Moore (John Bassett) School

Regular School · Smyrna, DE

Moore (John Bassett) School is a regular school school in Smyrna, Delaware, serving grades 04–06 with 638 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

04 – 06

Enrollment

638

Teachers (FTE)

43.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	280	44%
Black or African American	230	36%
Hispanic/Latino	73	11%
Two or more races	43	7%
Asian	11	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	638	318M / 320F

English Language Learners: 38 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	16.0% -12.8pp	28.8%	543
Reading Proficiency	33.0% -11.5pp	44.5%	542
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	181

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.23 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

146

22.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	638	100%

Contact & Location

20 West Frazier Street

Smyrna, DE 19977

Phone: (302)659-6297

http://www.smyrna.k12.de.us/jbm

District

Smyrna School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,436

District enrollment: 6,067

Other Schools in District

Clayton Elementary School Elementary
North Smyrna Elementary School Elementary
Smyrna Elementary School Elementary
Sunnyside Elementary School Elementary
Smyrna High School High
Clayton Intermediate School Middle
Smyrna Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19977) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100162000300

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD