Lynchburg City Public Schools

Summary:

The Lynchburg City Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 16 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The schools in this diverse district vary in size, student demographics, academic performance, and other key metrics, with some standout schools leading the way.

Among the high-performing schools in the district, Paul Munro Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Virginia, with strong proficiency rates across multiple subject areas. Dearington Elementary/Innovation and William M. Bass Elementary have also made significant progress in recent years, with the latter moving from a 1-star to a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the district also faces challenges, with some schools, such as Linkhorne Middle and Sandusky Middle, struggling to meet state averages on standardized tests.

The data also reveals high rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility across the district, suggesting a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. This, coupled with the disparities in academic performance, highlights the potential impact of socioeconomic factors on student outcomes. The district's magnet schools, like Paul Munro Elementary and Dearington Elementary/Innovation, have shown promising results, suggesting that innovative educational models and specialized programs may be effective in driving student success. Overall, the data provides a comprehensive snapshot of the Lynchburg City Public Schools district, highlighting both areas of strength and areas in need of improvement.

District Detail

915 Court Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504

(434) 515-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
112^th of 130 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)	SOL Geometry (2024)		SOL Algebra I (2024)					SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)				SOL Science (2024)		SOL Earth Science (2024)			SOL English Reading (2024)								SOL Geography (2024)	SOL VA and US History (2024)		SOL World History I (2024)		SOL World History II (2024)	SOL Civics and Economics (2024)		SOL VA Studies (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Mansfield Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5300	208	19	10.4	98.6%	73 (35.1%)	104 (50.0%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.6%)	24.5	906^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.7%		24	896^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.6%	10										50.0	55.6	53.9								35.9					55.9	66.7	59.0														62.9	63.2	$11,009	$1,211	$9,798
Bedford Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 Morningside Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5210	383	34	11.4	97.7%	189 (49.3%)	127 (33.2%)	36 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	22.9	921^st of 1114 public elementary schools	17.3%		23.1	906^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.7%	15										56.7	46.4	48.2								62.3					46.3	58.9	66.7														35.7	69.8	$10,243	$1,040	$9,202
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation	Public, Magnet	6-8	1200 1208 Polk St	Lynchburg	24504	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 515-5310	531	47	11.2	95.1%	173 (32.6%)	249 (46.9%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.2%)	27.1	328^th of 417 public middle schools	21.3%		25.2	348^th of 422 public middle schools	17.5%	20				100.0									30.7	44.4	37.2						27.7	90.4						54.4	56.9	67.6									53.8	70.3			$6,976	$144	$6,832
E.C. Glass High	Public	9-12	2111 Memorial Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5370	1,325	83	16.0	92.4%	525 (39.6%)	604 (45.6%)	82 (6.2%)	12 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (7.5%)	34.5	265^th of 329 public high schools	19.5%		37.2	249^th of 326 public high schools	23.6%	16	65.7	69.6	21.4		58.2	67.2	72.7	100.0	72.8							70.1	50.5	50.0					43.9	64.3							83.3		97.8	23.2		61.2	72.7	6.7					$7,591	$118	$7,473
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Leesville Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5230	475	36	13.1	89.9%	112 (23.6%)	238 (50.1%)	34 (7.2%)	22 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.9%)	14.1	987^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.8	993^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	10.9%	6										62.5	49.2	28.2								48.6					58.9	62.1	45.1														44.1	35.8	$8,145	$903	$7,242
Heritage High	Public	9-12	3101 Wards Ferry Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5400	1,073	67	16.0	93.8%	300 (28.0%)	546 (50.9%)	94 (8.8%)	22 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (10.1%)	29.9	287^th of 329 public high schools	12.8%		31.8	271^st of 326 public high schools	16.9%	16	57.0		4.4		77.2	71.7		90.0	78.9							75.6	50.4		96.0												81.5	64.3	100.0	11.8	92.9	46.7	50.0	5.4					$7,984	$133	$7,851
Linkhorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Linkhorne Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5240	409	31	13.3	96.3%	76 (18.6%)	245 (59.9%)	38 (9.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.5%)	6.4	1064^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.5%		9.9	1027^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.8%	37										45.5	30.5	44.8								46.6					39.6	40.5	56.9														23.1	40.4	$8,120	$1,007	$7,113
