The top reported proficiency rate is 72% in English language arts. The lowest is 31% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Jerry & Linda Moore Middle
Jerry & Linda Moore Middle serves grades six through eight in Celina, a community undergoing some of the most rapid residential growth in the nation. The school sits within a district experiencing enrollment expansion that will roughly triple over the next decade, placing it squarely in a moment of significant change.
In English language arts, Moore's students perform solidly. Across the three grades tested, about seven in ten students meet or exceed grade-level proficiency, with sixth-grade performance notably strong. Reading and writing are relative strengths. Math presents a different profile. Proficiency dips notably in seventh grade, hovering around four in ten students, before recovering somewhat in eighth grade to about half the class. The gap between ELA and math performance is substantial and worth noting if your child is a math-focused learner or struggling with the subject. Science proficiency sits around six in ten among eighth graders. Social studies is the softest area; only about three in ten eighth graders meet proficiency standards, a meaningful gap a parent may want to explore further with the school.
When measured across all tested content and all proficiency thresholds, Moore's students cluster near the midpoint among Collin County's school districts, with overall scores above the county median. The school is not an outlier, neither notably strong nor struggling relative to its peers in the region.
Enrollment stands at roughly a thousand students, divided evenly across the three middle grades. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed, with roughly equal shares of white students and Hispanic students, followed by a smaller but meaningful Asian population and smaller groups of Black students and multiracial students.
Celina itself has transformed rapidly from a ranching and farming community into a suburban growth corridor north of Dallas. Families move there seeking affordable housing, space, and what residents describe as a small-town feel, though most of the workforce commutes to job centers in Frisco, McKinney, and across the region rather than working locally. Housing costs in the area are moderate relative to the broader Dallas-Fort Worth market, though rapidly appreciating. The median home price is substantially higher than the Texas state benchmark but below the national median, and monthly rents are running considerably lower than the cost of mortgage payments on comparable homes, a dynamic typical of fast-growing suburban areas drawing young families.
The district itself is navigating extraordinary growth. Voters approved a substantial bond program in May to build ten new campuses, including a second high school, two additional middle schools, and seven new elementary schools, along with renovations and safety upgrades. This reshaping will mean ongoing school openings and boundary changes over the coming years. Moore's counterpart, a second middle school, is scheduled to open in fall of 2026. Families moving to Celina should expect annual enrollment expansion and the possibility of reassignment as new buildings come online.
At the high school level, which feeds from Moore, the district is expanding Career and Technical Education significantly in partnership with Collin College, adding pathways in culinary arts, animal science, fashion design, esports, forensics, and broadcast media alongside traditional academics. That growth is trickling down, broadening options across the system.
Moore is a mainstream middle school in a community defined by rapid, family-oriented growth. It performs competently in literacy, adequately in mathematics and science, and more modestly in social studies. It is not a selective or specialized school, and it sits within a district stretched by capacity demands but building actively to meet them.
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