For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,685 students in Lynchburg City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Virginia.
Public Middle Schools in Lynchburg City School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
20 Schools
453 Schools
# Students
7,856 Students
314,422 Students
# Teachers
590 Teachers
22,317 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Lynchburg City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 135 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#102 out of 135 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)36%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)61%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)46%
59%
Graduation Rate
78%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.70
# American Indian Students
19 Students
864 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
103 Students
22,719 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
628 Students
53,796 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
17%
# Black Students
3,861 Students
67,731 Students
% Black Students
49%
22%
# White Students
2,458 Students
148,589 Students
% White Students
31%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
536 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
785 Students
20,187 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
296
1,223
# Students in K Grade:
621
2,264
# Students in 1st Grade:
581
2,566
# Students in 2nd Grade:
567
2,652
# Students in 3rd Grade:
582
2,969
# Students in 4th Grade:
563
3,215
# Students in 5th Grade:
563
4,675
# Students in 6th Grade:
550
77,113
# Students in 7th Grade:
554
93,286
# Students in 8th Grade:
581
96,152
# Students in 9th Grade:
636
7,600
# Students in 10th Grade:
675
7,237
# Students in 11th Grade:
540
6,708
# Students in 12th Grade:
547
6,762
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,015 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,922 is less than the state median of $15,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$118 MM
$19,496 MM
Spending
$117 MM
$19,187 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,015
$15,473
Spending / Student
$14,922
$15,228
Best Lynchburg City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle For Innovation
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1200 1208 Polk St
Lynchburg, VA 24504
(434) 515-5310
Lynchburg, VA 24504
(434) 515-5310
Grades: 6-8
| 531 students
Rank: #22.
Linkhorne Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2525 Linkhorne Dr
Lynchburg, VA 24503
(434) 515-5330
Lynchburg, VA 24503
(434) 515-5330
Grades: 6-8
| 586 students
Rank: #33.
Sandusky Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
805 Chinook Place
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 515-5350
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 515-5350
Grades: 6-8
| 568 students
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