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How has Leesville Road Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510060000230
Leesville Road Elementary
25 Lewis Way, Lynchburg, VA 24502 · (434) 239-0303 · Campbell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
508 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
78.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Leesville Road Elementary
Leesville Road Elementary's state test result (78.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leesville Road Elementary this school | 646 | 78.6% | 78.0% |
| Tomahawk Elementary Lynchburg | 667 | 76.9% | 73.5% |
| Alberta Smith Elementary Midlothian | 671 | 76.8% | 87.9% |
| Ashland Elementary Ashland | 675 | 80.6% | N/A |
| Appomattox Primary Appomattox | 609 | 77.2% | N/A |
| Norge Elementary Williamsburg | 578 | 76.6% | 76.0% |
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 Leesville Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Campbell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #363 of 1,101 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #422 of 1,111 ▲ 54 | #2 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #395 of 1,111 ▲ 163 | #1 of 7 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #276 of 1,176 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #689 of 1,105 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #484 of 1,106 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #513 of 1,157 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #687 of 759 | 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
646
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 646 | 44.3 | 14.6:1 | 79% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 78% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 74% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 29 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 44% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 45% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 28% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leesville Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (661 to 646); teachers up 17% (38 to 44.3).
About Leesville Road Elementary
Leesville Road Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Lynchburg, Virginia. Federal data show 646 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 29% above average.
Campbell County Public Schools has 13 schools; together they serve 7,777 students.
About 56% of the student body at Leesville Road Elementary is White. Other groups include 17% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Campbell County residents are about 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. The school reported 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Campbell County average a similar 76%.
Leesville Road Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 78.0%, compared with a predicted 66.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Campbell County, the median household earns about $66,165 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Campbell County has 15 public schools with about 7,777 students, including Leesville Road Elementary.
Tomahawk Elementary, about 1.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Leesville Road Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Leesville Road Elementary is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 646, starting from 636. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.6:1) than in 2020-21 (21.9:1).
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Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,312
Census ACS
Median income
$66,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Campbell County Public Schools
- Brookville HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Rustburg HighHigh · 836 students
- Tomahawk ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Brookville MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Rustburg MiddleMiddle · 626 students
- Altavista HighHigh · 606 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
- Sandusky MiddleMiddle · 583 students
Other Leesville Road Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Leesville Road Elementary. Leesville Road Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Leesville Road ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Tomahawk Elementary1.5 mi · 667
- Brookville High1.5 mi · 1,017
- Brookville Middle1.7 mi · 648
- Heritage Elementary2.4 mi · 448
- Heritage High2.5 mi · 1,113
- Sheffield Elementary3.1 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Leesville Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Leesville Road Elementary?
Leesville Road Elementary enrolls approximately 646 students in grades PK-05.
Is Leesville Road Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leesville Road Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leesville Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leesville Road Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Leesville Road Elementary?
Leesville Road Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Leesville Road Elementary?
Leesville Road Elementary is overseen by Campbell County Public Schools in Campbell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.