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Enrollment
457
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370058000227
Gamewell Middle
3210 Gamewell School Road, Lenoir, NC 28645 · (828) 754-6204 · Caldwell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
450 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 145 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
36.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gamewell Middle
Gamewell Middle's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamewell Middle this school | 457 | 98.5% | 34.9% |
| Western Rockingham Middle Madison | 521 | 98.7% | 53.9% |
| Oakwood Middle IB School Statesville | 516 | 98.8% | 76.5% |
| William Lenoir Middle Lenoir | 512 | 98.8% | 54.8% |
| Cedar Grove Middle Supply | 507 | 99.4% | 47.1% |
| Chase Middle School Forest City | 484 | 97.1% | 58.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gamewell Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #395 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #404 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #372 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #340 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #153 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #297 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #282 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #123 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
457
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 457 | 29.8 | 15.3:1 | 98% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 33.2 | 14.7:1 | 99% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 34.6 | 14.6:1 | 80% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 65% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 37.3 | 14.3:1 | 72% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 79% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 72% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 48% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 40 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gamewell Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (533 to 457); teachers down 20% (37.3 to 29.8).
About Gamewell Middle
This page covers Gamewell Middle, a small middle-grades school in Lenoir, North Carolina. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 457 students. By comparison, middle schools in North Carolina enroll about 605 students on average.
The district for Gamewell Middle is Caldwell County Schools, with 25 schools and 10,667 students.
White students are 62% of those enrolled at Gamewell Middle. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 86% White among all Caldwell County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
With 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.3:1. It is about the same as the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Gamewell Middle, 98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Gamewell Middle earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.8% for Gamewell Middle. The school posts 34.9%, 13.8 points below the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Caldwell County, the median household earns about $56,425 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Gamewell Middle, Caldwell County has 26 public schools.
Gamewell Elementary is the nearest public school to Gamewell Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Gamewell Middle, there are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Gamewell Middle is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell 7% over 4 years, reaching 457 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Gamewell Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,536
Census ACS
Median income
$56,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County Schools
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hibriten HighHigh · 818 students
- Hudson ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Granite Falls ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 551 students
Other schools in Lenoir
- Hibriten HighHigh · 818 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- William Lenoir MiddleMiddle · 512 students
- Gamewell ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Davenport A+ SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Lower Creek ElementaryElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Gamewell Elementary0.2 mi · 459
- West Caldwell High1.1 mi · 634
- Davenport A+ School4.4 mi · 429
- Whitnel Elementary4.5 mi · 330
- Horizons Elementary5.2 mi · 29
- Caldwell Online Academy5.2 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Gamewell MiddleHow many students attend Gamewell Middle?
Gamewell Middle enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gamewell Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gamewell Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Gamewell Middle?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Gamewell Middle.
How diverse is Gamewell Middle?
Gamewell Middle reports a student body of 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Gamewell Middle?
Gamewell Middle is overseen by Caldwell County Schools in Caldwell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.