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Enrollment
594
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002654
Moore Square Middle
301 South Person Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 · (919) 664-5737 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
172 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 192 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%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
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
74.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Square Middle
Moore Square Middle's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Square Middle this school | 594 | 29.0% | 72.8% |
| Northern Guilford Middle Greensboro | 780 | 33.8% | 69.7% |
| Leesville Road Middle Raleigh | 795 | 31.7% | 73.1% |
| Pine Hollow Middle Raleigh | 776 | 33.1% | 69.3% |
| Wakefield Middle Raleigh | 803 | 31.4% | 65.1% |
| Ligon Middle Raleigh | 959 | 34.5% | 67.0% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Square Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #35 of 463 | #11 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #47 of 461 | #12 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #19 of 463 | #6 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #237 of 478 | #37 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #26 of 456 | #2 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #177 of 456 | #22 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #441 of 472 | #28 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.3% | #48 of 143 | #4 of 8 |
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
594
-67 (-10%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 594 | 46.7 | 12.7:1 | 29% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 51.2 | 11.5:1 | 25% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 48.8 | 12.0:1 | 24% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 42.4 | 12.2:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 43% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 50% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moore Square Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (515 to 594); teachers up 10% (42.4 to 46.7).
About Moore Square Middle
Moore Square Middle sits in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is classified as a middle school. It reports enrollment of 594 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district for Moore Square Middle is Wake County Schools, with 198 schools and 163,176 students.
At Moore Square Middle, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Enrollment also includes 28% Black, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 46.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.7:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is 3.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 29%. The 42% average for public schools in Wake County is 13 points higher.
Moore Square Middle earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of North Carolina public middle schools.
In North Carolina, Moore Square Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 72.8% actual against a predicted 70.0%.
In Wake County, home to about 1,178,653 people, median household income comes to about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 237 public schools in the county, enrolling about 184,790, Moore Square Middle among them.
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy sits about 0.3 miles from Moore Square Middle. Moore Square Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Moore Square Middle comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Moore Square Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 10% across 4 years, from 661 in 2020-21 to 594 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.1:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Moore Square Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Nearby schools
- Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy0.3 mi · 262
- Ligon Middle0.5 mi · 959
- Hunter Elementary0.7 mi · 658
- The Exploris School0.7 mi · 448
- Washington Elementary0.7 mi · 514
- Carnage Middle1.1 mi · 924
Frequently asked questions
About Moore Square MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Moore Square Middle?
Moore Square Middle enrolls approximately 594 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Moore Square Middle serve?
Moore Square Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Moore Square Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Moore Square Middle is approximately 12.7:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Moore Square Middle?
Student demographics at Moore Square Middle are roughly 50% White, 12% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Moore Square Middle?
Moore Square Middle is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.