Moore El, Arlington TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Moore El

Moore Elementary serves grades pre-kindergarten through sixth in Arlington, a mid-sized city in Tarrant County. The school enrolls students across a broad range of backgrounds. Just over half of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Racially and ethnically, the school draws from multiple communities: a substantial share identify as white, while significant populations identify as Hispanic, Black, Asian, or multiracial. The school sits within Arlington ISD, which recently approved a bond for new schools and facility improvements and has rolled out free, all-day universal pre-K districtwide, a substantial shift in early-childhood access for the area.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, Moore's performance splits clearly by subject. In English language arts, the school shows consistent strength. Students in grades three through six all posted proficiency rates in the mid-range to upper range, with the strongest cohort in sixth grade. The trend across the grade band suggests students are building reading and writing skills as they progress.

Mathematics tells a different story. Third- and fourth-graders reached moderate proficiency levels, fourth grade performing slightly better than third. Fifth grade dipped noticeably lower. Sixth grade recovered somewhat, but across the grade band, math proficiency sits plainly below ELA. The school's overall math picture shows roughly half of students meeting state proficiency standards. Fifth-grade science proficiency was notably lower still, suggesting that upper-elementary science instruction or assessment readiness may be an area the school is working to address. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly if their child enters fifth grade.

When proficiency measures are broadened to include students who are approaching the standard, most students across the school show progress in both reading and math. About one in four students across the school earned the highest performance level, called "masters," in both subjects, indicating that while a core is achieving at high levels, most students cluster in the middle range of performance.

Relative to other schools in Tarrant County, Moore's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, meaning the school performs above the median among county schools, a meaningful strength given the diversity of schools and student populations across a large district and county.

The school draws students from a community where median home values are moderate for a Texas suburb and median rents are in the mid-range. Employment and income data suggest households in the area have reasonable earning power, though economic conditions have been mixed.

Arlington ISD faces headwinds from declining enrollment, which has prompted officials to signal possible future school closures and consolidations. The district recently adopted a new state-approved math curriculum in a closely divided board vote, a change that will reach Moore's classrooms. For families considering this school, the combination of solid ELA performance and lower math proficiency, paired with the district's recent curriculum shift and ongoing enrollment challenges, forms the backdrop to understand what kind of academic environment and institutional stability Moore offers.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 16% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 13% · ▲ 46 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 17% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 36% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 20% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 42% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 47% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 673%

School 73% · District 47% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 6% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

This schoolARLINGTON ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income51%Higher-income79%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income54%Higher-income78%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income49%Higher-income68%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income68%Higher-income79%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income66%30 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income74%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income51%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income38%Higher-income67%29 pp gap