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Enrollment
1,892
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299002026
Marion C. Moore School
6415 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40228 · (502) 485-8304 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,892 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Kentucky public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,280 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 210 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 207 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 257 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 297 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 308 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 292 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 0% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
21.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
15.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Marion C. Moore School
Marion C. Moore School's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion C. Moore School this school | 1,892 | 67.7% | 17.8% |
| Seneca High Louisville | 1,255 | 67.8% | 20.3% |
| Fern Creek High Louisville | 1,525 | 58.5% | 23.5% |
| Southern High Louisville | 1,725 | 64.8% | 16.5% |
| Fairdale High Fairdale | 1,405 | 65.6% | 23.0% |
| Doss High Louisville | 1,235 | 70.0% | 8.3% |
Matched among Kentucky high 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 Marion C. Moore School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #205 of 211 | #13 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #205 of 211 | #13 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #206 of 211 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,892 | #9 of 304 | #3 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #44 of 217 | #8 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #2 of 217 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #51 of 230 | #11 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #46 of 139 | #6 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,892
-475 (-20%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 1,531
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,892 | 132.7 | 14.3:1 | 68% (1,280) |
| 2023-24 | 2,031 | 139.8 | 14.5:1 | 66% (1,333) |
| 2022-23 | 2,320 | 127.1 | 18.3:1 | 65% (1,502) |
| 2020-21 | 2,367 | 144 | 16.4:1 | 65% (1,543) |
| 2017-18 | 2,145 | 128.4 | 16.7:1 | 74% (1,588) |
| 2015-16 | 1,993 | 113 | 17.6:1 | 73% (1,452) |
| 2010-11 | 1,531 | 107 | 14.3:1 | 70% (1,074) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion C. Moore School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,145 to 1,892); teachers up 3% (128.4 to 132.7).
About Marion C. Moore School
Marion C. Moore School is a high-enrollment high school in Louisville, Kentucky. The student body numbers 1,892 students, from grades 6 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kentucky is about 558, so this school runs 239% larger than that.
Within Jefferson County, Marion C. Moore School is one of 167 schools. The district enrolls 95,124 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Marion C. Moore School, at 33%. Other reported shares: 32% Black, 24% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Jefferson County's residents are about 9% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Marion C. Moore School total 132.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 68%.
Measured against Kentucky public high schools, Marion C. Moore School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Marion C. Moore School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.8%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kentucky are predicted to post 39.9%, so the school is 22.1 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, the median household income is $69,866, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Marion C. Moore School is one of 175 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Smyrna Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Marion C. Moore School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school enrolled 1,892 students in 2024-25, 475 fewer than the 2,367 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
- Fern Creek HighHigh · 1,525 students
Nearby schools
- Smyrna Elementary School0.1 mi · 515
- Luhr Elementary0.8 mi · 544
- Hartstern Elementary1.5 mi · 597
- Rangeland Elementary2.5 mi · 532
- Southern High2.5 mi · 1,725
- Wilt Elementary2.6 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Marion C. Moore SchoolHow large is Marion C. Moore School?
Marion C. Moore School enrolls approximately 1,892 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Marion C. Moore School serve?
Marion C. Moore School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Marion C. Moore School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Marion C. Moore School.
How diverse is Marion C. Moore School?
Marion C. Moore School reports a student body of 24% White, 33% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Marion C. Moore School public or private?
Marion C. Moore School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.