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Alumni: what's one memory from Linkhorne Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNCHBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510234000961
Linkhorne Elementary
2501 Linkhorne Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24503 · (434) 515-5240 · Lynchburg city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
367 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
59%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
50.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Linkhorne Elementary
Linkhorne Elementary's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linkhorne Elementary this school | 378 | 97.1% | 41.1% |
| Chase City Elementary Chase City | 396 | 94.9% | 58.1% |
| Mary W. Jackson Elementary Hampton | 343 | 95.6% | 90.6% |
| Captain John Smith Elementary Hampton | 374 | 93.3% | 59.6% |
| Perrymont Elementary Lynchburg | 377 | 93.4% | 43.8% |
| Robert S. Payne Elementary Lynchburg | 435 | 97.2% | 46.9% |
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 Linkhorne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Lynchburg city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #1,057 of 1,101 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,074 of 1,111 ▲ 1 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,010 of 1,111 ▲ 46 | #9 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #860 of 1,176 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #111 of 1,105 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #592 of 1,106 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #229 of 1,157 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #234 of 759 | #4 of 8 |
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
378
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 378 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 97% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 33.7 | 11.2:1 | 96% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 30.8 | 13.3:1 | 96% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 32.2 | 14.2:1 | 90% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 91% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 70% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 46% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 39 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linkhorne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (458 to 378); teachers up 2% (32.2 to 33).
About Linkhorne Elementary
Linkhorne Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school's 378 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 24% lower than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
District-wide, Lynchburg City Public Schools has 16 schools and 7,657 students.
Linkhorne Elementary's enrollment is 58% Black. Other groups make up 23% White, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. County-wide, 27% of Lynchburg city residents are Black. By the diversity index, Linkhorne Elementary comes in at 59%.
Federal staffing data show 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Linkhorne Elementary and a ratio of 11.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 97% of enrollment. That is close to the 95% average for public schools in Lynchburg city.
In Virginia, Linkhorne Elementary is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.1% compared with a predicted 61.7%.
Census estimates describe Lynchburg city this way: median household income is about $57,947, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 24 public schools in Lynchburg city, with a combined enrollment of about 7,657.
The nearest public school is Linkhorne Middle, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Linkhorne Elementary is 9th among 9 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Linkhorne Elementary as City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 378 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 404. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.5:1 to 11.4:1.
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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
- E.C. Glass HighHigh · 1,220 students
- 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
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
Nearby schools
- Linkhorne Middle0.2 mi · 519
- Bedford Hills Elementary1.6 mi · 402
- E.C. Glass High1.7 mi · 1,220
- Dearington Elementary/Innovation1.8 mi · 180
- Perrymont Elementary2.0 mi · 377
- T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation2.1 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Linkhorne ElementaryHow large is Linkhorne Elementary?
Linkhorne Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
Is Linkhorne Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Linkhorne Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Linkhorne Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Linkhorne Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Linkhorne Elementary?
Student demographics at Linkhorne Elementary are roughly 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Linkhorne Elementary public or private?
Linkhorne Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lynchburg City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.