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Lynchburg City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,642 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 70% 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
448 Schools
# Students
7,727 Students
312,714 Students
# Teachers
670 Teachers
23,458 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
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
0.66
0.70
# American Indian Students
18 Students
845 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
123 Students
23,246 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
688 Students
54,991 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
18%
# Black Students
3,766 Students
66,738 Students
% Black Students
49%
21%
# White Students
2,341 Students
145,582 Students
% White Students
30%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
525 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
790 Students
20,787 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
305
1,227
# Students in K Grade:
551
2,557
# Students in 1st Grade:
627
2,554
# Students in 2nd Grade:
572
2,836
# Students in 3rd Grade:
547
3,010
# Students in 4th Grade:
586
3,036
# Students in 5th Grade:
560
4,468
# Students in 6th Grade:
546
78,046
# Students in 7th Grade:
540
93,323
# Students in 8th Grade:
556
93,990
# Students in 9th Grade:
657
7,012
# Students in 10th Grade:
594
7,347
# Students in 11th Grade:
576
6,831
# Students in 12th Grade:
510
6,477
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,266 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,502. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,171 is less than the state median of $15,257. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$118 MM
$19,496 MM
Spending
$117 MM
$19,187 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,266
$15,502
Spending / Student
$15,171
$15,257
Best Lynchburg City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
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
| 533 students
Rank: #22.
Linkhorne Middle 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
| 566 students
Rank: #33.
Sandusky Middle 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
| 543 students
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