Enrollment
115
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORAN ISD·NCES 483132003518
Moran School
900 MAIN AVE, MORAN, TX 76464 · (325) 945-3101 · Shackelford County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Texas public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
97 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 9% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
9.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 31.0% | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 7.0% | 23.0% | 68.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 9.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 17.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Moran School
Moran School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moran School this school | 115 | 84.3% | 25.7% |
| Midway School HENRIETTA | 137 | 73.0% | 52.9% |
| Bloomburg School BLOOMBURG | 229 | 77.3% | 41.9% |
| Patton Springs School AFTON | 88 | 84.1% | 45.4% |
| Panther Creek School VALERA | 163 | 69.9% | 27.2% |
| Trent Independent School District TRENT | 144 | 70.8% | 35.1% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Moran School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #195 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #217 of 218 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #185 of 218 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #219 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #19 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
115
-3 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 115 | 16.5 | 7.0:1 | 84% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 121 | 19.1 | 6.3:1 | 90% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 16.9 | 6.3:1 | 90% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 118 | 13 | 9.1:1 | 92% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 17.5 | 7.4:1 | 73% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 17 | 7.5:1 | 90% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 17 | 9.5:1 | 84% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 103 | 12 | 8.6:1 | 74% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 14 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moran School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (129 to 115); teachers down 6% (17.5 to 16.5).
About Moran School
Moran School is a school serving multiple grade levels in MORAN, Texas, reachable at (325) 945-3101. The school runs pre-K through 12 and enrolls 115 students. Combined schools in Texas average about 485 students, which makes this school 76% below average.
Moran School belongs to MORAN ISD.
Of every 100 students at Moran School, about 88 are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Moran School is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 7.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Moran School, which has 16.5. Combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1, 4.7 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Moran School is about 84%. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Shackelford County.
On the allk12 Grade, Moran School lands at D, ahead of 13% of Texas public K-12 schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Moran School is 11.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 25.7% actual, 37.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
For Shackelford County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $73,047, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 3 public schools and about 589 students.
Albany Jr-Sr High School, about 14.1 miles away, is the closest public school. On average proficiency, Moran School is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
From 118 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 115 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 9.1:1 to 7.0:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Shackelford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,175
Census ACS
Median income
$73,047
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
589 students
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- Albany Jr-Sr High School14.1 mi · 216
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- Cisco Learning Center15.5 mi · 12
- Cisco High School15.6 mi · 225
- Cisco Elementary School15.7 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Moran SchoolHow many students attend Moran School?
Moran School enrolls approximately 115 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Moran School serve?
Moran School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Moran School have?
Moran School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moran School?
At Moran School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Moran School in?
Moran School is part of MORAN ISD.
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