Moore Sch

Moore Sch is a close-knit elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operated by Brentwood Borough SD. The school educates 236 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Brentwood Borough SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,106 students; Moore Sch is among them.

Demographically, Moore Sch shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 11% Asian, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Moore Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household earnings sit near $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Moore Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brentwood SHS, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Moore Sch comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 230 students in 2018 compared to 236 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 84% to 52%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Moore Sch typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.