Morris Ford Middle School
1602 104th St East
Tacoma WA, 98445, Pierce County
Phone: 253-535-9883
Ranking: 
(526 out of 1,485, top 35%)*
(526 out of 1,485, top 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Franklin Pierce School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 50 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 49 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 904 | 902 | 923 | 920 | 914 | 920 | 903 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 303 | 33.5% | 298 | 33.0% | 311 | 33.7% | 310 | 33.7% | 324 | 35.4% | 298 | 32.4% | 305 | 33.8% |
| Grade 7: | 288 | 31.9% | 307 | 34.0% | 308 | 33.4% | 323 | 35.1% | 278 | 30.4% | 318 | 34.6% | 295 | 32.7% |
| Grade 8: | 313 | 34.6% | 297 | 32.9% | 304 | 32.9% | 286 | 31.1% | 305 | 33.4% | 303 | 32.9% | 303 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 466 | 51.5% | 452 | 50.1% | 452 | 49.0% | 470 | 51.1% | 429 | 46.9% | 443 | 48.2% | 436 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 438 | 48.5% | 450 | 49.9% | 471 | 51.0% | 450 | 48.9% | 404 | 44.2% | 411 | 44.7% | 414 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.5% | 31 | 3.4% | 31 | 3.4% | 32 | 3.5% |
| Asian: | 70 | 7.7% | 69 | 7.6% | 69 | 7.5% | 76 | 8.3% | 116 | 12.7% | 91 | 9.9% | 95 | 10.5% |
| Hispanic: | 228 | 25.2% | 185 | 20.5% | 154 | 16.7% | 161 | 17.5% | 134 | 14.7% | 125 | 13.6% | 105 | 11.6% |
| Black: | 80 | 8.8% | 78 | 8.6% | 93 | 10.1% | 104 | 11.3% | 86 | 9.4% | 113 | 12.3% | 111 | 12.3% |
| White: | 396 | 43.8% | 412 | 45.7% | 436 | 47.2% | 442 | 48.0% | 474 | 51.9% | 502 | 54.6% | 511 | 56.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 27 | 3.0% | 40 | 4.4% | 49 | 5.3% | 39 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 99 | 11.0% | 115 | 12.7% | 114 | 12.4% | 84 | 9.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 532 | 58.8% | 507 | 56.2% | 484 | 52.4% | 412 | 44.8% | 390 | 42.7% | 299 | 32.5% | 287 | 31.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 9.4% | 97 | 10.8% | 112 | 12.1% | 81 | 8.8% | 101 | 11.1% | 105 | 11.4% | 143 | 15.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.08 | 19.03 | 20.71 | 19.54 | 18.80 | 18.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 57.8% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 98.3% | 71.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 95.2% | 78.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 54.9% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 96.6% | 62.5% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 82.3% | 89.4% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 39.7% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 50% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 58% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 55.3% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 63.3% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 71.7% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 71.4% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 68.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 41.5% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 46.9% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 54.2% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 57.0% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 53.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 51.6% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 64.5% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 67.7% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 67.4% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 67% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 75.7% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 47.4% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 38.7% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 52.4% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 42.6% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 69% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 70.3% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 65.4% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 61.8% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 52.6% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 56.3% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 60.7% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 60.0% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 41% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 38.4% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 38.9% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 40.9% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 61.5% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 66.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 67% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 71% | 72% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 35.2% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 40.4% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 34.4% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 48.7% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 41.8% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 46.3% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 53.8% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 59.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 41.9% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63.3% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 55.2% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 57.6% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 54.3% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 55.3% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 67.4% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 65.8% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 73.7% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 41.7% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 36.7% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 42.1% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 41.3% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 61.7% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 54.1% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 58.2% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 64.7% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 25.5% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 26% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 31.3% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 28.6% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 41.9% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 46.4% | 51.1% |
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* Morris Ford Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.