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Moore County Schools

Moore County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
5277 Hwy 15-501 S, Carthage, NC 28327
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NCES agency ID
3703090
State LEA ID
NC-630
23
Schools
12,860
Students
727
Teachers (FTE)
18.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
3
Low-performing schools
36.6%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Moore County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary11461
Middle5522
High31,418
K-82281
K-121284
6-12184
All schools23--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A14.5%
B940.9%
C940.9%
D313.6%
F00.0%
All graded schools22100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded313.6%
Met1254.5%
Not Met731.8%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)72.2%50.9%
English II66.1%43.6%
NC Math 365.9%41.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)64.3%44.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)62.9%39%
Biology61.2%46.2%
NC Math 143.7%17.1%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate89.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned63.7%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments59.7%
Students promoted to the next grade90.1%
Students retained in grade9.9%
English learners making progress (of 522)36.6%
Schools identified as low-performing3 of 22
First page of the Moore County Schools report card PDF

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The Moore County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 61.82%Hispanic 16.29%Black 12.56%Two+ Races 7.48%Asian 1.1%Native Am. 0.63%Pacific Isl. 0.11%
White: 61.82% (8,089) Hispanic: 16.29% (2,132) Black: 12.56% (1,644) Two+ Races: 7.48% (979) Asian: 1.1% (144) Native Am.: 0.63% (83) Pacific Isl.: 0.11% (14)
White61.82%
Hispanic16.29%
Black12.56%
Two+ Races7.48%
Asian1.1%
Native Am.0.63%
Pacific Isl.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 13,085
47.8%6,254 Female
52.2%6,831 Male

Student counts for Moore County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 13,085 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.12%Chronically absent 19.88%
Regular attendance: 80.12% (10,699) Chronically absent: 19.88% (2,654)
Regular attendance80.12%
Chronically absent19.88%

Student Population

Students Counted: 13,353
3.74%489 English learners

Student indicators for Moore County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 13,353 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 82.49%Beginning 17.51%
Experienced: 82.49% (602) Beginning: 17.51% (128)
Experienced82.49%
Beginning17.51%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 730.2 FTE
94.55%Fully licensed
5.45%Emergency or provisional
6.57%48 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Moore County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 730.2 FTE.

Moore County Schools boundary map

23 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Moore County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Schools in Moore County Schools

23 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →