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W E Pete Ford Middle

Q: Is W E Pete Ford Middle a good school?

W E Pete Ford Middle ranks 261 st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Texas middle schools

Summary

W E Pete Ford Middle in Allen, TX, is a 7th-8th grade campus within the highly-rated Allen Independent School District (Isd), serving 702 students in a smaller, more intimate setting compared to its district peers.

This school truly shines in advanced mathematics, with an exceptional 99.2% of students proficient in Algebra I—far above the state average of 54% and even outperforming its own district average of 75.4%. This strength is driven by an outstanding Gifted & Talented program that ranks in the 99th percentile statewide. The school also excels in supporting students with special needs, who now rank in the 96th percentile, a remarkable leap from the previous year. With a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1, Ford offers more individualized attention than larger nearby schools like Ereckson Middle and Walter & Lois Curtis Middle, which each have over 1,200 students and ratios around 18:1.

However, there is a notable contrast: while Ford is elite at accelerating top students into advanced math, only about 51% of its general 8th-grade population is proficient in standard math, which is below the district average. This "barbell effect" is a key consideration for parents. Compared to nearby schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd)—such as Carpenter Middle and Armstrong Middle—Ford operates in a higher-performing ecosystem. While the school has seen a slight decline from its historic 5-star peak in 2018-2019, it remains a consistently strong 4-star institution, making it a solid choice for families seeking a focused, supportive environment, especially for advanced learners.

702

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,377

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

630 Park Pl Dr
Allen, TX 75002-3006

(972) 727-0590

District: Allen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend W E Pete Ford Middle usually attend:

High:

Allen High School

Feeder schools for W E Pete Ford Middle:

Elementary:	Alvis C Story Elementary
	Bolin Elementary
	Carlena Chandler Elementary
	Max O Vaughan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.6%

Hispanic:

22.1%

African American:

17.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg73%

Texas avg47%

261^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Allen Independent School District (Isd)

72^nd of 951Allen Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	261 of 2335	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	304 of 2344	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	268 of 2372	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	380 of 2330	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	264 of 2254	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	333 of 2252	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.3	97 of 2193	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	143 of 2080	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	86.1	199 of 2027	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	84.4	178 of 1987	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	82.9	207 of 2043	89.9%	★★★★☆
2014	86.8	121 of 1987	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	135 of 1973	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	87.2	116 of 1951	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	78.9	137 of 1895	92.8%	★★★★★
2010	81.1	91 of 1803	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	71 of 1763	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.8	43 of 1718	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	85.1	66 of 1684	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	69 of 1585	95.6%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	62 of 1582	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	83.2	87 of 1573	94.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	177 of 1295	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	133 of 997	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	160 of 1280	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	235 of 1273	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	166 of 1251	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	126 of 1213	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	68 of 1193	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	122 of 1167	89.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	234 of 642	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.8	107 of 505	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	297 of 617	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	326 of 616	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.9	140 of 606	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	188 of 589	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	116 of 594	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	121 of 587	79.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.0	351 of 2182	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	372 of 2118	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	141 of 2058	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	159 of 2008	92.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	364 of 1390	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	161 of 1428	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	297 of 1770	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	552 of 1720	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	211 of 1643	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	181 of 1592	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	80 of 1445	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	69.4	203 of 1376	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	356 of 2240	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	199 of 1825	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	190 of 2242	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.7	422 of 2241	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	268 of 2221	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	416 of 2151	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	99 of 2047	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	126 of 2008	93.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	19 of 1497	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.4	26 of 1230	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	15 of 1481	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	211 of 1488	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	251 of 1501	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	180 of 1446	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	283 of 1430	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	464 of 2141	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	169 of 1731	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	297 of 2119	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	552 of 2116	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	374 of 2077	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	506 of 2043	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	94 of 1935	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	125 of 1895	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	486 of 2253	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	334 of 1820	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	533 of 2235	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	633 of 2251	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	303 of 2220	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	260 of 2172	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	121 of 2073	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	77.8	223 of 2039	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	195 of 2253	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	75.2	305 of 1818	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	311 of 2246	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	349 of 2245	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	254 of 2228	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	280 of 2168	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	95 of 2069	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	158 of 2030	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	104 of 806	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	153 of 676	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	137 of 818	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	200 of 817	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	145 of 813	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	243 of 743	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	106 of 753	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	148 of 720	79.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.4	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	9 of 41	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	3 of 41	92.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	87 of 1956	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	63.6	356 of 1568	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	350 of 1891	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	190 of 1815	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	117 of 1757	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	91 of 1712	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	59 of 1626	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	99 of 1597	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	293 of 1731	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	504 of 1439	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	312 of 1733	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	467 of 1749	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	299 of 1723	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	498 of 1700	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	158 of 1684	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	204 of 1673	87.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)99th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile~ school

