📍 904 Beaver Grade Road, Moon Township, Allegheny County, 15108
Moon Area Lower MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Moon Township, Allegheny County. The school has 623 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moon Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Moon Area Lower MS enrolls 623 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 482 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 34 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 623 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Moon Area Lower MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 44.
Moon Area Lower MS is one of 8 schools in Moon Area SD, based in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,140 students district-wide and employs 296 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 623 students, Moon Area Lower MS is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large