Andrew Lewis Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Salem, Virginia

Andrew Lewis Middle in Salem, Virginia enrolled 839 students in 2024-25 with 48.9 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 78% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%

895 students in 2022-23, 850 students in 2023-24, 839 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 62.8 to 48.9.

Students enrolled at Andrew Lewis Middle by school year2022-23: 895, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 83902505007501k2022-238952023-248502024-25839
Students enrolled at Andrew Lewis Middle by school year2022-23: 895, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 83902505007501k2022-238952023-248502024-25839
Students enrolled at Andrew Lewis Middle by school year2022-23: 895, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 83902505007501k2022-238952023-248502024-25839
Students enrolled at Andrew Lewis Middle by school year2022-23: 895, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 83902505007501k2022-238952023-248502024-25839
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389562.814.3
2023-2485062.513.6
2024-2583948.917.2

17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Virginia middle schools

Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Andrew Lewis Middle 17.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherAndrew Lewis Middle 17.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Andrew Lewis Middle 17.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherAndrew Lewis Middle 17.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Andrew Lewis Middle 17.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherAndrew Lewis Middle 17.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Andrew Lewis Middle 17.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherAndrew Lewis Middle 17.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 296 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Andrew Lewis Middle enrolled 888 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 296 of the 888 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions34
  • Chronically absent21.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.8% of students were White, 16.4% Black, 11.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White64.8%
  2. Black16.4%
  3. Hispanic11.0%
  4. Two or more races5.4%
  5. Asian2.3%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Andrew Lewis Middle scored proficient or above: 78% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math78%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Salem

2 public middle schools in Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Andrew Lewis Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Andrew Lewis Middle83917.240.0%
Glenvar Middle43311.931.9%

All public schools in Salem →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Andrew Lewis Middle

  1. Glenvar MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 433 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  2. William Byrd MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 802 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Andrew Lewis Middle with Glenvar MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salem City Public Schools spends per student$14,892 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,892
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaAndrew Lewis Middle is the number 136 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#136 of 337
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.17.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Andrew Lewis Middle

  1. How many students attend Andrew Lewis Middle?
    839 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 895 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Salem, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Andrew Lewis Middle?
    17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Andrew Lewis Middle a Title I school?
    Andrew Lewis Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Andrew Lewis Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Andrew Lewis Middle scored proficient or above: 78% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Andrew Lewis Middle in?
    Salem City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510346002045 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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