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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510060000232
Tomahawk Elementary
155 Bee Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24502 · (434) 237-4090 · Campbell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
513 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Tomahawk Elementary
Tomahawk Elementary's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomahawk Elementary this school | 667 | 76.9% | 73.5% |
| Leesville Road Elementary Lynchburg | 646 | 78.6% | 78.0% |
| Wilson Elementary Fishersville | 655 | 82.0% | 67.6% |
| Appomattox Primary Appomattox | 609 | 77.2% | N/A |
| Alberta Smith Elementary Midlothian | 671 | 76.8% | 87.9% |
| Yellow Branch Elementary Rustburg | 584 | 78.9% | 74.5% |
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 Tomahawk Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Campbell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #481 of 1,101 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #500 of 1,111 ▼ 199 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #619 of 1,111 ▼ 175 | #5 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #237 of 1,176 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #707 of 1,105 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #656 of 1,106 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #539 of 1,157 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #688 of 759 | 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
667
-23 (-3%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 667 | 45.5 | 14.7:1 | 77% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 78% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 74% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 31 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 36 | 19.0:1 | 41% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 34 | 19.3:1 | 37% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 34 | 18.5:1 | 39% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 20% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 27 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomahawk Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (683 to 667); teachers up 26% (36 to 45.5).
About Tomahawk Elementary
Tomahawk Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lynchburg, Virginia, administered by Campbell County Public Schools. Its enrollment is 667 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
Tomahawk Elementary is in Campbell County Public Schools, a district with 7,777 students across 13 schools.
The largest group at Tomahawk Elementary is White students, at 63%. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Campbell County, the White share is about 77%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tomahawk Elementary scores 56%.
Tomahawk Elementary lists 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 0.8 students per teacher. About 77% of students at Tomahawk Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Campbell County is similar, at 76%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Tomahawk Elementary is 6.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 73.5% actual, 67.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
The school is in Campbell County, where median household income comes to about $66,165, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Campbell County counts 15 public schools with about 7,777 students.
Brookville High, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Tomahawk Elementary places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Tomahawk Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 667 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 690. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
The Tomahawk Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,312
Census ACS
Median income
$66,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Campbell County Public Schools
- Brookville HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Rustburg HighHigh · 836 students
- Brookville MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Leesville Road ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Rustburg MiddleMiddle · 626 students
- Altavista HighHigh · 606 students
Other schools in Lynchburg
- E.C. Glass HighHigh · 1,220 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,113 students
- Brookville HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Brookville MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Leesville Road ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Sandusky MiddleMiddle · 583 students
Other Tomahawk Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Tomahawk Elementary. Tomahawk Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Tomahawk ElementaryTomahawk, WI · 512 students
- Tomahawk ElemOlathe, KS · 359 students
- Tomahawk ElemOverland Park, KS · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Brookville High0.2 mi · 1,017
- Brookville Middle0.2 mi · 648
- Leesville Road Elementary1.5 mi · 646
- Heritage Elementary2.0 mi · 448
- Heritage High2.2 mi · 1,113
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary2.9 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Tomahawk ElementaryHow many students attend Tomahawk Elementary?
Tomahawk Elementary enrolls approximately 667 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tomahawk Elementary serve?
Tomahawk Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tomahawk Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tomahawk Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tomahawk Elementary?
Tomahawk Elementary reports a student body of 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Tomahawk Elementary?
Tomahawk Elementary is overseen by Campbell County Public Schools in Campbell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.