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Enrollment
1,042
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111002055
R. M. Moore Elementary School
1375 Puckett Rd, Waleska, GA 30183 · (770) 704-1212 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,042 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
681 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 146 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 168 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 160 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 172 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 181 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (146) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.3pp since 2021
Math
45.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 41.1% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 38.3% |
| 2021-22 | 30.3% | 38.8% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 R. M. Moore Elementary School
R. M. Moore Elementary School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. M. Moore Elementary School this school | 1,042 | 65.4% | 37.8% |
| Hesse School Savannah | 996 | 70.8% | 34.6% |
| Ellijay Elementary School Ellijay | 761 | 59.7% | 32.3% |
| Carmel Elementary School Woodstock | 912 | 54.2% | 52.5% |
| Holsenbeck Elementary School Winder | 813 | 62.6% | 40.0% |
| Flowery Branch Elementary School Flowery Branch | 711 | 63.9% | 30.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 R. M. Moore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #600 of 1,208 | #22 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #514 of 1,215 ▲ 63 | #20 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #670 of 1,215 ▼ 9 | #22 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #461 of 1,183 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,042 | #64 of 1,324 | #6 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #333 of 1,301 | #5 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #519 of 1,301 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #882 of 1,312 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +165.8% | #1 of 386 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,042
+142 (+16%) vs 2020
+118% since 2000-01, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 1,042 | 85 | 12.3:1 | 65% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 1,027 | 88.4 | 11.6:1 | 63% (644) |
| 2022-23 | 1,021 | 86.5 | 11.8:1 | 61% (618) |
| 2020-21 | 900 | 73 | 12.3:1 | 61% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 30.5 | 12.8:1 | 49% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 51% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 49% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 28% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R. M. Moore Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 166% (392 to 1,042); teachers up 179% (30.5 to 85).
About R. M. Moore Elementary School
Among the schools in Waleska, Georgia, is R. M. Moore Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 1,042 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Georgia enroll about 605 students on average.
The district, Cherokee County, operates 37 schools serving 42,031 students.
About 51% of the student body at R. M. Moore Elementary School is White. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cherokee County residents are about 76% White. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at R. M. Moore Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. The school reported 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Cherokee County averages 37%, lower than here.
R. M. Moore Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Georgia public elementary schools.
R. M. Moore Elementary School is 5.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.8% versus 43.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
American Community Survey estimates for Cherokee County show that median household income comes to about $108,115, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Cherokee County counts 38 public schools with about 42,642 students.
R. M. Moore Elementary School is about 2.3 miles from Clayton Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, R. M. Moore Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment rose by 16% across 4 years, from 900 in 2020-21 to 1,042 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for R. M. Moore Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Nearby schools
- Clayton Elementary School2.3 mi · 290
- Teasley Middle School5.9 mi · 1,586
- Cherokee High School7.4 mi · 3,012
- William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School7.6 mi · 1,119
- Ball Ground Elementary School8.3 mi · 663
- J. Knox Elementary8.5 mi · 909
Frequently asked questions
About R. M. Moore Elementary SchoolHow large is R. M. Moore Elementary School?
R. M. Moore Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,042 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does R. M. Moore Elementary School serve?
R. M. Moore Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at R. M. Moore Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at R. M. Moore Elementary School.
How diverse is R. M. Moore Elementary School?
R. M. Moore Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 38% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees R. M. Moore Elementary School?
R. M. Moore Elementary School is overseen by Cherokee County in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.