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Ereckson Middle School

Public middle school in Allen, Texas · Allen ISD · Grades 7–8

Ereckson Middle School serves 1,263 students in grades 7–8 in Allen (Collin County). It is one of 22 schools in Allen ISD. By enrollment it is the 89th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.

1,263
students
17.8
students per teacher
19.9%
free/reduced lunch eligible
7–8
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 70.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelMiddle
Grades7–8
DistrictAllen ISD
CountyCollin County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID480789010488

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolAllen ISDTexas middle schools (median)
Students1,26320,838639
Students per teacher17.816.214.4
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible19.9%22%65.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Ereckson Middle School in context

Size

Ereckson Middle School is the 2nd largest of Allen ISD's 3 middle schools; its 1,263 students are 6.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 825 students, so Ereckson Middle School is larger than most of them.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 8 with 653 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 610, against an average of 632 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 610 in grade 7 and 653 in grade 8.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Asian students are the largest group, at 35% of enrollment, a higher share than across Allen ISD (29.9%). White students are next, at 34.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

19.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 22% across Allen ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Ereckson Middle School has 70.81 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,263 students would have about 87.7 teachers, so Ereckson Middle School has 16.9 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).

Location

NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Hendrick Middle School, 1.6 miles away in Plano ISD. There are 15 middle schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Asian
35%
White
34.5%
Hispanic
14.9%
Black
10.4%
Two or more races
4.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.3%

52.9% of students are girls and 47.1% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 7
610
Grade 8
653

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

450 Tatum Dr., Allen, TX 75013
Phone: (972)747-3308
Website: allenisd.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Ereckson Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.

Nearby middle schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Hendrick Middle SchoolPlano ISD1.6 mi52811.845.8%
W E Pete Ford Middle SchoolAllen ISD3.0 mi70213.826.2%
Schimelpfenig Middle SchoolPlano ISD3.0 mi82615.717.2%
Rice Middle SchoolPlano ISD3.1 mi87216.810.7%
Carpenter Middle SchoolPlano ISD3.2 mi4629.861.5%
Vandeventer Middle SchoolFrisco ISD3.4 mi84614.710.9%
Fowler Middle SchoolFrisco ISD3.5 mi96715.76.4%
Wortham Intermediate SchoolFrisco ISD3.7 mi82315.218.5%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Allen ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Allen High SchoolHigh9–125,206
Alton Boyd Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6393
Alvis C Story Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6530
Beverly Cheatham Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6669
Bolin Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6605
Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6731
David and Lynda Olson Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6678
Dr. E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6789
Flossie Floyd Green Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6553
Frances E Norton Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6622
Gene M Reed Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6486
George J Anderson Early Childhood SchoolPre-KPre-K439
James and Margie Marion Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6688
Jenny Preston Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6726
Kerr Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6654
Lois Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6792
Lowery Freshman CenterHigh91,674
Mary Evans Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6621
Max O Vaughan Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6691
W E Pete Ford Middle SchoolMiddle7–8702
Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle7–81,323