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Morris Ford Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Morris Ford Middle School is a public school serving 831 students in grades 6-8 in Tacoma, Washington, operating within the Franklin Pierce School District, which ranks in the bottom quartile of districts statewide.

The school's academic performance, rated 1-star, is below state averages, with about 37% of students proficient in English and 22% in math, but it is the stronger-performing middle school within its own district, notably outperforming nearby Perry G Keithley Middle School. Performance is more consistent across grade levels here than at some area schools, with a particular strength in 7th-grade English. However, the school faces a critical challenge in serving students with special needs, ranking in the bottom 2% of Washington schools for that subgroup.

While many local schools with similar student demographics face academic challenges, comparisons show performance can vary widely. For instance, Spanaway Middle School in the Bethel School District achieves higher proficiency rates despite a similar population. Morris Ford spends more per student than several higher-performing nearby schools, which may indicate efforts to address student needs or differences in district resources.

831

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,891

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1602 104th Street East
Tacoma, WA 98445-3838

(253) 298-3605

District: Franklin Pierce School District

Students who attend Morris Ford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Franklin Pierce High School

Feeder schools for Morris Ford Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Avenue Elementary
	Collins Elementary
	Harvard Elementary
	Midland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.1%

White:

27.9%

Two or more races:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

434^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Franklin Pierce School District

200^th of 247Franklin Pierce School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	434 of 534	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	389 of 535	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	418 of 539	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	423 of 541	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	382 of 529	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	369 of 512	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	298 of 437	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	253 of 435	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.6	241 of 443	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	217 of 445	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.9	148 of 498	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.0	115 of 497	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	63.5	153 of 492	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	156 of 483	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.6	102 of 476	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	60.0	173 of 466	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.3	218 of 463	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.5	236 of 449	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.7	250 of 425	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.3	241 of 421	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	55 of 101	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	63 of 96	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	97 of 104	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	67 of 106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	33 of 111	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.2	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	126 of 147	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	122 of 148	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	120 of 145	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	144 of 161	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	132 of 149	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	71 of 152	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	43.0	61 of 135	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	380 of 471	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	326 of 464	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	345 of 464	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	372 of 479	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	315 of 469	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	333 of 452	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	268 of 376	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	216 of 344	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	256 of 336	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	286 of 360	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	201 of 353	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	234 of 344	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	181 of 259	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	43 of 59	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	381 of 457	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	314 of 455	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	343 of 463	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	323 of 475	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	241 of 458	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	238 of 448	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	165 of 349	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	393 of 472	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	373 of 466	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	401 of 470	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	389 of 480	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	343 of 476	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	311 of 453	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	257 of 371	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	20.7	45 of 50	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	202 of 246	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	192 of 243	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	182 of 244	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	177 of 257	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	162 of 250	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	195 of 246	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	130 of 166	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	59.8	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	183 of 186	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	176 of 179	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	232 of 268	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	372 of 488	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	352 of 486	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	374 of 488	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	341 of 488	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	304 of 480	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	346 of 470	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	228 of 325	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2023)67th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)55th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2022)33rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2019)10th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Science31%-19 vs state

