Fort Lewis Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Salem, Virginia

Fort Lewis Elementary in Salem, Virginia enrolled 250 students in 2024-25 with 17.5 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. 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, 85-89% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

257 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 250 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.5 to 17.5.

Students enrolled at Fort Lewis Elementary by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25001002003002022-232572023-242472024-25250
Students enrolled at Fort Lewis Elementary by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25001002003002022-232572023-242472024-25250
Students enrolled at Fort Lewis Elementary by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25001002003002022-232572023-242472024-25250
Students enrolled at Fort Lewis Elementary by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25001002003002022-232572023-242472024-25250
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325717.514.7
2023-2424717.514.1
2024-2525017.514.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Fort Lewis Elementary 14.3; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherFort Lewis Elementary 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Fort Lewis Elementary 14.3; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherFort Lewis Elementary 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Fort Lewis Elementary 14.3; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherFort Lewis Elementary 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Fort Lewis Elementary 14.3; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherFort Lewis Elementary 14.3state median 13.9U.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 259 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Lewis Elementary enrolled 259 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 259 of the 259 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent10.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.2% of students were White, 7.2% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.2%
  2. Hispanic7.2%
  3. Two or more races7.2%
  4. Asian4.0%
  5. Black2.0%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Fort Lewis Elementary scored proficient or above: 85-89% 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
Math85‑89%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.

Elementary schools in Salem

7 public elementary schools in Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Fort Lewis Elementary is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
G.W. Carver Elementary40413.888.4%
East Salem Elementary37812.888.1%
West Salem Elementary37513.731.7%
Glenvar Elementary37214.636.6%
South Salem Elementary37110.233.7%
Fort Lewis Elementary25014.317.6%
Mason's Cove Elementary2049.569.6%

All public schools in Salem →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fort Lewis Elementary

  1. Glenvar ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 372 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. South Salem ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 371 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Fort Lewis Elementary with Glenvar ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Roanoke County Public Schools spends per student$13,365 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,365
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaFort Lewis Elementary is the number 1,023 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,023 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  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 Fort Lewis Elementary

  1. How many students attend Fort Lewis Elementary?
    250 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 257 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Salem, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Lewis Elementary?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fort Lewis Elementary a Title I school?
    Fort Lewis Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fort Lewis Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Fort Lewis Elementary scored proficient or above: 85-89% 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 Fort Lewis Elementary in?
    Roanoke County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510333001998 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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