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If you could change one rule at W E PETE FORD MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
702
Middle
DISTRICT 1,096 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN ISD·NCES 480789005842
W E Pete Ford Middle School
630 PARK PL DR, ALLEN, TX 75002 · (972) 727-0590 · Collin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
184 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 | 357 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 345 | 49% |
Student demographics
74%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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 25.0% | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 40.0% | 30.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 W E Pete Ford Middle School
W E Pete Ford Middle School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W E Pete Ford Middle School this school | 702 | 26.2% | 63.2% |
| Frank McMillan Junior High School WYLIE | 1,011 | 26.9% | 70.3% |
| Heritage Middle School COLLEYVILLE | 724 | 24.9% | 70.2% |
| Davis Intermediate School WYLIE | 957 | 24.1% | 64.8% |
| Cele Middle School PFLUGERVILLE | 762 | 24.1% | 58.6% |
| Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School ARLINGTON | 509 | 26.1% | 70.3% |
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 W E Pete Ford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #185 of 1,635 | #27 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #133 of 1,670 ▲ 57 | #21 of 57 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #263 of 1,670 ▲ 1 | #34 of 57 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #293 of 1,570 | #12 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #743 of 1,749 | #44 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #527 of 1,542 | #12 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #41 of 1,543 | #9 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #1,494 of 1,648 | #26 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #346 of 942 | #10 of 29 |
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
702
-124 (-15%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 702 | 51 | 13.8:1 | 26% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 51.6 | 13.9:1 | 28% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 53.5 | 14.9:1 | 29% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 52 | 15.9:1 | 35% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 52.8 | 16.5:1 | 21% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 22% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 879 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 22% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 50 | 14.1:1 | 6% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 84 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W E Pete Ford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (874 to 702); teachers down 4% (52.8 to 51).
About W E Pete Ford Middle School
At 630 PARK PL DR in ALLEN, Texas, W E Pete Ford Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school. The school has 702 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8.
A total of 23 schools make up ALLEN ISD, with 20,838 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at W E Pete Ford Middle School is White, with 40% of students. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 18% Black, 15% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 54% share among Collin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Teacher count: 51 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 26% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
W E Pete Ford Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.5% for W E Pete Ford Middle School. The school posts 63.2%, within a point of the prediction.
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 W E Pete Ford Middle School.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Max O Vaughan Elementary School, is the closest to W E Pete Ford Middle School. The five-mile area around W E Pete Ford Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. W E Pete Ford Middle School's average proficiency of 63.2% compares with 53.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes W E Pete Ford Middle School as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 826 students in 2020-21 to 702 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.9:1 to 13.8:1.
This page is set up for the W E Pete Ford Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,263 students
- Lois Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 792 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 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
- Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,263 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Max O Vaughan Elementary School0.7 mi · 691
- Alton Boyd Elementary School0.8 mi · 393
- Lowery Freshman Center0.9 mi · 1,674
- Allen High School1.2 mi · 5,206
- Bolin Elementary School1.3 mi · 605
- Gene M Reed Elementary School1.4 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About W E Pete Ford Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W E Pete Ford Middle School?
W E Pete Ford Middle School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does W E Pete Ford Middle School serve?
W E Pete Ford Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W E Pete Ford Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W E Pete Ford Middle School is approximately 13.8:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W E Pete Ford Middle School?
At W E Pete Ford Middle School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is W E Pete Ford Middle School public or private?
W E Pete Ford Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.