State/Public Middle Open

Morris Ford Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1602 104th Street East, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98445

882
Pupils
16.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Morris Ford Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 882 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Pierce School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Franklin Pierce School District

Enrollment & staffing

Morris Ford Middle School enrolls 882 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 53.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Male students
451 (51%)
Female students
430 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
53.0
Student-teacher ratio
16.6:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 15% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino30234%
White25829%
Two or more races13215%
Black or African American738.3%
Asian677.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander414.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native8<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

565 of the school's 882 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 484 qualify for free lunch and 81 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Morris Ford Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 25.

School district: Franklin Pierce School District

Morris Ford Middle School is one of 15 schools in Franklin Pierce School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 7,187 students district-wide and employs 472 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 882 students, Morris Ford Middle School is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.

7,187
District students
15
Schools
472
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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