in ALLEN ISD. Its enrollment is 1,263 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 96% bigger than that mark.
Federal data list 23 schools in ALLEN ISD, with 20,838 students enrolled.
About 35% of students at Ereckson Middle School are Asian, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Collin County, the Asian share is about 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
Ereckson Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1, with 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 20% at Ereckson Middle School. On average, public schools in Collin County report 30%.
Ereckson Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 76.0%, compared with a predicted 65.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Collin County show that the median household earns about $121,600 a year, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Collin County has 338 public schools with about 227,575 students, including Ereckson Middle School.
Rasor Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Ereckson Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ereckson Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
Ereckson Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,233 to 1,263, a small change.
Ereckson Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALLEN ISD
- Allen High SchoolHigh · 5,206 students
- Lowery Freshman CenterHigh · 1,674 students
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,323 students
- Lois Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 792 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
Other schools in ALLEN
- Allen High SchoolHigh · 5,206 students
- Lowery Freshman CenterHigh · 1,674 students
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,323 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
- Jenny Preston Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
Nearby schools
- Rasor Elementary School0.7 mi · 351
- Frances E Norton Elementary School0.8 mi · 622
- Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School0.9 mi · 553
- Hedgcoxe Elementary School1.3 mi · 366
- Beverly Elementary School1.4 mi · 361
- Dr E T Boon Elementary School1.5 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Ereckson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ereckson Middle School?
Ereckson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,263 students in grades 07-08.
Is Ereckson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ereckson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Ereckson Middle School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Ereckson Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ereckson Middle School?
At Ereckson Middle School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 35% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ereckson Middle School in?
Ereckson Middle School is part of ALLEN ISD.
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