Tomahawk Elementary

Tomahawk Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school in Lynchburg, Virginia, run under Campbell County Public Schools. The school hosts 667 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Tomahawk Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Campbell County Public Schools, a district that teaches 7,777 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tomahawk Elementary logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Tomahawk Elementary has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tomahawk Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 73.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Campbell County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,165, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Tomahawk Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Campbell County (combined enrollment of about 7,777 students).

Brookville High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tomahawk Elementary. On composite proficiency, Tomahawk Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 66.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tomahawk Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 683 students in 2018 to 667 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 74% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.