Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510036002109
New London Academy Elementary
12400 E Lynchburg-Salem Trnpk, Forest, VA 24551 · (434) 525-2177 · Bedford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
105 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 25 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 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
87.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 New London Academy Elementary
New London Academy Elementary's state test result (87.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New London Academy Elementary this school | 330 | 31.8% | 87.3% |
| West Salem Elementary Salem | 375 | 35.5% | 80.4% |
| Boonsboro Elementary Lynchburg | 309 | 26.5% | 77.9% |
| Harrington Waddell Elementary Lexington | 350 | 25.4% | 92.3% |
| Poquoson Primary Poquoson | 417 | 30.9% | N/A |
| Battlefield Park Elementary Mechanicsville | 407 | 26.5% | 84.1% |
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 New London Academy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Bedford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #106 of 1,101 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #243 of 1,111 ▼ 152 | #5 of 12 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #208 of 1,111 ▼ 93 | #6 of 12 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #934 of 1,176 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #771 of 1,105 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #939 of 1,106 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #926 of 1,157 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #240 of 324 | 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
330
+116 (+54%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 19.8 | 16.5:1 | 31% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 20.8 | 16.1:1 | 28% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 15 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 22.7 | 14.1:1 | 29% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 28% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 28% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 12% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New London Academy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (319 to 330); teachers down 3% (22.7 to 22).
About New London Academy Elementary
In Forest, Virginia, part of Bedford County, New London Academy Elementary is an elementary school. The school enrolls 330 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 34% below that mark.
New London Academy Elementary belongs to Bedford County Public Schools, a district of 19 schools and 8,930 students.
More than half of the students at New London Academy Elementary are White (79%). Next come 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
Its staff includes 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. New London Academy Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 32%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bedford County is 59%.
New London Academy Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, New London Academy Elementary would be expected to post about 79.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 87.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Bedford County show that the median household earns about $78,937 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Bedford County has 22 public schools with about 8,930 students, including New London Academy Elementary.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is about 3.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, New London Academy Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns New London Academy Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school counted 214 students in 2020-21 and 330 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,894
Census ACS
Median income
$78,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford County Public Schools
- Jefferson Forest HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Forest MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Staunton River HighHigh · 816 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 708 students
- Staunton River MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Forest
- Jefferson Forest HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Forest MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Forest ElementaryElementary · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary3.6 mi · 567
- Forest Middle4.3 mi · 854
- Brookville Middle4.5 mi · 648
- Tomahawk Elementary4.6 mi · 667
- Brookville High4.7 mi · 1,017
- Forest Elementary4.8 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About New London Academy ElementaryHow many students attend New London Academy Elementary?
New London Academy Elementary enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
Is New London Academy Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
New London Academy Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does New London Academy Elementary have?
New London Academy Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at New London Academy Elementary?
Student demographics at New London Academy Elementary are roughly 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is New London Academy Elementary public or private?
New London Academy Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.