John W. Moore Middle

Summary:

John W. Moore Middle is a public middle school in Florence, South Carolina, serving 1,044 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently outperforms both the Florence 01 District and the state of South Carolina in academic performance, with high proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels.

John W. Moore Middle's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, 100% of its students were proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 80.08% for the Florence 01 District and 72.5% for the state. The school also ranks among the top in South Carolina for the performance of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Hartsville Middle, Spaulding Middle, and Darlington Middle in the Darlington 01 District, as well as Southside Middle, Williams Middle, and Henry L. Sneed Middle in the Florence 01 District, John W. Moore Middle maintains a clear academic advantage, with higher proficiency rates and state rankings.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 191 Westfield Drive
       Florence, SC  29501


(843) 664-8171

District: Florence 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,348 Help


Students who attend John W. Moore Middle usually attend:

High:    West Florence High

Feeder schools for John W. Moore Middle:

Elementary:    Carver Elementary
    Delmae Heights Elementary
    Lucy T. Davis Elementary
    McLaurin Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  1,044

Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.5%
White:
37.5%
Hispanic:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.7% Help


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Compare Details John W. Moore Middle ranks better than 72.3% of middle schools in South Carolina. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Florence 01 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.84. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (45.5%), White (37.5%), Hispanic (7.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Florence 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John W. Moore Middle is 16.3, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Florence 01 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at John W. Moore Middle is $12,348, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Florence 01 School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John W. Moore Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks John W. Moore Middle 90th of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See John W. Moore Middle in the ranking list.)

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Florence 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence 01 27th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John W. Moore Middle

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Rank History for all students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.72 92nd 311 70.4%
2022 60.46 101st 310 67.4%
2023 69.89 83rd 325 74.5%
2024 66.84 90th 325 72.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 92.68 2nd 39 94.9%
2021 87.92 4th 25 84.0%
2022 42.98 24th 44 45.5%
2023 78.11 7th 58 87.9%
2024 65.21 11th 52 78.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.61 48th 93 48.4%
2019 77.48 23rd 117 80.3%
2022 71.64 21st 97 78.4%
2023 84.48 12th 95 87.4%
2024 87.45 11th 105 89.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.60 123rd 280 56.1%
2019 57.31 101st 289 65.1%
2021 56.70 108th 288 62.5%
2022 51.67 122nd 300 59.3%
2023 67.15 79th 313 74.8%
2024 59.48 99th 307 67.8%
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Rank History for Female students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.13 100th 281 64.4%
2019 65.69 86th 296 70.9%
2021 64.01 94th 279 66.3%
2022 68.79 79th 290 72.8%
2023 73.35 65th 299 78.3%
2024 68.97 73rd 294 75.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.75 53rd 194 72.7%
2019 77.61 22nd 195 88.7%
2021 47.97 65th 164 60.4%
2022 40.95 99th 183 45.9%
2023 61.92 51st 187 72.7%
2024 48.05 72nd 177 59.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.29 46th 179 74.3%
2022 53.26 104th 182 42.9%
2023 73.40 43rd 185 76.8%
2024 72.68 44th 183 76.0%
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Rank History for Male students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.48 117th 284 58.8%
2019 68.51 81st 296 72.6%
2021 67.51 77th 279 72.4%
2022 50.67 129th 292 55.8%
2023 63.77 98th 303 67.7%
2024 62.21 93rd 294 68.4%
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Rank History for African American students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.15 78th 237 67.1%
2019 72.80 37th 252 85.3%
2021 64.96 52nd 235 77.9%
2022 71.01 40th 249 83.9%
2023 78.82 32nd 253 87.4%
2024 68.79 49th 248 80.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.90 93rd 123 24.4%
2021 71.56 23rd 111 79.3%
2022 56.37 54th 129 58.1%
2023 57.27 49th 141 65.2%
2024 60.84 48th 144 66.7%
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Rank History for White students at John W. Moore Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.85 69th 250 72.4%
2019 70.23 77th 258 70.2%
2021 79.92 41st 244 83.2%
2022 70.22 67th 249 73.1%
2023 76.14 53rd 260 79.6%
2024 72.36 65th 255 74.5%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for John W. Moore Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 493 276 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 779
1989 515 275 7 1 3 n/a n/a 0 801
1990 561 252 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 822
1991 558 295 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 861
1992 590 322 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 920
1993 593 304 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 907
1994 600 278 12 0 0 n/a n/a 0 890
1995 527 209 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 746
1996 527 209 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 746
1997 543 249 18 4 1 n/a n/a 0 815
1998 493 304 15 6 2 n/a n/a 0 820
1999 447 317 19 4 0 n/a n/a 0 787
2000 431 372 14 2 1 n/a n/a 0 820
2001 376 332 18 2 0 n/a n/a 0 728
2002 403 404 13 10 2 n/a n/a 8 840
2003 403 404 13 10 2 n/a n/a 8 840
2004 403 364 21 9 1 n/a n/a 2 800
2005 376 314 24 11 1 n/a n/a 10 736
2006 355 313 15 10 1 n/a n/a 14 708
2007 323 265 14 6 3 n/a n/a 0 611
2008 330 243 19 4 2 n/a n/a 5 603
2009 379 300 20 9 2 n/a n/a 6 716
2010 386 315 20 10 3 n/a n/a 6 740
2011 398 335 32 22 2 0 13 0 802
2012 412 334 33 16 4 0 10 0 809
2013 402 338 21 13 2 0 13 0 789
2014 407 359 26 17 1 0 10 0 820
2015 411 333 36 23 2 0 15 0 820
2016 426 361 33 30 4 0 16 0 870
2017 428 407 27 41 2 3 20 0 928
2018 422 442 30 42 1 3 27 0 967
2019 388 414 28 38 1 2 27 0 898
2020 345 448 33 48 0 1 36 0 911
2021 279 365 22 39 0 0 41 0 746
2022 378 490 21 59 0 0 63 0 1011
2023 392 475 30 79 0 0 68 0 1044

