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Enrollment
1,220
High
DISTRICT 1,167 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNCHBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510234000956
E.C. Glass High
2111 Memorial Ave, Lynchburg, VA 24501 · (434) 515-5370 · Lynchburg city
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,220 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,156 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 324 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 295 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 299 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 302 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 E.C. Glass High
E.C. Glass High's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.C. Glass High this school | 1,220 | 94.8% | 67.5% |
| Mecklenburg County High Baskerville | 1,140 | 94.1% | 76.8% |
| Kecoughtan High Hampton | 1,553 | 93.2% | 81.3% |
| Halifax County High South Boston | 1,282 | 99.0% | 67.4% |
| Dinwiddie County High Dinwiddie | 1,260 | 94.3% | 69.0% |
| Heritage High Lynchburg | 1,113 | 94.9% | 64.8% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 E.C. Glass High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #230 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #251 of 316 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #148 of 316 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,220 | #150 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #135 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #105 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #57 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #81 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,220
-161 (-12%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,390
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,220 | 90 | 13.6:1 | 95% (1,156) |
| 2023-24 | 1,257 | 97.6 | 12.9:1 | 95% (1,192) |
| 2022-23 | 1,325 | 82.5 | 16.1:1 | 92% (1,224) |
| 2020-21 | 1,381 | 99 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,359 | 107.9 | 12.6:1 | 51% (688) |
| 2015-16 | 1,373 | 97 | 14.2:1 | 43% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 1,403 | 80 | 17.5:1 | 44% (618) |
| 2000-01 | 1,600 | 100 | 16.0:1 | 26% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 1,390 | 90 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E.C. Glass High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,359 to 1,220); teachers down 17% (107.9 to 90).
About E.C. Glass High
E.C. Glass High is a medium-sized high school serving families in Lynchburg, Virginia. A total of 1,220 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
Lynchburg City Public Schools enrolls 7,657 students, and its 16 schools include E.C. Glass High.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at E.C. Glass High is Black (44%). Other students are 39% White, 8% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That is higher than the 27% Black share among all Lynchburg city residents. By the diversity index, E.C. Glass High comes in at 64%.
The teaching staff at E.C. Glass High is 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.6:1. High schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. About 95% of students, or 1,156, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 95% average for public schools in Lynchburg city.
The allk12 Grade for E.C. Glass High is C+. Compared with Virginia public high schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
E.C. Glass High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (67.5%) and its predicted rate (62.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
E.C. Glass High is located in Lynchburg city, where median household income is about $57,947, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. E.C. Glass High is one of 24 public schools in Lynchburg city, which together enroll about 7,657 students.
Dearington Elementary/Innovation is located about 0.4 miles from E.C. Glass High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, E.C. Glass High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 1,381 in 2020-21 and 1,220 in 2024-25, a decrease of 161 students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at E.C. Glass High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lynchburg city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,497
Census ACS
Median income
$57,947
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,113 students
- Sandusky MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for InnovationMiddle · 531 students
- Linkhorne MiddleMiddle · 519 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Sheffield ElementaryElementary · 443 students
Other schools in Lynchburg
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,113 students
- Brookville HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Tomahawk ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Brookville MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Leesville Road ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Sandusky MiddleMiddle · 583 students
Nearby schools
- Dearington Elementary/Innovation0.4 mi · 180
- T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation0.7 mi · 168
- Robert S. Payne Elementary0.9 mi · 435
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation1.1 mi · 531
- Linkhorne Middle1.6 mi · 519
- Perrymont Elementary1.7 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About E.C. Glass HighHow many students attend E.C. Glass High?
E.C. Glass High enrolls approximately 1,220 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does E.C. Glass High serve?
E.C. Glass High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at E.C. Glass High?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at E.C. Glass High.
How diverse is E.C. Glass High?
E.C. Glass High reports a student body of 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees E.C. Glass High?
E.C. Glass High is overseen by Lynchburg City Public Schools in Lynchburg city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.