T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation

T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation is the name of a very small elementary school in Lynchburg, Virginia. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 168 students enrolled. That is 66% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.

District-wide, Lynchburg City Public Schools has 16 schools and 7,657 students.

Of every 100 students at T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation, about 53 are Black. After that, the student body is 27% White, 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Lynchburg city, the Black share is about 27%. The diversity index for T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

With 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation, 98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lynchburg city average a similar 95%.

Among Virginia public elementary schools, T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation's results are 7.4 points below predicted: 54.0% against 61.4%.

American Community Survey estimates for Lynchburg city show that the median household earns about $57,947 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Lynchburg city, 24 public schools serve about 7,657 students.

E.C. Glass High sits about 0.7 miles from T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 54.5%, higher than T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation's 54.0%.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 58 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.5:1, from 15.1:1.

The allk12 page for T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.