Moore Public Schools

Address
1500 SE 4th Street
Moore, Oklahoma, 73160
Information
School type Public, school district
Staff 2,345
Grades Preschool–12
Enrollment 21,000+ (2006-2010)
Campus Suburban
Website mooreschools.com

Moore Public School District, also known as Moore Public Schools is a public school district in Moore, Oklahoma. The school district is the third largest in the state of Oklahoma, after Tulsa Public Schools and Oklahoma City Public Schools, with an enrollment of 21,210 as of October 2008.

The district serves three cities: entire city of Moore,[1] very large portion of southern Oklahoma City, and northern Norman. The district covers approximately 160 square miles (410 km2) and has pre kindergarten through 12 grade students enrolled.

History

2013 tornado

Main article: 2013 Moore tornado

On May 20, 2013, parts of Moore and neighboring Newcastle and southern Oklahoma City, were affected by an intense multiple-vortex EF5 tornado. The tornado struck Briarwood Elementary School (South Oklahoma City), Plaza Towers Elementary School (Moore), and Highland East Junior High School . Briarwood and Plaza Towers sustained enough damage to be considered a total loss.Highland East's gym was for the most part destroyed. All out buildings were destroyed completely. Seven third graders inside Plaza Towers' 2nd-3rd grade annex lost their lives when the structure's walls collapsed.

Ebola reaction

On October 20, 2014 the district asked several employees and students who had been on a Carnival Cruise ship which had also been carrying a lab technician who may have come in contact with specimens from Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan three weeks earlier, not to return to school until the worker was cleared and there was no medical threat. The Lab technician tested negative and the employees and students were allowed to return to school.[2][3]

2015 tornado

On March 25, 2015, a EF1 tornado hit southern Oklahoma City and Moore and lifted the roof and damaged Southgate Elementary and other houses in the path of the tornado. Some were injured. No one was found dead.

List of schools

The school district includes 31 schools,[4] with preschool through 6th grade students attending elementary school, 7th and 8th grade students attending junior high school and 9th through 12th grade students attending high school.

High schools

Junior high schools

Elementary schools

  • Apple Creek Elementary
  • Briarwood Elementary (rebuilt after being destroyed by tornado on May 20, 2013)[5]
  • Broadmoore Elementary
  • Bryant Elementary
  • Central Elementary
  • Earlywine Elementary
  • Eastlake Elementary
  • Fairview Elementary
  • Fisher Elementary
  • Heritage Trails Elementary
  • Houchin Elementary
  • Kelley Elementary (rebuilt after being destroyed by tornado on May 3, 1999)'
  • Kingsgate Elementary
  • Northmoor Elementary
  • Oakridge Elementary
  • Plaza Towers Elementary (rebuilt after being destroyed by tornado on May 20, 2013)[5]
  • Red Oak Elementary
  • Santa Fe Elementary
  • Sky Ranch Elementary
  • Sooner Elementary
  • South Lake Elementary
  • Southgate/Rippetoe Elementary (partially damaged by tornado on March 25, 2015)
  • Wayland Bonds Elementary
  • Winding Creek Elementary

Preschool

Alternative education

References

  1. ↑ "Moore Public Schools / Overview". Mooreschools.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  2. ↑ Bever, Lindsey. "After Ebola scare, some cruise ship passengers kept out of Oklahoma school". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Fox, Maggie. "Ebola in America: Has the Fever Broken?". NBC News. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Moore School District | Moore, OK". Education.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Assessing the Damage Along the Tornado’s Path in Oklahoma". NY Times. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

4. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-schools-destroyed-by-tornado-to-rebuild/

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