John W. Moore Middle

John W. Moore Middle is a middle school of expansive scale in Florence, South Carolina, overseen by Florence 01, serveing 1,056 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% above the state mean of about 622.

Florence 01 comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 15,861 students; John W. Moore Middle is among them.

On demographics, John W. Moore Middle reports that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Florence County) reports that median household income runs about $58,305, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Florence County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students), of which John W. Moore Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lucy T. Davis Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John W. Moore Middle has increased 9%, going from 967 students in 2018 to 1,056 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 46% to 41%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the John W. Moore Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.