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Enrollment
512
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370058000244
William Lenoir Middle
1366 Wildcat Trail, Lenoir, NC 28645 · (828) 726-3910 · Caldwell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
506 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 | 180 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 168 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%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
52.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 William Lenoir Middle
William Lenoir Middle's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Lenoir Middle this school | 512 | 98.8% | 54.8% |
| Oakwood Middle IB School Statesville | 516 | 98.8% | 76.5% |
| Western Rockingham Middle Madison | 521 | 98.7% | 53.9% |
| Gamewell Middle Lenoir | 457 | 98.5% | 34.9% |
| West Iredell Middle Statesville | 521 | 99.4% | 40.8% |
| Cedar Grove Middle Supply | 507 | 99.4% | 47.1% |
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 William Lenoir Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #182 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #256 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #184 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #293 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #318 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #267 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #258 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #201 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
512
-84 (-14%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 512 | 29.8 | 17.2:1 | 99% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 32.6 | 15.8:1 | 98% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 37.4 | 13.6:1 | 61% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 53% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 34.9 | 16.0:1 | 56% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 53% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 60% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 40 | 11.6:1 | 40% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 34 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Lenoir Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (557 to 512); teachers down 15% (34.9 to 29.8).
About William Lenoir Middle
In Lenoir, North Carolina, William Lenoir Middle is a small middle-grades school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 512 students.
Across its 25 schools, Caldwell County Schools enrolls 10,667 students. William Lenoir Middle is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at William Lenoir Middle are White (59%). Next come 21% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 86% White among all Caldwell County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
On staff are 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. William Lenoir Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%.
William Lenoir Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of North Carolina public middle schools.
William Lenoir Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.8% and a predicted 48.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Caldwell County show that median household income comes to about $56,425, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Caldwell County counts 26 public schools with about 10,920 students.
Of the public schools around it, William Lenoir Middle is closest to Hibriten High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, William Lenoir Middle is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place William Lenoir Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell by 14% across 4 years, from 596 in 2020-21 to 512 in 2024-25.
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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
- Gamewell ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Gamewell MiddleMiddle · 457 students
- Davenport A+ SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Lower Creek ElementaryElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Hibriten High0.1 mi · 818
- Lower Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 396
- Horizons Elementary2.2 mi · 29
- Caldwell Online Academy2.2 mi · 138
- Davenport A+ School2.6 mi · 429
- Valmead Elementary2.6 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About William Lenoir MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at William Lenoir Middle?
William Lenoir Middle enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does William Lenoir Middle serve?
William Lenoir Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does William Lenoir Middle have?
William Lenoir Middle employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Lenoir Middle?
At William Lenoir Middle, the student body is approximately 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is William Lenoir Middle public or private?
William Lenoir Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caldwell County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.