Enrollment
187
Middle
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510222000907
Lylburn Downing Middle
302 Diamond St, Lexington, VA 24450 · (540) 463-3532 · Lexington city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
58 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 37% |
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lexington City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
92.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 →
Where Lylburn Downing Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #29 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #64 of 342 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #8 of 342 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #336 of 343 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #149 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
187
-15 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.8:1
% White
81%
was 79%
% Hispanic
8%
was 7%
% Black
6%
was 10%
% Asian
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 187 | 14.5 | 12.9:1 | 31% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 14.6 | 12.4:1 | 29% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 15.3 | 10.6:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 15.8 | 12.8:1 | 24% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lylburn Downing Middle.
About Lylburn Downing Middle
Federal records list Lylburn Downing Middle as a middle-grades school in Lexington, Virginia. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 187 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Virginia is roughly 750 students; this school is 75% smaller than that.
Lexington City Public Schools counts 537 students in its 2 schools, and Lylburn Downing Middle is one of them.
The student body at Lylburn Downing Middle is 81% White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 83% White, within a few points of the school.
Lylburn Downing Middle counts 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.9 students for each one. That matches the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia fairly closely. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Lexington city, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.7% for Lylburn Downing Middle. The school posts 86.0%, 6.3 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Lexington city show that the median household income is $84,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Lexington city is home to 4 public schools and about 1,484 public school students.
The school nearest to Lylburn Downing Middle is Central Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. By average proficiency, Lylburn Downing Middle is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Lylburn Downing Middle as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2017-18, the school had 15 fewer students in 2024-25. Meanwhile, the Black share shrank from 10% to 6% of enrollment.
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Lexington city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,525
Census ACS
Median income
$84,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington City Public Schools
- Harrington Waddell ElementaryElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Rockbridge County HighHigh · 916 students
- Maury River MiddleMiddle · 481 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Harrington Waddell ElementaryElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary0.3 mi · 466
- Harrington Waddell Elementary1.0 mi · 350
- Maury River Middle1.0 mi · 481
- Rockbridge County High1.2 mi · 916
- Mountain View Elementary4.3 mi · 154
- F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary5.1 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Lylburn Downing MiddleHow large is Lylburn Downing Middle?
Lylburn Downing Middle enrolls approximately 187 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lylburn Downing Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lylburn Downing Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lylburn Downing Middle have?
Lylburn Downing Middle employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lylburn Downing Middle?
Student demographics at Lylburn Downing Middle are roughly 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lylburn Downing Middle?
Lylburn Downing Middle is overseen by Lexington City Public Schools in Lexington city.
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