Moore Middle School

Located at 1221 Lawrenceville Hwy, in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Moore Middle School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus that caters to 971 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Gwinnett County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Moore Middle School sits 27% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Gwinnett County, which oversees 141 schools and 182,518 students, Moore Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Moore Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 36% Black, 9% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Moore Middle School has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gwinnett County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Moore Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.3%.

Around the school, Gwinnett County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,890, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Moore Middle School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Richards Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Moore Middle School. On composite proficiency, Moore Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 29.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Moore Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 941 (now 971). Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 45% across the same window.

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