MOORE MIDDLE

MOORE MIDDLE is a junior high of heavily attended scale in TYLER, Texas, part of TYLER ISD, educateing 1,019 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 58% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 26 schools in TYLER ISD (18,708 students total), MOORE MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MOORE MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Black, 7% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Smith County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MOORE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 48.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Smith County put the typical household earns roughly $74,192 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which MOORE MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is BELL EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOORE MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOORE MIDDLE at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

MOORE MIDDLE operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 20%: 849 students in 2018 compared to 1,019 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 74% across the same window.

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