Moon Area Upper MS

Set in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Moon Area Upper MS is a moderately sized middle-grades school, operated by Moon Area SD. It caters to 621 students across grades 7 through 8.

Moon Area SD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,100 students. Moon Area Upper MS is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Moon Area Upper MS logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Moon Area Upper MS logs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Moon Area Upper MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.9%; this one delivers 63.5%.

Around the school, census data for Allegheny County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Moon Area Upper MS is one.

Moon Area Lower MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Moon Area Upper MS at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 568 students in 2018 compared to 621 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 83% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Moon Area Upper MS typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.