Enrollment
269
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001317
Moore Middle School
8455 WEST 88TH AVENUE, ARVADA, CO 80005 · (303)982-0400 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
149 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 39% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Test scores
CMAS 2023-24 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
CO avg 44.1%
Math
14.4%
CO avg 34.4%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 44 and 34.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Moore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #170 of 241 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #194 of 244 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #176 of 246 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #207 of 278 | #19 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #130 of 227 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #69 of 227 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #104 of 246 | #3 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
269
-155 (-37%) vs 2017
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 853
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.3:1
% White
54%
was 59%
% Hispanic
39%
was 33%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 269 | 15.8 | 17.1:1 | 55% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 22.5 | 16.4:1 | 53% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 49% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 23.2 | 18.3:1 | 49% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 47% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 41% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 885 | 44 | 20.1:1 | 10% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 853 | 40 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moore Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (424 to 269); teachers down 32% (23.2 to 15.8).
About Moore Middle School
Moore Middle School is a small middle school serving families in ARVADA, Colorado. Its 269 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 42% smaller than the 462 average for middle schools in Colorado.
Moore Middle School is one school in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a system of 148 schools with 74,935 students.
Moore Middle School is 54% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 39% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Jefferson County's population at about 80%. Moore Middle School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Moore Middle School total 15.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. The school counts 149 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 55%. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 32%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Moore Middle School is 10.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 22.8% actual, 33.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Jefferson County has about 579,377 residents, and the median household income is $110,656, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Moore Middle School, Jefferson County has 167 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Pomona Junior/Senior High School, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Moore Middle School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Moore Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 37% enrollment decrease, from 424 in 2017-18 to 269 in 2023-24. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Hispanic students, from 33% to 39%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.1:1, from 18.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Moore Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in ARVADA
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Pomona Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Three Creeks K-8Elementary · 1,050 students
- Drake Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,002 students
- Lincoln Charter AcademyElementary · 824 students
Other Moore Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Moore Middle. Moore Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Moore Middle SchoolTYLER, TX · 1,019 students
- Moore MiddleRedlands, CA · 988 students
- Moore Middle SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 971 students
- MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 849 students
Nearby schools
- Pomona Junior/Senior High School0.5 mi · 1,252
- Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy0.7 mi · 518
- Weber Elementary School0.8 mi · 312
- Little Elementary School1.1 mi · 310
- Semper Elementary School1.1 mi · 314
- Mandalay Middle School1.3 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Moore Middle SchoolHow large is Moore Middle School?
Moore Middle School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 06-08.
Is Moore Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moore Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Moore Middle School have?
Moore Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Moore Middle School?
Student demographics at Moore Middle School are roughly 54% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Moore Middle School in?
Moore Middle School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
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