The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in English language arts. The lowest is 11% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Moseley Public School
Moseley Public School is a small, rural PK-8 school serving the community of Colcord in Delaware County. It is the only school in the Moseley district, a single-school system that sends its students to a different high school after eighth grade. The school’s enrollment is small for a PK-8 building, and the community it serves is a predominantly agricultural town that has seen a notable population decline in recent decades.
The student body is predominantly White, with a substantial share of American Indian or Alaska Native students and a smaller Hispanic population. The school does not report data on students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor on students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent cannot assess the level of economic or special-education support from the available information.
State testing results are available for several grades, though results for some grades are suppressed due to small counts, a common practice when a tested cohort is too small to report. In the grades where data is reported, proficiency rates in both math and English language arts are low. The school’s most recent overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, sits below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Delaware County. This is a consistent pattern: the school’s performance in the reported grades falls notably below the county median. A parent considering this school may want to ask what academic interventions or supports are available for students who are not meeting grade-level benchmarks.
Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. For high school, students from the Moseley district attend a different school, meaning the academic pathway a student follows after eighth grade is a separate decision that families must research independently.
The school is located in Colcord, a small rural town with a population that has been shrinking. Housing in the area, as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index for the zip code, is priced near the state average, and the local economy is structured around farming, cattle, poultry, and dairy operations. The town’s civic life is centered on a community center, a library and museum, an annual Old Settlers Day parade, and a nearby state park. There is no industrial or large commercial tax base, and the population decline suggests that the area is not experiencing new residential development or growth pressure.
No data was available on course access, staffing ratios, student discipline, or chronic absenteeism, so it is not possible to describe the school’s learning environment, support staff levels, or behavioral climate from the provided information. Families may wish to ask about teacher retention, class sizes, and enrichment offerings directly.
Moseley Public School is a straightforward, small rural elementary and middle school. Its academic results, where measurable, are weak relative to other districts in the county. The student body is small and the community is shrinking rather than growing. For a family that values a very small school in a quiet agricultural setting, the school may fit that context, but the academic performance data raises questions that merit a closer conversation with the school itself.
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