William Lenoir Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lenoir, North Carolina
William Lenoir Middle in Lenoir, North Carolina enrolled 512 students in 2024-25 with 29.8 full-time teachers, 17.2 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 math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 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 fell 20%
509 students in 2022-23, 514 students in 2023-24, 512 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.4 to 29.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 509 | 37.4 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 32.5 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 512 | 29.8 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 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.
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 539 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William Lenoir Middle enrolled 539 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 53 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 539 of the 539 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions53
- Chronically absent33.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.6% of students were White, 21.5% Hispanic, 11.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White58.6%
- Hispanic21.5%
- Black11.7%
- Two or more races6.8%
- Asian1.4%
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, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at William Lenoir Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in math, against 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 37‑41% | 45% | 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 Lenoir
2 public middle schools in Lenoir report 2024-25 enrollment; William Lenoir Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Lenoir Middle | 512 | 17.2 | 98.8% |
| Gamewell Middle | 457 | 15.3 | 98.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about William Lenoir Middle
- Hudson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 5.3 miles away: 551 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Gamewell MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.8 miles away: 457 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare William Lenoir Middle with Hudson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Caldwell County Schools spends per student$12,066 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,066
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWilliam Lenoir Middle is the number 292 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#292 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.17.2:1
- 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 William Lenoir Middle
How many students attend William Lenoir Middle?
512 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 509 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lenoir, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at William Lenoir Middle?
17.2 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.Is William Lenoir Middle a Title I school?
William Lenoir Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at William Lenoir Middle do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at William Lenoir Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in math, against 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.What district is William Lenoir Middle in?
Caldwell County Schools, NCES district ID 3700580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370058000244 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.