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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amherst Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Davis St	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 946-9704	307	22	13.9	83.4%	193 (62.9%)	46 (15.0%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.4%)	53.7	557^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.8%		55.8	540^th of 1114 public elementary schools	51.5%	17	77.8	71.4	65.2	58.7	75.6	85.7	65.2	80.5	$11,022	$1,610	$9,413
Central Elementary	1.4mi	Public	PK, KG-5	575 Union Hill Rd	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 946-9700	268	25	10.7	82.8%	151 (56.3%)	51 (19.0%)	16 (6.0%)	5 (1.9%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.2%)	11.4	1014^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.6%		26.7	880^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.0%	134	52.3	65.8	42.9	45.7	44.2	60.5	42.9	31.6	$11,986	$1,316	$10,670
Temperance Elementary	7.5mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1981 Lowesville Rd	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 946-2811	93	7	13.2	82.8%	81 (87.1%)	5 (5.4%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	73.1	308^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.3%		72.5	318^th of 1114 public elementary schools	71.5%	10	66.7	86.7	85.7	85.7	72.2	100.0	78.6	86.7	$12,287	$595	$11,692
Amelon Elementary	9.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	132 Amer Court	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 528-6498	415	32	12.9	83.6%	243 (58.6%)	106 (25.5%)	21 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	16	969^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.7%		14.8	983^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	11.8%	14	58.2	52.1	50.8	49.2	46.3	60.3	64.6	48.0	$10,619	$1,067	$9,552
Elon Elementary	9.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Younger Dr	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 528-6496	288	22	13.0	83.0%	215 (74.7%)	35 (12.2%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (8.0%)	57	516^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.5%		51.9	587^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.3%	71	89.1	71.7	69.6	69.6	73.3	75.0	71.7	70.0	$10,060	$878	$9,182
Tye River Elementary	11.1mi	Public	PK, KG-5	5198 Thomas Nelson Hwy	Arrington	22922	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 263-8960	360	29	12.6	85.3%	245 (68.1%)	58 (16.1%)	43 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	54.1	554^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.1%		48.3	638^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.7%	84	71.7	75.5	80.7	66.1	61.5	79.6	67.7	77.6	$13,996	$1,844	$12,152
Madison Heights Elementary	11.8mi	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Learning Lane	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 846-2151	449	32	14.0	84.0%	218 (48.6%)	127 (28.3%)	47 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.5%)	24.1	886^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.2%		27.7	868^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.1%	18	57.9	52.6	66.1	67.9	56.1	56.1	66.1	27.3	$9,665	$1,688	$7,978
Paul Munro Elementary	12.9mi	Public	PK, KG-5	4641 Locksview Rd	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5260	356	26	13.6	97.2%	173 (48.6%)	113 (31.7%)	34 (9.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	73.7	300^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.0%		81.8	175^th of 1114 public elementary schools	84.3%	125	79.2	88.1	77.8	75.6	72.9	90.5	82.6	83.3	$8,460	$1,798	$6,661
Dearington Elementary/Innovation	13.7mi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	210 Smyth St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5220	180	19	9.4	98.3%	29 (16.1%)	117 (65.0%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	24.3	884^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.4%		42.1	703^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	36.9%	181	39.4	62.5	65.0	75.0	45.5	56.3	65.0	59.4	$15,178	$2,100	$13,078
Bedford Hills Elementary	13.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 Morningside Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5210	402	31	12.9	98.0%	195 (48.5%)	124 (30.8%)	42 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	36.6	750^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.4%		22.9	921^st of 1114 public elementary schools	17.3%	171	80.0	60.0	45.1	64.7	73.5	62.5	70.6	56.9	$10,827	$1,504	$9,323

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