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Gamewell Middle

Public Grades 6-8

648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Gamewell Middle is a public middle school located in Lenoir, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 486 students. The school is part of the Caldwell County Schools district, which is ranked 141 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Gamewell Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the Caldwell County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in terms of proficiency rates on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests. The school's performance on EOG tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school performing relatively better for African American and Multi-racial students compared to other subgroups, but still lagging behind the state averages. However, the school's performance for White students and Gifted and Talented students is particularly concerning, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom 10-20% of North Carolina middle schools.

When comparing Gamewell Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Caldwell County Schools district, it becomes clear that Gamewell is the lowest-performing school. Schools like Granite Falls Middle and William Lenoir Middle consistently outperform Gamewell on academic measures and have higher statewide rankings. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Gamewell Middle, coupled with the school's low ranking and rating, suggest that the school may face significant challenges in terms of resources, staffing, and support for students, which likely contribute to the school's academic struggles.

457

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,743

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3210 Gamewell School Road
Lenoir, NC 28645-9639

(828) 754-6204

District: Caldwell County Schools

Students who attend Gamewell Middle usually attend:

High:

West Caldwell High

Feeder schools for Gamewell Middle:

Elementary:

Gamewell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Hispanic:

19.5%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg54%

648^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Caldwell County Schools

141^st of 242Caldwell 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	18.6	648 of 773	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	610 of 793	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	618 of 784	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	461 of 786	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	465 of 741	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	525 of 737	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	469 of 691	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	440 of 694	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.4	415 of 692	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	452 of 705	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.5	414 of 627	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.1	455 of 673	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	394 of 662	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.4	370 of 648	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.9	409 of 640	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.4	407 of 630	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	433 of 620	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	377 of 606	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.5	283 of 598	52.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	301 of 546	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	482 of 560	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	457 of 559	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	275 of 550	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	296 of 533	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	167 of 519	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	132 of 494	73.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	51.0	151 of 449	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	347 of 478	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	283 of 504	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	341 of 475	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	298 of 371	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	253 of 356	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	235 of 318	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	136 of 312	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	135 of 236	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	131 of 211	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	608 of 733	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	555 of 738	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	567 of 731	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	458 of 733	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	434 of 706	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	499 of 684	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	459 of 656	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	451 of 458	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	341 of 461	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	408 of 452	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	350 of 450	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	289 of 448	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	283 of 416	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	92 of 127	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	465 of 562	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	424 of 564	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	474 of 553	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	363 of 541	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	329 of 522	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	366 of 493	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	302 of 472	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	557 of 729	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	488 of 743	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	493 of 735	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	225 of 689	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	200 of 633	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	326 of 639	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	237 of 604	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	633 of 733	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	604 of 751	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	612 of 747	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	443 of 748	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	450 of 711	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	495 of 697	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	475 of 665	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	293 of 328	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	173 of 306	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	260 of 302	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.4	126 of 283	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	132 of 248	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	202 of 237	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	149 of 478	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	305 of 473	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	629 of 649	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	622 of 652	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	626 of 656	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	543 of 658	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	542 of 632	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	571 of 624	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	559 of 596	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+53 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-22 vs state

Reading36%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-22 vs state

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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
Gamewell Middle	Public	6-8	3210 Gamewell School Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6204	457	30	15.3	98.5%	282 (61.7%)	47 (10.3%)	89 (19.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	18.6	648^th of 773 public middle schools	16.2%		25.6	610^th of 793 public middle schools	23.1%	38	49.6	21.5	24.7	47.3	27.2	36.3	38.2	$8,743	$1,279	$7,464
William Lenoir Middle	Public	6-8	1366 Wildcat Trail	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 726-3910	512	30	17.1	98.8%	300 (58.6%)	60 (11.7%)	110 (21.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	50.9	381^st of 773 public middle schools	50.7%		53.6	351^st of 793 public middle schools	55.7%	30	53.2	50.6	35.8	50.3	48.1	59.1	74.2	$9,237	$791	$8,446
Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	291 Pine Mountain Road	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-4281	551	33	16.6	98.9%	456 (82.8%)	6 (1.1%)	66 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	47.8	407^th of 773 public middle schools	47.3%		60	289^th of 793 public middle schools	63.6%	118	48.7	61.8	43.4	41.5	57.2	50.3	60.9	$9,317	$1,021	$8,296
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Enon Road	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 874-0731	475	29	16.1	99.2%	349 (73.5%)	19 (4.0%)	43 (9.1%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.3%)	66.5	237^th of 773 public middle schools	69.3%		69.1	216^th of 793 public middle schools	72.8%	21	62.8	56.8	74.1	57.6	50.3	63.0	66.7	$8,601	$890	$7,711
Walter R Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	701 Lenoir Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 430-7340	441	34	12.9	99.3%	94 (21.3%)	24 (5.4%)	284 (64.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	29.2	554^th of 773 public middle schools	28.3%		26.5	598^th of 793 public middle schools	24.6%	44	48.0	53.9	43.1	36.7	32.8	34.4	46.9	$8,789	$1,074	$7,715
Granite Falls Middle	Public	6-8	4 West Highland Ave	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2341	518	34	15.3	99.4%	402 (77.6%)	16 (3.1%)	65 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	65.9	243^rd of 773 public middle schools	68.6%		63.3	263^rd of 793 public middle schools	66.8%	20	64.6	57.2	61.6	53.1	59.0	58.5	69.5	$9,031	$920	$8,111
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	529 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-1330	453	29	15.6	99.3%	307 (67.8%)	15 (3.3%)	80 (17.7%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	65	252^nd of 773 public middle schools	67.4%		68.2	220^th of 793 public middle schools	72.3%	32	77.9	59.7	56.4	56.5	45.1	59.5	67.5	$8,674	$830	$7,844
Table Rock Middle	Public	6-8	1585 Nc 126	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-5212	427	31	14.0	99.1%	282 (66.0%)	34 (8.0%)	53 (12.4%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.7%)	49.2	390^th of 773 public middle schools	49.5%		48.6	409^th of 793 public middle schools	48.4%	19	69.5	55.8	37.9	56.3	51.7	37.2	58.2	$9,032	$751	$8,280
East Burke Middle	Public	6-8	3519 Miller Bridge Road	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-7446	630	40	15.9	99.2%	459 (72.9%)	14 (2.2%)	59 (9.4%)	58 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	32 (5.1%)	50.7	383^rd of 773 public middle schools	50.5%		51.4	381^st of 793 public middle schools	52.0%	2	55.6	60.3	44.4	53.5	52.5	45.3	60.4	$8,638	$679	$7,959
West Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	85 Bulldog Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 495-4611	467	29	16.3	99.4%	382 (81.8%)	10 (2.1%)	39 (8.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	79.5	141^st of 773 public middle schools	81.8%		76.7	156^th of 793 public middle schools	80.3%	15	67.7	80.7	69.1	57.5	62.3	71.3	75.7	$8,079	$717	$7,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Gamewell Middle

What high school do graduates of Gamewell Middle attend?

Students who attend Gamewell Middle usually go on to attend West Caldwell High

What is the racial makeup of Gamewell Middle?

Students at Gamewell Middle are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Gamewell Middle in?

Caldwell County Schools

How many students attend Gamewell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Gamewell Middle.

Is Gamewell Middle a good school?

Gamewell Middle ranks in the bottom 16.2% of North Carolina middle schools.

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