African American (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2022)70th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)64th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+45 vs state

Reading69%+13 vs state

Mathematics62%+22 vs state

Social Studies52%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
W E Pete Ford Middle	Public	7-8	630 Park Pl Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0590	702	51	13.7	26.2%	278 (39.6%)	125 (17.8%)	155 (22.1%)	102 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	83.3	261^st of 2335 public middle schools	88.8%		81.4	304^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.0%	43	99.2			66.1	72.9			69.1	50.9	52.2	$10,377
Walter & Lois Curtis Middle	Public	7-8	1530 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0340	1,323	73	18.0	19.2%	472 (35.7%)	162 (12.2%)	198 (15.0%)	398 (30.1%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (6.3%)	94.7	71^st of 2335 public middle schools	97.0%		93.3	93^rd of 2344 public middle schools	96.0%	22	98.7			78.7	87.6			76.5	65.6	65.0	$8,133
Ereckson Middle	Public	7-8	450 Tatum Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3308	1,263	71	17.8	19.9%	436 (34.5%)	131 (10.4%)	188 (14.9%)	442 (35.0%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (4.3%)	94.6	75^th of 2335 public middle schools	96.8%		93.4	92^nd of 2344 public middle schools	96.1%	17	98.3			77.2	85.5			77.0	68.8	63.9	$8,181
Willow Springs Middle	Public	7-8	1101 W Lucas Rd	Lucas	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8500	688	44	15.5		473 (68.8%)	24 (3.5%)	56 (8.1%)	92 (13.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	95.9	54^th of 2335 public middle schools	97.7%		95.8	56^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.6%	2	99.2			84.4	90.5			44.0	83.1	76.0	$8,832
Hendrick Middle	Public	6-8	7400 Red River Dr	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-5600	528	45	11.8	45.8%	162 (30.7%)	133 (25.2%)	135 (25.6%)	56 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	42	1325^th of 2335 public middle schools	43.3%		56.4	881^st of 2344 public middle schools	62.4%	444	94.6		46.2	44.8	67.6		28.0	11.3	40.8	26.1	$10,487
Sloan Creek Intermediate	Public	5-6	440 Country Club Rd	Fairview	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8400	612	34	17.7	3.8%	415 (67.8%)	19 (3.1%)	61 (10.0%)	85 (13.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)								(n/a)		85.6	84.6			73.1	85.5		100.0		$8,580
Bowman Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Jupiter Rd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4800	859	60	14.2	62.2%	139 (16.2%)	129 (15.0%)	453 (52.7%)	115 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	44.5	1226^th of 2335 public middle schools	47.5%		56.7	876^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.6%	350	93.4		46.9	44.4	60.7		30.8	5.2	46.2	36.3	$9,844
Carpenter Middle	Public	6-8	3905 Rainer Rd	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-5000	462	47	9.7	61.5%	88 (19.0%)	98 (21.2%)	228 (49.4%)	25 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$12,519
Armstrong Middle	Public	6-8	3805 Timberline Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4600	490	45	10.8	82.0%	78 (15.9%)	76 (15.5%)	290 (59.2%)	34 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)								(n/a)											$10,404
Wortham Intermediate	Public	5-6	7404 Kickapoo Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 633-3475	823	54	15.1	18.5%	215 (26.1%)	142 (17.3%)	88 (10.7%)	318 (38.6%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.3%)								(n/a)		74.3	71.9			70.0	48.8	100.0			$9,482

Frequently Asked Questions about W E Pete Ford Middle

How many students attend W E Pete Ford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended W E Pete Ford Middle.

What high school do graduates of W E Pete Ford Middle attend?

Students who attend W E Pete Ford Middle usually go on to attend Allen High School

What is the racial makeup of W E Pete Ford Middle?

Students at W E Pete Ford Middle are 40% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% African American, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is W E Pete Ford Middle a good school?

W E Pete Ford Middle ranks 261^st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is W E Pete Ford Middle in?

Allen Independent School District (Isd)

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