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Enrollment
971
Middle
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255004026
Moore Middle School
1221 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 · (678) 226-7100 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL971 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
788 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 287 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 301 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 383 | 39% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Moore Middle School→Central Gwinnett High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.4pp since 2021
Math
33.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 30.7% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.8% | 33.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 →
Schools most like Moore Middle School
Moore Middle School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Middle School this school | 971 | 81.2% | 27.3% |
| Jordan Middle School Lawrenceville | 757 | 83.5% | 38.0% |
| Turner Middle School Lithia Springs | 742 | 85.2% | 22.9% |
| Henderson Middle School Chamblee | 1,367 | 73.5% | 33.7% |
| Duluth Middle School Duluth | 1,201 | 75.7% | 40.2% |
| Edwards Middle School Conyers | 934 | 89.0% | 31.6% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Moore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #334 of 470 | #28 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #285 of 474 ▼ 27 | #25 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #328 of 474 ▲ 6 | #26 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #27 of 465 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 971 | #113 of 487 | #26 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #251 of 471 | #11 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #88 of 471 | #17 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #246 of 479 | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #123 of 144 | #11 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
971
-2 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 971 | 68.8 | 14.1:1 | 81% (788) |
| 2023-24 | 936 | 67.3 | 13.9:1 | 86% (805) |
| 2022-23 | 908 | 66.5 | 13.7:1 | 78% (705) |
| 2020-21 | 973 | 61 | 15.9:1 | 68% (658) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 62.9 | 15.0:1 | 83% (780) |
| 2015-16 | 941 | 61 | 15.4:1 | 81% (760) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moore Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (941 to 971); teachers up 9% (62.9 to 68.8).
About Moore Middle School
Moore Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, (ZIP code 30046). It educates 971 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 27% larger than the 763 average for middle schools in Georgia.
Moore Middle School is among 141 schools run by Gwinnett County, which serves 182,518 students.
Enrollment at Moore Middle School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 45%. It is also 36% Black, 9% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Gwinnett County is roughly 24% Hispanic. Moore Middle School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 68.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.1:1. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 14.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 81%. On average, public schools in Gwinnett County report 60%.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Moore Middle School's results are 8.1 points below predicted: 27.3% against 35.4%.
Across Gwinnett County, median household income is about $87,890, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Gwinnett County number 150 and enroll about 196,924.
The closest public school to Moore Middle School is Richards Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Moore Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Moore Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 971, close to the 973 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 15.9 in 2020-21 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Moore Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Lawrenceville
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- Discovery High SchoolHigh · 2,703 students
- Central Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 2,414 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 2,221 students
- Gwinnett Online CampusCombined · 1,996 students
- Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,974 students
Other Moore Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Moore Middle. Moore Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Moore Middle SchoolTYLER, TX · 1,019 students
- Moore MiddleRedlands, CA · 988 students
- MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 849 students
- Moore Middle SchoolARVADA, CO · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Richards Middle School0.8 mi · 1,974
- Cedar Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 896
- Benefield Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,209
- Discovery High School1.3 mi · 2,703
- Central Gwinnett High School1.4 mi · 2,414
- Oakland Meadow School1.6 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Moore Middle SchoolHow large is Moore Middle School?
Moore Middle School enrolls approximately 971 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 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Moore Middle School?
Student demographics at Moore Middle School are roughly 9% White, 45% Hispanic, 36% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Moore Middle School public or private?
Moore Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.