ERECKSON MIDDLE

ERECKSON MIDDLE operates as a well-populated middle-grades school in ALLEN, Texas, overseen by ALLEN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,263 students spanning grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so ERECKSON MIDDLE sits 96% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 23 schools in ALLEN ISD (20,838 students total), ERECKSON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ERECKSON MIDDLE reports that 35% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, ERECKSON MIDDLE lists 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting ERECKSON MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at ERECKSON MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ERECKSON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.2%; this one delivers 77.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Collin County shows the typical household earns roughly $121,600 per year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ERECKSON MIDDLE is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

Nearest neighbor: RASOR EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ERECKSON MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 64.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ERECKSON MIDDLE has edged up 4%, going from 1,219 students in 2018 to 1,263 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 49% to 35% over that span.

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