Math22%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (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	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morris Ford Middle School	Public	6-8	1602 104th Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-3605	831	46	18.0	64.6%	232 (27.9%)	81 (9.7%)	292 (35.1%)	60 (7.2%)	7 (0.8%)	46 (5.5%)	113 (13.6%)	21.1	434^th of 534 public middle schools	18.7%		26.9	389^th of 535 public middle schools	27.3%	45	30.7	30.7	32.5	45.6	32.9	36.7	19.6	25.1	22.9	22.3	$19,891	$1,465	$18,426
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	8001 So J Street	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5000	687	34	19.9	71.5%	116 (16.9%)	87 (12.7%)	226 (32.9%)	93 (13.5%)	8 (1.2%)	39 (5.7%)	114 (16.6%)	19.8	441^st of 534 public middle schools	17.4%		24.6	407^th of 535 public middle schools	23.9%	34	23.8	23.8	36.7	38.1	40.7	38.5	21.1	23.1	20.6	21.6	$19,451	$1,425	$18,026
Perry G Keithley Middle School	Public	6-8	12324 12th Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-4307	804	45	17.8	68.8%	195 (24.3%)	92 (11.4%)	266 (33.1%)	38 (4.7%)	8 (1.0%)	79 (9.8%)	126 (15.7%)	8	510^th of 534 public middle schools	4.5%		7.5	521^st of 535 public middle schools	2.6%	11	19.3	19.3	25.4	22.4	25.3	24.4	15.6	13.6	14.5	14.5	$19,335	$1,860	$17,475
First Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E. 56th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2700	584	30	19.5	78.1%	60 (10.3%)	99 (17.0%)	211 (36.1%)	80 (13.7%)	8 (1.4%)	51 (8.7%)	75 (12.8%)	8.2	508^th of 534 public middle schools	4.9%		13.6	474^th of 535 public middle schools	11.4%	34	20.2	20.2	23.9	30.4	25.4	26.6	12.7	17.6	6.1	12.1	$20,159	$1,629	$18,530
Spanaway Middle School	Public	6-8	15701 B Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-5400	766	34	22.5	67.8%	206 (26.9%)	72 (9.4%)	248 (32.4%)	28 (3.7%)	10 (1.3%)	68 (8.9%)	134 (17.5%)	44.6	279^th of 534 public middle schools	47.8%		49.6	250^th of 535 public middle schools	53.3%	29	35.7	35.7	40.9	42.3	52.9	45.1	50.0	39.2	33.8	41.3	$16,638	$1,318	$15,320
Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	5010 S Pacific Ave	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2200	650	33	19.6	70.3%	148 (22.8%)	57 (8.8%)	210 (32.3%)	94 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	111 (17.1%)	17.6	454^th of 534 public middle schools	15.0%		19.9	446^th of 535 public middle schools	16.6%	8	28.3	28.3	38.9	31.0	33.0	34.4	21.4	17.8	23.2	20.7	$18,714	$1,254	$17,460
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Public	6-8	4902 S Alaska St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5811	449	23	19.6	71.9%	91 (20.3%)	72 (16.0%)	116 (25.8%)	33 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	105 (23.4%)	13.3	474^th of 534 public middle schools	11.2%		10	503^rd of 535 public middle schools	6.0%	29	21.1	21.1	35.3	32.0	29.3	32.4	20.4	19.9	12.8	17.9	$22,668	$2,364	$20,304
Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	6229 S Tyler St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5200	510	28	18.3	73.7%	87 (17.1%)	93 (18.2%)	168 (32.9%)	46 (9.0%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.5%)	84 (16.5%)	10.4	495^th of 534 public middle schools	7.3%		8.6	510^th of 535 public middle schools	4.7%	15	23.3	23.3	32.9	19.5	26.0	26.0	20.8	12.8	13.9	15.8	$19,700	$1,425	$18,275
Lochburn Middle School	Public	6-8	5431 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5420	497	33	15.0	82.7%	62 (12.5%)	86 (17.3%)	200 (40.2%)	23 (4.6%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.5%)	65 (13.1%)	3.2	533^rd of 534 public middle schools	0.2%		3.9	533^rd of 535 public middle schools	0.4%		12.9	12.9	15.3	9.7	16.4	13.6	9.5	8.8	3.6	7.6	$23,494	$3,018	$20,476
Aylen Junior High	Public	7-9	101 15th St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8723	720	32	22.7	43.9%	374 (51.9%)	28 (3.9%)	146 (20.3%)	30 (4.2%)	15 (2.1%)	18 (2.5%)	108 (15.0%)	52.8	227^th of 534 public middle schools	57.5%		49.3	254^th of 535 public middle schools	52.5%	27	44.4	44.4		49.3	57.9	53.6		38.3	40.4	39.3	$16,074	$652	$15,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Ford Middle School

What high school do graduates of Morris Ford Middle School attend?

Students who attend Morris Ford Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin Pierce High School

Is Morris Ford Middle School a good school?

Morris Ford Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Washington middle schools.

What district is Morris Ford Middle School in?

Franklin Pierce School District

What is the racial makeup of Morris Ford Middle School?

Students at Morris Ford Middle School are 35% Hispanic, 28% White, 14% Two or more races, 10% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Morris Ford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 831 students attended Morris Ford Middle School.

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