Linkhorne Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Linkhorne Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5330	586	38	15.4	95.4%	219 (37.4%)	286 (48.8%)	29 (4.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.2%)	11.2	390^th of 417 public middle schools	6.5%		11.7	393^rd of 422 public middle schools	6.9%	3				94.7									24.0	11.8	17.2						10.1	69.3						58.5	48.6	55.6									44.6	52.5			$7,919	$478	$7,441
Paul Munro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4641 Locksview Rd	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5260	369	25	14.9	98.1%	197 (53.4%)	104 (28.2%)	19 (5.1%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	81.8	175^th of 1114 public elementary schools	84.3%		81.8	179^th of 1114 public elementary schools	83.9%	4										83.3	90.5	78.6								81.0					76.2	90.5	88.1														88.1	85.0	$7,505	$603	$6,902
Perrymont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Perrymont Ave	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5250	337	26	12.9	95.0%	95 (28.2%)	178 (52.8%)	18 (5.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	17.1	967^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.2%		16.6	961^st of 1114 public elementary schools	13.7%	6										60.0	41.2	64.3								50.0					47.9	40.0	55.6														34.0	75.0	$9,398	$1,330	$8,068
Robert S. Payne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Floyd St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5270	460	33	14.1	96.1%	105 (22.8%)	289 (62.8%)	25 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	12.1	1004^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.9%		7.3	1053^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	5.5%	49										44.4	26.1	22.7								44.9					50.0	51.7	64.1														31.7	50.0	$7,982	$908	$7,073
Sandusky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5828 Apache Ln	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5280	352	23	15.6	91.2%	90 (25.6%)	166 (47.2%)	48 (13.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.2%)	30.3	839^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.7%		23.7	901^st of 1114 public elementary schools	19.1%	62										66.7	63.8	56.4								47.3					67.4	63.2	58.2														56.4	61.1	$7,771	$986	$6,785
Sandusky Middle	Public	6-8	805 Chinook Place	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5350	568	40	14.1	95.6%	142 (25.0%)	293 (51.6%)	52 (9.2%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.1%)	12.1	386^th of 417 public middle schools	7.4%		8.6	402^nd of 422 public middle schools	4.7%	16				95.2									26.7	11.2	42.9						38.9	69.8						44.3	51.4	58.5									39.0	57.1			$8,151	$301	$7,850
Sheffield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Kenwood Place	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5290	445	30	14.8	91.2%	117 (26.3%)	204 (45.8%)	69 (15.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	17.4	963^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	13.6%		22.3	916^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.8%	47										62.5	46.3	51.9								64.7					42.6	51.5	53.9														55.7	28.3	$9,931	$1,245	$8,687
William M. Bass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Seabury Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5200	175	16	10.9	91.4%	27 (15.4%)	103 (58.9%)	16 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (16.6%)	47.7	644^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.2%		59.6	483^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	56.6%	161										78.3	64.3	65.4								61.5					63.6	70.4	73.1														51.9	88.0	$10,751	$1,130	$9,622
Dearington Elementary/Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	210 Smyth St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5220	160	37	4.3	96.3%	18 (11.3%)	125 (78.1%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	42.1	703^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	36.9%		58.6	498^th of 1114 public elementary schools	55.3%	205										46.7	73.9	65.4								61.5					53.3	82.6	61.5														69.6	76.9	$13,074	$1,944	$11,131
Carl B. Hutcherson Building	Public		2401 High Street	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5180	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lynchburg Regional Governor's Stem Academy	Public		3506 Wards Road	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 832-7731																			(n/a)
Restorative Academy - Elementary	Public		600 Mansfield Avenue	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(434) 515-5300																			(n/a)
Restorative Academy - Secondary	Public		701 Thomas Road	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(434) 515-5140																			(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laurel Regional Special Education Center	0.86 mi	1
Fort Hill Community School	0.89 mi	1
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	1.65 mi	23
Central Virginia Training Center	2.8 mi	1
Amherst County Public Schools	2.98 mi	9	95^th

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