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Enrollment
839
Middle
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510346002045
Andrew Lewis Middle
616 South College Ave, Salem, VA 24153 · (540) 387-2513 · Salem city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
376 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 66%
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 | 270 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 33% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Andrew Lewis Middle→Salem High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Salem City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Andrew Lewis Middle
Andrew Lewis Middle's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lewis Middle this school | 839 | 44.8% | 74.1% |
| Liberty Middle Ashland | 910 | 44.8% | 73.1% |
| Bell Creek Middle Mechanicsville | 903 | 40.3% | 76.3% |
| Yorktown Middle Yorktown | 717 | 37.1% | 77.4% |
| Corporate Landing Middle Virginia Beach | 995 | 44.9% | 76.5% |
| Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle Fredericksburg | 887 | 36.0% | 70.1% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Andrew Lewis Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #135 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #96 of 342 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #139 of 342 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #137 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #314 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #207 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #236 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #128 of 224 |
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
839
-88 (-9%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 840
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 839 | 48.9 | 17.2:1 | 45% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 62.6 | 13.6:1 | 48% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 895 | 62.8 | 14.3:1 | 44% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 927 | 63 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 924 | 62.7 | 14.7:1 | 34% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 907 | 62 | 14.6:1 | 32% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 908 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 31% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 932 | 62 | 15.0:1 | 15% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 840 | 54 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrew Lewis Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (924 to 839); teachers down 22% (62.7 to 48.9).
About Andrew Lewis Middle
In Salem, Virginia, Andrew Lewis Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school has 839 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Andrew Lewis Middle is a school in Salem City Public Schools. The district has 7 schools and 3,984 students.
Of every 100 students at Andrew Lewis Middle, about 65 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 83%. The diversity index for Andrew Lewis Middle is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. Middle schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.1:1. About 45% of students at Andrew Lewis Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Andrew Lewis 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 54% of Virginia public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Andrew Lewis Middle is -1.8 points: 74.1% actual, 75.9% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Salem city, the median household earns about $66,725 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Andrew Lewis Middle, Salem city has 10 public schools.
Andrew Lewis Middle's closest public school neighbor is Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Andrew Lewis Middle's average proficiency of 74.1% compares with 80.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 839, from 927 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.7 to 17.2 over 4 years.
People who know Andrew Lewis Middle can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Salem city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,618
Census ACS
Median income
$66,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem City Public Schools
- Salem HighHigh · 1,202 students
- Virginia Virtual Academy at SalemCombined · 415 students
- G.W. Carver ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- East Salem ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- West Salem ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- South Salem ElementaryElementary · 371 students
Other schools in Salem
- Salem HighHigh · 1,202 students
- Glenvar HighHigh · 620 students
- Glenvar MiddleMiddle · 433 students
- Virginia Virtual Academy at SalemCombined · 415 students
- G.W. Carver ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- East Salem ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem0.1 mi · 415
- G.W. Carver Elementary0.2 mi · 404
- West Salem Elementary1.5 mi · 375
- East Salem Elementary1.5 mi · 378
- Salem High1.6 mi · 1,202
- South Salem Elementary1.8 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Andrew Lewis MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Andrew Lewis Middle?
Andrew Lewis Middle enrolls approximately 839 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Andrew Lewis Middle serve?
Andrew Lewis Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Andrew Lewis Middle?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Andrew Lewis Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andrew Lewis Middle?
At Andrew Lewis Middle, the student body is approximately 65% White, 11% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Andrew Lewis Middle public or private?
Andrew Lewis Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.