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Moore Middle

Q: Is Moore Middle a good school?

Moore Middle ranks 1141 st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

1141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Moore Middle in Tyler, TX, is a mid-sized public school serving 1,019 students in grades 6-8 within the Tyler Independent School District (Isd), where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school is a standout for its exceptional Algebra I program, achieving near-perfect proficiency rates (99-100%) for four consecutive years, far surpassing the district average of 60.44% and the state average of 54.03%. However, it presents a "tale of two math scores": while advanced students thrive, only 28.8% of 6th graders and 35.4% of 7th graders are proficient in standard math, below state averages. Despite these challenges, Moore Middle outperforms nearby high-poverty schools like Boulter Middle (ranked in the bottom 11% of Texas middle schools) and maintains a solid 3-star rating, though its overall ranking has declined from a peak in 2017-2018.

Compared to peers, Moore Middle shows notable strengths and gaps. Its Algebra I success rivals that of Whitehouse J H (100% proficiency) and exceeds Three Lakes Middle (97.98%) and Hubbard Middle (95.65%). Yet, its standard math performance lags behind these schools, and its overall trajectory is declining, unlike Hubbard Middle, which has risen from the 54th to the 69th percentile. The school also demonstrates strong support for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 71st-78th percentile, but its "At Risk" student performance has been more volatile, dropping from the 71st to the 63rd percentile in recent years.

For parents, Moore Middle offers a powerful advanced math pipeline that can accelerate students into high school-level coursework, making it an excellent choice for academically motivated children. However, families should be aware of the equity gaps in standard math instruction and overall performance for certain student groups. The school effectively mitigates challenges associated with high poverty, providing significantly better outcomes than the most challenged school in its district, Boulter Middle, which has an even higher poverty rate and a 1-star rating. While Moore Middle is a solidly average school with a strong niche in advanced math, its mixed results in core subjects and declining trend suggest it may not be the best fit for every student.

1,019

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,778

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 Devine St
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 262-1640

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Moore Middle usually attend:

High:

Tyler High School

Feeder schools for Moore Middle:

Elementary:	Bonner Elementary
	Douglas Elementary
	Griffin Elementary
	T J Austin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

African American:

16.4%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Tyler Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

Texas avg47%

1,141^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

468^th of 951Tyler Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	1141 of 2335	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	1051 of 2344	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	989 of 2372	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1085 of 2330	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	1034 of 2254	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	814 of 2252	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	1003 of 2193	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	512 of 2080	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	61.3	626 of 2027	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.7	885 of 1987	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.7	713 of 2043	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	579 of 1987	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	454 of 1973	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.3	511 of 1951	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	64.8	615 of 1895	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.5	729 of 1803	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	611 of 1763	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	699 of 1718	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.6	685 of 1684	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.6	610 of 1585	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.2	482 of 1582	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.9	475 of 1573	69.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	694 of 1295	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	391 of 997	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	521 of 1280	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	665 of 1273	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	483 of 1251	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	354 of 1213	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	533 of 1193	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	441 of 1167	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	64 of 505	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	152 of 616	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	14 of 587	97.6%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.3	812 of 2182	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	611 of 2118	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.6	1016 of 2058	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	599 of 2008	70.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	316 of 1428	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	496 of 1770	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	491 of 1720	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	492 of 1643	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	259 of 1592	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	395 of 1445	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	236 of 1376	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1298 of 2240	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	795 of 1825	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	1128 of 2242	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1136 of 2241	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	1061 of 2221	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	785 of 2151	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	960 of 2047	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	421 of 2008	79.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	648 of 1497	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	382 of 1230	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	491 of 1481	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	588 of 1488	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	565 of 1501	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	835 of 1446	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	726 of 1430	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	881 of 2141	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	546 of 1731	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	798 of 2119	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	787 of 2116	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	806 of 2077	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	526 of 2043	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	821 of 1935	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	309 of 1895	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	842 of 2253	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	596 of 1820	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	778 of 2235	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	969 of 2251	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	831 of 2220	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	484 of 2172	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	813 of 2073	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	363 of 2039	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	957 of 2253	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	717 of 1818	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	868 of 2246	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	1011 of 2245	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	1000 of 2228	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	780 of 2168	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	938 of 2069	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	582 of 2030	71.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	432 of 806	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.7	146 of 676	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	427 of 818	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.4	137 of 813	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	17.4	656 of 720	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	1010 of 1956	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	776 of 1568	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	879 of 1891	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	1369 of 1815	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1165 of 1757	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	844 of 1712	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	686 of 1626	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	1011 of 1597	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	181 of 1731	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	86 of 1439	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	150 of 1733	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	289 of 1749	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	309 of 1723	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	170 of 1700	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	104 of 1684	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	143 of 1673	91.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)90th percentile+38 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+23 vs school

