Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510036000147
Boonsboro Elementary
1234 Eagle Circle, Lynchburg, VA 24503 · (434) 384-2881 · Bedford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
82 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 82.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boonsboro Elementary
Boonsboro Elementary's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonsboro Elementary this school | 309 | 26.5% | 77.9% |
| New London Academy Elementary Forest | 330 | 31.8% | 87.3% |
| Bonsack Elementary Roanoke | 311 | 22.5% | 93.9% |
| Pemberton Elementary Richmond | 344 | 24.1% | 86.5% |
| Harrington Waddell Elementary Lexington | 350 | 25.4% | 92.3% |
| Creeds Elementary Virginia Beach | 333 | 20.7% | 90.0% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boonsboro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Bedford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #366 of 1,101 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #242 of 1,111 ▼ 126 | #4 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #206 of 1,111 ▲ 234 | #4 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #959 of 1,176 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #950 of 1,105 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #973 of 1,106 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #967 of 1,157 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #278 of 324 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
309
+27 (+10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 27% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 19.8 | 16.2:1 | 27% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 21.8 | 15.2:1 | 29% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 18.4 | 16.5:1 | 24% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 24% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 20% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 6% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 20 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boonsboro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (303 to 309); teachers up 3% (18.4 to 19).
About Boonsboro Elementary
Boonsboro Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Lynchburg, Virginia. A federal count lists 309 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 38% smaller than that.
Bedford County Public Schools has 19 schools; together they serve 8,930 students.
About 82% of the student body at Boonsboro Elementary is White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Bedford County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligible students account for 27% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Bedford County is 59%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Boonsboro Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Boonsboro Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.9%, compared with a predicted 80.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Bedford County show that the median household income is $78,937, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 22 public schools in Bedford County, enrolling about 8,930 students in all.
Bedford Hills Elementary is located about 2.9 miles from Boonsboro Elementary. The five-mile area around Boonsboro Elementary holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 65.4% proficiency; Boonsboro Elementary posts 77.9%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 309 students in 2024-25, 27 more than the 282 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.1:1 to 16.3:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,894
Census ACS
Median income
$78,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford County Public Schools
- Jefferson Forest HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Forest MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Staunton River HighHigh · 816 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 708 students
- Staunton River MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Lynchburg
- E.C. Glass HighHigh · 1,220 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,113 students
- Brookville HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Tomahawk ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Brookville MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Leesville Road ElementaryElementary · 646 students
Other Boonsboro Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Boonsboro Elementary. Boonsboro Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Boonsboro ElementaryBoonsboro, MD · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford Hills Elementary2.9 mi · 402
- Paul Munro Elementary3.0 mi · 356
- Linkhorne Elementary4.3 mi · 378
- Linkhorne Middle4.5 mi · 519
- Elon Elementary5.5 mi · 288
- Jefferson Forest High5.8 mi · 1,282
Frequently asked questions
About Boonsboro ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Boonsboro Elementary?
Boonsboro Elementary enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Boonsboro Elementary serve?
Boonsboro Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Boonsboro Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Boonsboro Elementary.
How diverse is Boonsboro Elementary?
Boonsboro Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Boonsboro Elementary in?
Boonsboro Elementary is part of Bedford County Public Schools.
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