Moran School
Public school in Moran, Texas · Moran ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Moran School serves 115 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Moran (Shackelford County). It is the only school in Moran ISD. By enrollment it is the 296th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Moran ISD |
| County | Shackelford County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483132003518 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Moran ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 115 | 115 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.3% | 84.3% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Moran School in context
Size
Moran School is the only school in Moran ISD, so its 115 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 41.6 miles away and have a median of 158 students, so Moran School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 13 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 6, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 12 has 67% more students than kindergarten (10 against 6). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 7 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 87.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Moran School has 16.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 115 students would have about 10.5 teachers, so Moran School has 6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Mullin New Horizons Abiliene, 32.4 miles away in Mullin ISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 87.8% |
| Hispanic | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 7 |
| Kindergarten | 6 |
| Grade 1 | 6 |
| Grade 2 | 6 |
| Grade 3 | 9 |
| Grade 4 | 6 |
| Grade 5 | 6 |
| Grade 6 | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 13 |
| Grade 8 | 12 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 10 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 Main Ave, Moran, TX 76464
Phone: (325)945-3101
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Moran School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullin New Horizons Abiliene | Mullin ISD | 32.4 mi | 13 | 4.4 | – |
| Woodson School | Woodson ISD | 33.5 mi | 178 | 11.2 | 56.2% |
| Texas Leadership of Abilene | Texas Leadership Public Schools | 33.9 mi | 834 | 15.4 | 60% |
| Strawn School | Strawn ISD | 39.3 mi | 172 | 8.7 | 68% |
| Throckmorton Collegiate ISD | Throckmorton Collegiate ISD | 44.0 mi | 144 | 7.6 | 54.9% |
| Paint Creek School | Paint Creek ISD | 46.2 mi | 111 | 7.6 | 64% |
| Gordon School | Gordon ISD | 46.6 mi | 227 | 9.6 | 57.7% |
| Sidney School | Sidney ISD | 48.5 mi | 106 | 7.5 | 60.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.