Lewis Chapel Middle

Set in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Lewis Chapel Middle is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus, operated by Cumberland County Schools. It educates 574 students across grades 6 through 8.

Lewis Chapel Middle is one of 86 schools operated by Cumberland County Schools, a district that hosts 49,002 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lewis Chapel Middle reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 15% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 38% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lewis Chapel Middle has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cumberland County (around 86%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lewis Chapel Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 39.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household income runs about $61,291, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Cumberland County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), of which Lewis Chapel Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Anne Chesnutt Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lewis Chapel Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lewis Chapel Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 534 students in 2018 compared to 574 in 2025.

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