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+45 vs state

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Social Studies27%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2101 Devine St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1640	1,019	65	15.5	81.0%	67 (6.6%)	167 (16.4%)	754 (74.0%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.4%)	47	1141^st of 2335 public middle schools	51.1%		50.9	1051^st of 2344 public middle schools	55.2%	90			99.1			49.9	48.6	52.3			28.8	35.4	53.1	27.3	$8,778
Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus	Public, Charter	8	2902 Hwy 31 E	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 706-7566	1	1	1.5		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$00
Hubbard Middle	Public	6-8	4400 New Copeland Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1560	869	53	16.5	57.3%	321 (36.9%)	209 (24.1%)	259 (29.8%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	61	725^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.0%		53.9	952^nd of 2344 public middle schools	59.4%	227			95.7			60.5	57.1	64.7			41.3	39.5	37.9	32.7	$10,569
Boulter Middle	Public	6-8	2926 Garden Valley Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1390	901	55	16.2	88.5%	35 (3.9%)	295 (32.7%)	549 (60.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	18.1	2089^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.5%		16	2125^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.3%	36			82.4			33.6	24.7	29.4			23.0	25.3	22.3	8.6	$10,062
Cumberland Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2448 Roy Rd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 385-3558	361	29	12.4	45.2%	153 (42.4%)	71 (19.7%)	106 (29.4%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	23.9	1941^st of 2335 public middle schools	16.9%		30.4	1719^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.7%	222			60.0			38.1	28.4	41.9			14.0	25.8	9.5	29.7	$11,569
W L Kissam Intermediate	Public	4-6	12800 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-8334	675	48	13.9	83.1%	145 (21.5%)	107 (15.9%)	388 (57.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)								(n/a)	18.8	20.0		44.1	44.0	41.5			38.3	46.2	30.8				$8,148
Chapel Hill J H	Public	7-8	13174 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-1491	426	38	11.1	81.7%	80 (18.8%)	78 (18.3%)	240 (56.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	23.1	1969^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.7%		44.4	1244^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.9%	725			68.6				34.8	41.8				7.4	30.7	20.8	$10,006
Three Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	2445 Three Lakes Pkwy	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2970	948	58	16.4	58.5%	358 (37.8%)	253 (26.7%)	271 (28.6%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	65.9	594^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.6%		65.2	656^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.0%	62			98.0			56.7	63.1	63.7			46.5	51.9	33.8	37.0	$8,896
Whitehouse J H	Public	6-8	406 W Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5590	751	51	14.7	42.6%	476 (63.4%)	99 (13.2%)	110 (14.6%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	77.9	359^th of 2335 public middle schools	84.6%		80.7	317^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.5%	42			100.0				61.3	75.8				33.0	69.6	43.7	$8,403
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School	Public	6	701 E Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5656	355	24	14.9	49.0%	203 (57.2%)	52 (14.6%)	63 (17.7%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)						68.7					55.9				$8,202

Frequently Asked Questions about Moore Middle

How many students attend Moore Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,019 students attended Moore Middle.

Is Moore Middle a good school?

Moore Middle ranks 1141^st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Moore Middle in?

Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Moore Middle attend?

Students who attend Moore Middle usually go on to attend Tyler High School

What is the racial makeup of Moore Middle?

Students at Moore Middle are 74% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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