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Enrollment
574
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100417
Lewis Chapel Middle
2150 Skibo Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314 · (910) 864-1407 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
554 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 178 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 36% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
33.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Lewis Chapel Middle
Lewis Chapel Middle's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Chapel Middle this school | 574 | 96.5% | 39.5% |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle Fayetteville | 605 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
| Spring Lake Middle Spring Lake | 500 | 98.8% | 38.4% |
| Anne Chesnutt Middle Fayetteville | 470 | 99.4% | 46.4% |
| Rocky Mount Middle Rocky Mount | 692 | 99.3% | 31.1% |
| E B Aycock Middle Greenville | 617 | 99.5% | 40.5% |
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 Lewis Chapel Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #350 of 463 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #361 of 461 | #13 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #403 of 463 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #249 of 478 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #82 of 456 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #340 of 456 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #341 of 472 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #80 of 143 | #6 of 9 |
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
574
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 574 | 40.2 | 14.3:1 | 97% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 99% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 99% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 46 | 12.0:1 | 99% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 39.2 | 13.6:1 | 95% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 100% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 72% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 853 | 42 | 20.3:1 | 38% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 57 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Chapel Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (534 to 574); teachers up 3% (39.2 to 40.2).
About Lewis Chapel Middle
Lewis Chapel Middle is a middle school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, reachable at (910) 864-1407. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 574 students enrolled.
Cumberland County Schools enrolls 49,002 students, and its 86 schools include Lewis Chapel Middle.
Black students account for 67% of enrollment at Lewis Chapel Middle. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 8% White, and 8% multiracial. The school's Black share is 29 points above the 38% share among Cumberland County residents. By the diversity index, Lewis Chapel Middle comes in at 52%.
The school reported 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.3:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 97% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Cumberland County, the average is 86%.
allk12 grades Lewis Chapel Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lewis Chapel Middle is -9.9 points: 39.5% actual, 49.4% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Cumberland County, median household income is about $61,291, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Cumberland County number 89 and enroll about 50,815.
The closest other public school is Anne Chesnutt Middle, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lewis Chapel Middle ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.5% against a local average of 42.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Lewis Chapel Middle saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.0:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
338,545
Census ACS
Median income
$61,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County Schools
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
- Terry Sanford HighHigh · 1,201 students
Nearby schools
- Anne Chesnutt Middle0.2 mi · 470
- Brentwood Elementary0.8 mi · 494
- Montclair Elementary1.0 mi · 433
- Cliffdale Elementary1.3 mi · 613
- William H Owen Elementary1.3 mi · 393
- J W Coon Elementary1.4 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Chapel MiddleHow large is Lewis Chapel Middle?
Lewis Chapel Middle enrolls approximately 574 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lewis Chapel Middle serve?
Lewis Chapel Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis Chapel Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lewis Chapel Middle is approximately 14.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lewis Chapel Middle?
Student demographics at Lewis Chapel Middle are roughly 8% White, 15% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lewis Chapel Middle public or private?
Lewis Chapel Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.