Mission Statement

Luke C. Moore Academy is a magnet alternative high school whose mission is to promote a competent and compassionate secondary educational experience for young people ages sixteen through twenty who have dropped out of school or had difficulties in the traditional school setting. This caring, learning environment, which addresses both the academic and socio-economic needs of the students, challenges young people to become educated, productive, responsible contributors to society. We firmly believe that given a quality educational opportunity in a nurturing environment coupled with patience and skilled alternative educators, students who have been left behind may become successful.

History of the School

Luke C. Moore Academy on February 6, 1997 in honor of the beloved judge and mentor on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia who served as the Chair of the School's Board of Advisors from the Board's inception until his passing in 1994. Judge Moore's life symbolized the caring, commitment and competence to those with whom he dealt.

Judge Luke C. Moore

The Honorable Luke Charles Moore served our city with great distinction and honor for over fifteen years as a judge of the D. C. Superior Court. One of his many endeavors was his support of the D. C. Street Academy, an alternative education program for at-risk students. Judge Moore devoted a great deal of his personal time trying to steer our troubled youth to base their lives on hard work and perseverance, values which made him successful in like and respected across the land.