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John W. Moore Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 779 38.6 20.1 n/a
1989 801 40.2 19.9 n/a
1990 822 45.2 18.1 n/a
1991 861 43.2 19.9 25
1992 920 43.0 21.3 26.3
1993 907 46.3 19.6 26.5
1994 890 50.0 17.8 26.3
1995 746 39.5 18.9 30.7
1996 746 39.5 18.9 30.7
1997 815 41.5 19.6 32.8
1998 820 45.5 18.0 38.7
1999 787 47.5 16.6 42.8
2000 820 46.5 17.6 43.9
2001 728 44.5 16.4 44.4
2002 840 44.0 19.1 50.6
2003 840 44.0 19.1 50.6
2004 800 47.0 17.0 47.7
2005 736 45.0 16.4 43.3
2006 708 45.5 15.6 48.1
2007 611 59.8 10.2 46
2008 603 37.0 16.3 44
2009 716 38.0 18.8 41.7
2010 740 39.0 18.9 50.7
2011 802 39.0 20.5 52.2
2012 809 43.0 18.8 48.3
2013 789 43.0 18.3 47
2014 820 46.5 17.6 48.5
2015 820 52.0 15.7 45
2016 870 49.0 17.7 44.4
2017 928 53.0 17.5 46.4
2018 967 58.0 16.6 46.1
2019 898 56.0 16.0 48.1
2020 911 56.0 16.2 45.3
2021 746 62.0 12.0 65.8
2022 1011 62.0 16.3 63.5
2023 1044 64.0 16.3 72.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John W. Moore Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 779 38.6 20.1 n/a
1989 801 40.2 19.9 n/a
1990 822 45.2 18.1 n/a
1991 861 43.2 19.9 25
1992 920 43.0 21.3 26.3
1993 907 46.3 19.6 26.5
1994 890 50.0 17.8 26.3
1995 746 39.5 18.9 30.7
1996 746 39.5 18.9 30.7
1997 815 41.5 19.6 32.8
1998 820 45.5 18.0 38.7
1999 787 47.5 16.6 42.8
2000 820 46.5 17.6 43.9
2001 728 44.5 16.4 44.4
2002 840 44.0 19.1 50.6
2003 840 44.0 19.1 50.6
2004 800 47.0 17.0 47.7
2005 736 45.0 16.4 43.3
2006 708 45.5 15.6 48.1
2007 611 59.8 10.2 46
2008 603 37.0 16.3 44
2009 716 38.0 18.8 41.7
2010 740 39.0 18.9 50.7
2011 802 39.0 20.5 52.2
2012 809 43.0 18.8 48.3
2013 789 43.0 18.3 47
2014 820 46.5 17.6 48.5
2015 820 52.0 15.7 45
2016 870 49.0 17.7 44.4
2017 928 53.0 17.5 46.4
2018 967 58.0 16.6 46.1
2019 898 56.0 16.0 48.1
2020 911 56.0 16.2 45.3
2021 746 62.0 12.0 65.8
2022 1011 62.0 16.3 63.5
2023 1044 64.0 16.3 72.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for John W. Moore Middle

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $286 (4.0%) $207 (2.9%) $493 (6.9%) $5,467 (76.3%) $1,205 (16.8%) $6,672 (93.1%) $7,165
2020 $7,146 (40.8%) $1,676 (9.6%) $8,822 (50.4%) $7,173 (41.0%) $1,500 (8.6%) $8,673 (49.6%) $17,495
2021 $508 (5.0%) $205 (2.0%) $713 (7.0%) $7,882 (77.8%) $1,540 (15.2%) $9,422 (93.0%) $10,135
2022 $755 (5.3%) $2,358 (16.6%) $3,113 (22.0%) $9,911 (69.9%) $1,145 (8.1%) $11,057 (78.0%) $14,169
2023 $662 (5.4%) $2,048 (16.6%) $2,710 (21.9%) $8,348 (67.6%) $1,290 (10.4%) $9,639 (78.1%) $12,348

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John W. Moore Middle

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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Science (John W. Moore Middle)54.651.1
 3.5%
   6th Grade Science (Florence 01)48.535.8
 12.7%
   6th Grade Science (South Carolina)47.143
 4.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (John W. Moore Middle)4764.5
 17.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)42.649.8
 7.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)41.153.4
 12.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (John W. Moore Middle)47.239.3
 7.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)41.327.7
 13.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)43.936.7
 7.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students8981044
 16.3%
African American414475
 14.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian2830
 7.1%
Hispanic3879
 107.9%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White388392
 1%
Two or More Races2768
 151.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48.1%72.7%
 24.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,044 students attended John W. Moore Middle.

Students who attend John W. Moore Middle usually go on to attend West Florence High

Students at John W. Moore Middle are 45% African American, 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

John W. Moore Middle ranks 90th of 325 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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