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Enrollment
519
Middle
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNCHBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510234000962
Linkhorne Middle
2525 Linkhorne Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24503 · (434) 515-5330 · Lynchburg city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Virginia public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
491 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 168 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 33% |
Student demographics
63%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
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 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 are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Linkhorne Middle
Linkhorne Middle's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linkhorne Middle this school | 519 | 94.6% | 50.9% |
| Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle Hampton | 613 | 94.3% | 89.0% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation Lynchburg | 531 | 97.2% | 57.5% |
| Albert Hill Middle Richmond | 505 | 99.8% | 64.3% |
| Sandusky Middle Lynchburg | 583 | 96.9% | 45.5% |
| Southampton Middle Courtland | 497 | 92.0% | 53.3% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #308 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #322 of 342 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #301 of 342 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #249 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #81 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #147 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #62 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #81 of 224 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
519
-86 (-14%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 519 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 95% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 46.5 | 12.2:1 | 94% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 95% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 47 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 47.6 | 12.7:1 | 90% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 47 | 12.4:1 | 53% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 40% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 760 | 60 | 12.7:1 | 42% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 880 | 50 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linkhorne Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (603 to 519); teachers down 8% (47.6 to 44).
About Linkhorne Middle
Linkhorne Middle operates as a small middle-grades school in Lynchburg, Virginia. Federal data show 519 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Virginia enroll around 750, and this school is 31% below that mark.
Lynchburg City Public Schools oversees Linkhorne Middle and 15 other schools, with 7,657 students in total.
Black students account for 48% of enrollment at Linkhorne Middle, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 36% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. County-wide, 27% of Lynchburg city residents are Black. The diversity index for Linkhorne Middle is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 11.8:1 is based on 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 95%. The average for public schools in Lynchburg city is similar, at 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Linkhorne Middle lands at D, ahead of 10% of Virginia public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lynchburg city show that median household income comes to about $57,947, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lynchburg city counts 24 public schools with about 7,657 students.
Linkhorne Middle's nearest public school is Linkhorne Elementary (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Linkhorne Middle is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Linkhorne Middle had a net loss of 86 students, or 14%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.9 to 11.8 over 4 years.
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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
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Sheffield ElementaryElementary · 443 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 Elementary0.2 mi · 378
- E.C. Glass High1.6 mi · 1,220
- Dearington Elementary/Innovation1.6 mi · 180
- Bedford Hills Elementary1.8 mi · 402
- Perrymont Elementary1.9 mi · 377
- T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation1.9 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Linkhorne MiddleHow many students attend Linkhorne Middle?
Linkhorne Middle enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Linkhorne Middle serve?
Linkhorne Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Linkhorne Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Linkhorne Middle is approximately 11.8:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Linkhorne Middle?
Linkhorne Middle reports a student body of 36% White, 7% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Linkhorne Middle public or private?
Linkhorne Middle 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.