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Walter & Lois Curtis Middle

Public Grades 7-8

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Walter & Lois Curtis Middle is a highly successful public middle school located in Allen Independent School District, serving 1,304 students in grades 7-8. The school consistently ranks among the top 5% of middle schools in Texas, with exceptional academic performance and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walter & Lois Curtis Middle excels across multiple metrics, including STAAR test proficiency rates that significantly outpace state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 79.36% of 7th-grade students and 82.73% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 51.69% and 56.39% statewide. The school also shines in STAAR Mathematics, with 75% of 7th-graders and 57.27% of 8th-graders achieving proficiency, far exceeding the state averages of 31.12% and 44.81%, respectively. This exceptional performance extends across all subject areas and student subgroups, making Walter & Lois Curtis Middle a standout in the region.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Ereckson Middle and W.E. Pete Ford Middle, both within the Allen Independent School District, Walter & Lois Curtis Middle consistently outperforms its peers. The school's commitment to equity and inclusion is also noteworthy, as it supports the academic growth of diverse student populations, including traditionally underserved groups. With its sustained excellence and regional leadership, Walter & Lois Curtis Middle serves as a model for other schools to emulate.

1,323

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,133

Per pupil spending ?

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1530 Rivercrest Blvd
Allen, TX 75002-4547

(972) 727-0340

District: Allen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Walter & Lois Curtis Middle usually attend:

High:

Allen High School

Feeder schools for Walter & Lois Curtis Middle:

Elementary:	Beverly Cheatham Elementary
	David And Lynda Olson Elementary
	Gene M Reed Elementary
	James And Margie Marion Elementary
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	Jenny Preston Elementary
	Lois Lindsey Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.7%

Asian:

30.1%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (75% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Texas middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg70%

Texas avg44%

93^rd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

71^st of 961Allen 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
2025	93.3	93 of 2344	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	84 of 2372	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	81 of 2330	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	117 of 2254	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	112 of 2252	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	78 of 2193	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	50 of 2080	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	44 of 2027	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	87.3	116 of 1987	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.0	124 of 2043	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	91.0	49 of 1987	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	107 of 1973	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	90 of 1951	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	133 of 1895	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	82.1	70 of 1803	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	61 of 1763	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	57 of 1718	96.7%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	114 of 1684	93.2%	★★★★★
2006	86.1	66 of 1585	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	61 of 1582	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	82.3	104 of 1573	93.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	101 of 997	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	104 of 1280	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	116 of 1273	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	141 of 1251	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	78 of 1213	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	78 of 1193	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	80 of 1167	93.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	57 of 505	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	128 of 617	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	80 of 616	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	82 of 606	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	77 of 589	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	58 of 594	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	45 of 587	92.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.2	275 of 2182	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	219 of 2118	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	246 of 2058	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	99 of 2008	95.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	45 of 1428	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	163 of 1770	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	154 of 1720	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	63.5	376 of 1643	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	44.5	773 of 1592	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	238 of 1445	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	150 of 1376	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	95 of 1825	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	97 of 2242	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	68 of 2241	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	123 of 2221	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	132 of 2151	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	97 of 2047	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	58 of 2008	97.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	150 of 1230	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	41 of 1481	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	122 of 1488	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	121 of 1501	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	111 of 1446	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.4	144 of 1430	89.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	114 of 1731	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	192 of 2119	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	218 of 2116	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	270 of 2077	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	286 of 2043	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	103 of 1935	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	35 of 1895	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	127 of 1820	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	176 of 2235	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	191 of 2251	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	274 of 2220	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	191 of 2172	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	185 of 2073	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	90 of 2039	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	62 of 1818	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	94 of 2246	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	97 of 2245	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	115 of 2228	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	100 of 2168	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	62 of 2069	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	39 of 2030	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	38 of 676	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	72 of 818	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	102 of 817	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	309 of 813	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	151 of 743	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	72 of 753	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	32 of 720	95.6%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	92.7	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	1 of 40	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	5 of 41	87.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	1 of 41	97.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	35 of 1568	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	53 of 1891	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	55 of 1815	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	96 of 1757	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	31 of 1712	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	50 of 1626	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	51 of 1597	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	152 of 1439	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	154 of 1733	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	143 of 1749	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	175 of 1723	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	175 of 1700	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	131 of 1684	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	62 of 1673	96.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)87th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+48 vs state

Reading81%+27 vs state

Science73%+27 vs state

Mathematics69%+30 vs state

Social Studies62%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	93.3	93^rd of 2344 public middle schools	96.0%		93.7	84^th of 2372 public middle schools	96.5%	9	94.9			79.4	82.7			75.0	57.3		72.9	61.6	$8,133
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%)	81.4	304^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.0%		83.2	268^th of 2372 public middle schools	88.7%	36	100.0			66.1	73.7			63.0	47.7		58.5	45.7	$10,377
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)		82.7	83.9			71.3	75.8		100.0	50.4			$8,580
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%)	95.8	56^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.6%		97.9	23^rd of 2372 public middle schools	99.0%	33	98.4			83.9	90.5			44.7	80.1		78.9	75.8	$8,832
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%)	93.4	92^nd of 2344 public middle schools	96.1%		94.6	75^th of 2372 public middle schools	96.8%	17	99.3			79.3	82.7			80.5	59.4		73.8	59.0	$8,181
Scoggins Middle	Public	7-8	7070 Stacy Rd	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5150	809	55	14.7	21.4%	204 (25.2%)	152 (18.8%)	113 (14.0%)	284 (35.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.4%)	86.2	217^th of 2344 public middle schools	90.7%		85.5	232^nd of 2372 public middle schools	90.2%	15	93.1			71.1	78.6			61.9	46.2		69.7	46.4	$9,312
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)		70.7	77.0			63.8	66.0	100.0		55.5			$9,482
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%)	56.4	881^st of 2344 public middle schools	62.4%		64	684^th of 2372 public middle schools	71.2%	197	88.7		54.8	61.4	64.7		29.1	30.0	60.4		44.2	21.9	$10,487
Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	620 N Murphy Rd	Murphy	75094	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-7000	901	57	15.7	19.5%	375 (41.6%)	77 (8.5%)	108 (12.0%)	291 (32.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	89.2	161^st of 2344 public middle schools	93.1%		91.8	118^th of 2372 public middle schools	95.0%	43	96.7		80.1	81.4	78.3		60.2	38.1	65.4		70.9	61.7	$8,198
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%)	56.7	876^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.6%		68.8	566^th of 2372 public middle schools	76.1%	310	91.9		45.0	56.3	60.2		36.9	21.9	56.3		48.4	42.5	$9,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter & Lois Curtis Middle

What high school do graduates of Walter & Lois Curtis Middle attend?

Students who attend Walter & Lois Curtis Middle usually go on to attend Allen High School

What is the racial makeup of Walter & Lois Curtis Middle?

Students at Walter & Lois Curtis Middle are 36% White, 30% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Walter & Lois Curtis Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,323 students attended Walter & Lois Curtis Middle.

Is Walter & Lois Curtis Middle a good school?

Yes! Walter & Lois Curtis Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 93^rd of 2344 Texas middle schools.

What district is Walter & Lois Curtis Middle in?

Allen Independent School District (Isd)

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