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Lewis Chapel Middle

Public Grades 6-8

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lewis Chapel Middle is a public middle school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving 580 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lewis Chapel Middle has consistently underperformed academically compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were significantly lower than the district and state across all grade levels. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed exceptionally well, ranking among the top 5% of middle schools in North Carolina. In contrast, other subgroups like White, Military Connected, and Disabled students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 20% of middle schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Lewis Chapel Middle generally underperforms. For example, Hope Mills Middle, New Century International Middle, and Seventy-First Classical Middle have significantly higher proficiency rates and rankings than Lewis Chapel Middle. Additionally, the school serves a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which likely contributes to the school's overall academic performance.

574

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,499

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2150 Skibo Road
Fayetteville, NC 28314-0294

(910) 864-1407

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Lewis Chapel Middle usually attend:

High:

Seventy-First High

Feeder schools for Lewis Chapel Middle:

Elementary:	Brentwood Elementary
	Loyd E Auman Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.7%

Hispanic:

15.0%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

594^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 17Middle Schools in the Cumberland County Schools

144^th of 242Cumberland County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	594 of 773	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	673 of 793	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	547 of 784	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	586 of 786	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	665 of 741	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	652 of 737	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	619 of 691	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	608 of 694	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	554 of 692	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	598 of 705	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	517 of 627	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	516 of 673	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	513 of 662	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	559 of 648	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.0	546 of 640	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	499 of 630	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	518 of 620	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.6	481 of 606	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	474 of 598	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	280 of 546	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	395 of 560	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	233 of 559	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	241 of 550	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	408 of 533	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	395 of 519	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	365 of 494	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	312 of 449	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	409 of 478	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	475 of 504	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	431 of 475	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	27 of 371	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	66.0	53 of 356	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	24.6	281 of 318	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	200 of 312	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	573 of 733	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	595 of 738	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	507 of 731	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	563 of 733	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	644 of 706	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	623 of 684	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	599 of 656	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	375 of 562	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	273 of 564	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	284 of 553	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	283 of 541	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	351 of 522	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	380 of 493	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	433 of 472	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	496 of 729	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	611 of 743	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	466 of 735	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	360 of 689	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	566 of 633	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	536 of 639	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	528 of 604	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	580 of 733	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	679 of 751	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	548 of 747	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	555 of 748	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	644 of 711	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	623 of 697	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	614 of 665	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	60 of 64	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	36 of 54	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	48 of 48	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	44 of 45	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	240 of 328	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	233 of 306	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	178 of 302	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	94 of 283	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.9	241 of 248	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	206 of 237	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	209 of 221	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	311 of 478	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	272 of 473	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	594 of 649	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	588 of 656	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	607 of 658	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	616 of 632	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	598 of 624	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	535 of 596	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+70 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science61%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

Reading34%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Lewis Chapel Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lewis Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-1407	574	40	14.2	96.5%	46 (8.0%)	383 (66.7%)	86 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	46 (8.0%)	24.2	594^th of 773 public middle schools	23.2%		18.5	673^rd of 793 public middle schools	15.1%	79	46.4	26.0	33.3	29.8	28.2	42.8	61.1	$9,499	$1,665	$7,833
Anne Chesnutt Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-9147	470	34	13.7	99.4%	45 (9.6%)	302 (64.3%)	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (7.4%)	36.6	497^th of 773 public middle schools	35.7%		32.7	549^th of 793 public middle schools	30.8%	52	51.6	45.5	37.0	44.8	45.5	47.9	50.7	$10,211	$840	$9,372
Douglas Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	1616 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-3101	855	63	13.5	98.2%	119 (13.9%)	447 (52.3%)	165 (19.3%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (11.7%)	14.4	691^st of 773 public middle schools	10.6%		19	668^th of 793 public middle schools	15.8%	23	38.3	28.8	15.6	36.5	37.9	30.0	39.0	$10,730	$1,972	$8,757
Seventy-First Classical Middle	Public	6-8	6830 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-0092	433	30	14.4	48.7%	79 (18.2%)	220 (50.8%)	64 (14.8%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	85.1	92^nd of 773 public middle schools	88.1%		83.7	105^th of 793 public middle schools	86.8%	13	61.2	76.2	75.8	66.4	72.8	76.7	87.5	$9,000	$854	$8,146
Westover Middle	Public	6-8	275 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0813	768	43	17.6	98.0%	53 (6.9%)	487 (63.4%)	146 (19.0%)	18 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	54 (7.0%)	37.8	486^th of 773 public middle schools	37.1%		27.9	583^rd of 793 public middle schools	26.5%	97	49.8	34.4	39.2	53.6	46.5	47.1	52.9	$8,929	$1,969	$6,960
R Max Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	590 Winding Creek Road	Fayetteville	28305	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 323-2201	704	43	16.3	98.3%	185 (26.3%)	326 (46.3%)	107 (15.2%)	29 (4.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	40.4	467^th of 773 public middle schools	39.6%		46.3	428^th of 793 public middle schools	46.0%	39	42.7	42.9	43.9	46.4	50.6	50.4	58.7	$9,660	$1,186	$8,474
John R Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Fisher Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-7678	1,024	58	17.7	41.3%	345 (33.7%)	265 (25.9%)	227 (22.2%)	67 (6.5%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	99 (9.7%)	73.5	178^th of 773 public middle schools	77.0%		76.1	162^nd of 793 public middle schools	79.6%	16	61.9	73.2	56.4	65.1	62.6	62.4	70.6	$8,311	$843	$7,468
New Century International Middle	Public	6-8	7455 Century Circle	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 487-2001	362	24	15.0	97.2%	77 (21.3%)	169 (46.7%)	63 (17.4%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)	67.5	225^th of 773 public middle schools	70.9%		63.2	264^th of 793 public middle schools	66.7%	39	61.9	63.0	44.2	55.9	66.7	59.7	79.8	$9,852	$814	$9,038
Howard Learning Academy	Public	5-8	1608 Camden Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-5434	8	15	.5		0 (0.0%)	3 (37.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0.6	773^rd of 773 public middle schools	0.0%		0.5	793^rd of 793 public middle schools	0.0%	20				9.8	8.9	7.5	10.6	$28,798	$1,835	$26,963
South View Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-3131	614	39	15.7	99.5%	89 (14.5%)	348 (56.7%)	115 (18.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.7%)	30.2	547^th of 773 public middle schools	29.2%		27	594^th of 793 public middle schools	25.1%	47	41.6	32.1	33.3	45.4	31.6	48.0	61.5	$9,019	$1,257	$7,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis Chapel Middle

How many students attend Lewis Chapel Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Lewis Chapel Middle.

Is Lewis Chapel Middle a good school?

Lewis Chapel Middle ranks in the bottom 23.2% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lewis Chapel Middle?

Students at Lewis Chapel Middle are 67% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Lewis Chapel Middle in?

Cumberland County Schools

What high school do graduates of Lewis Chapel Middle attend?

Students who attend Lewis Chapel Middle usually go on to attend Seventy-First High

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