Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD BOROUGH SD·NCES 420414000068
Moore School
3809 Dalewood St, Pittsburgh, PA 15227 · (412) 881-7776 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Pennsylvania 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.
- 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
140 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 59% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Brentwood Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.3pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 56.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 School
Moore School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore School this school | 236 | 59.3% | 54.5% |
| Boothwyn Elementary School Boothwyn | 269 | 53.5% | 57.2% |
| York Haven Elementary School York Haven | 293 | 53.9% | 82.4% |
| Brecht School Lancaster | 236 | 50.4% | 67.0% |
| Hilltop Elementary School Aston | 290 | 55.5% | 68.0% |
| Mooreland Elementary School Carlisle | 372 | 61.6% | 54.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Moore School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #750 of 1,396 | #77 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #793 of 1,511 ▼ 216 | #78 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #1,002 of 1,511 ▼ 216 | #95 of 141 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #1,445 of 1,638 | #129 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #452 of 1,528 | #40 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #146 of 1,531 | #13 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #829 of 1,600 | #81 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #367 of 450 | #50 of 63 |
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
236
+29 (+14%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 236 | 19.6 | 12.1:1 | 59% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 65% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 63% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 49% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 16.2 | 14.2:1 | 44% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | 37% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | 28% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 12 | 21.1:1 | 20% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 9 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moore School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (230 to 236); teachers up 21% (16.2 to 19.6).
About Moore School
Moore School is a small elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Pittsburgh. Enrolled students number 236 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Moore School is one of 4 schools in Brentwood Borough SD, which enrolls 1,106 students in total.
White students are the majority at Moore School, with 52% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 11% Asian, and 11% multiracial. The school's White share is 24 points below the 76% share among Allegheny County residents. Moore School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Eligible students account for 59% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Moore School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Moore School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 52.2%. Moore School scores 54.5%, 2.3 points above that line.
Allegheny County has these Census figures: the median household income is $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allegheny County is home to 277 public schools and about 141,392 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Brentwood SHS is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Moore School. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Moore School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 236, a 14% gain from 207 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brentwood Borough SD
- Brentwood SHSHigh · 331 students
- Elroy Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Brentwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 269 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
Other Moore schools
One other US public school is named Moore. Moore School is the largest of the 2.
- Moore SchoolMoore, MT · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Brentwood SHS0.4 mi · 331
- Brentwood Middle School0.4 mi · 269
- Elroy Avenue Elementary School0.7 mi · 270
- Baldwin SHS0.9 mi · 1,657
- Pittsburgh Concord K-51.4 mi · 430
- R.A. Lutz Elementary School1.5 mi · 1,060
Frequently asked questions
About Moore SchoolHow large is Moore School?
Moore School enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Moore School serve?
Moore School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Moore School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Moore School.
How diverse is Moore School?
Moore School reports a student body of 52% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Moore School?
Moore School is overseen by Brentwood Borough SD in Allegheny County.
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