Lewis Chapel Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Lewis Chapel Middle in Fayetteville, North Carolina enrolled 574 students in 2024-25 with 40.2 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 28-32% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

578 students in 2022-23, 580 students in 2023-24, 574 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 40.2.

Students enrolled at Lewis Chapel Middle by school year2022-23: 578, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 57402004006002022-235782023-245802024-25574
Students enrolled at Lewis Chapel Middle by school year2022-23: 578, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 57402004006002022-235782023-245802024-25574
Students enrolled at Lewis Chapel Middle by school year2022-23: 578, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 57402004006002022-235782023-245802024-25574
Students enrolled at Lewis Chapel Middle by school year2022-23: 578, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 57402004006002022-235782023-245802024-25574
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357840.014.4
2023-2458041.014.1
2024-2557440.214.3

14.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; 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, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Lewis Chapel Middle 14.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherLewis Chapel Middle 14.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Lewis Chapel Middle 14.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherLewis Chapel Middle 14.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Lewis Chapel Middle 14.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherLewis Chapel Middle 14.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Lewis Chapel Middle 14.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherLewis Chapel Middle 14.3state median 16.2U.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 273 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lewis Chapel Middle enrolled 545 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 204 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 273 of the 545 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions204
  • Chronically absent55.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.7% of students were Black, 15.0% Hispanic, 8.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black66.7%
  2. Hispanic15.0%
  3. White8.0%
  4. Two or more races8.0%
  5. Pacific Islander0.9%
  6. Asian0.7%
  7. American Indian0.7%

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, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Lewis Chapel Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 28-32% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts37‑41%46%48%
Math28‑32%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Fayetteville

13 public middle schools in Fayetteville report 2024-25 enrollment; Lewis Chapel Middle is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mac Williams Middle1,10917.755.0%
John R Griffin Middle1,02417.835.4%
Douglas Byrd Middle85513.698.2%
Westover Middle76817.798.0%
R Max Abbott Middle70416.398.3%
Pine Forest Middle70315.054.5%
Luther Nick Jeralds Middle60518.696.5%
Lewis Chapel Middle57414.396.5%

All public schools in Fayetteville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lewis Chapel Middle

  1. Anne Chesnutt MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 470 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Douglas Byrd MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 855 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Lewis Chapel Middle with Anne Chesnutt MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cumberland County Schools spends per student$12,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,118
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaLewis Chapel Middle is the number 248 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#248 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle 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 Lewis Chapel Middle

  1. How many students attend Lewis Chapel Middle?
    574 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 578 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fayetteville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis Chapel Middle?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lewis Chapel Middle a Title I school?
    Lewis Chapel Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lewis Chapel Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Lewis Chapel Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 28-32% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina'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, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lewis Chapel Middle in?
    Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001100417 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, 2021-22: 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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