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Boonsboro Elementary

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Boonsboro Elementary ranks 294 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Boonsboro Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 321 students. The school is part of the Bedford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 43 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boonsboro Elementary consistently outperforms the Bedford County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 81.48% of 3rd-grade students at Boonsboro Elementary were proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to 75.23% for the Bedford County Public Schools district and 72.89% for the state of Virginia. The school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 294 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Boonsboro Elementary has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from a low of 6.7% in the 2023-2024 school year to a high of 19.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, it is still lower than the rates observed at some nearby schools, such as Thomas Jefferson Elementary and Forest Elementary, which both had a 15.7% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Boonsboro Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 26.79% in the 2023-2024 school year to 27.21% in the 2021-2022 school year, compared to many of the nearby schools.

309

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,031

Per pupil spending ?

26.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1234 Eagle Circle
Lynchburg, VA 24503

(434) 384-2881

District: Bedford County Public Schools

Students who attend Boonsboro Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Middle
High:	Jefferson Forest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

African American:

7.1%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2021 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (82% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2021) to 74th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

294^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 61 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Bedford County Public Schools

43^rd of 129Bedford County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	294 of 1110	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	368 of 1114	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	300 of 1114	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	139 of 1109	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	131 of 1103	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	299 of 1105	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	528 of 1097	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.1	413 of 1099	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.6	711 of 1096	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.5	958 of 1100	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	921 of 1110	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	738 of 1120	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.2	937 of 1117	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	939 of 1117	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.2	663 of 1113	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	774 of 1082	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	71.2	253 of 1081	76.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	197 of 1083	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	197 of 1071	81.6%	★★★★☆
2005	57.7	473 of 1062	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	366 of 1096	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	400 of 1098	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	256 of 1100	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	148 of 1046	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	433 of 1036	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	236 of 1093	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	328 of 1101	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	366 of 1093	66.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	378 of 973	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	488 of 979	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	349 of 984	64.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+12 vs state

English Reading84%+13 vs state

Science77%+8 vs state

VA Studies72%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Boonsboro Elementary

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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	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
Boonsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1234 Eagle Circle	Lynchburg	24503	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 384-2881	309	19	16.2	26.5%	253 (81.9%)	22 (7.1%)	16 (5.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	74.5	294^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.5%		69.4	368^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.0%	74	81.5	75.5	93.6	77.3	87.0	84.0	81.8	72.0	$8,031	$318	$7,714
Bedford Hills Elementary	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
Paul Munro Elementary	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
Linkhorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Linkhorne Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5240	378	33	11.4	97.1%	87 (23.0%)	221 (58.5%)	29 (7.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	9.6	1029^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.3%		6.4	1064^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.5%	35	57.6	42.6	29.2	30.8	55.9	61.1	35.9	44.2	$10,101	$1,795	$8,306
Elon Elementary	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
Sandusky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5828 Apache Ln	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5280	316	24	13.1	93.4%	73 (23.1%)	161 (50.9%)	51 (16.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.9%)	37.4	746^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.3	839^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.7%	93	63.5	66.7	68.8	64.6	61.5	66.7	68.1	62.2	$9,076	$1,666	$7,410
Perrymont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Perrymont Ave	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5250	377	30	12.5	93.4%	95 (25.2%)	195 (51.7%)	32 (8.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	5.6	1068^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.8%		17.1	967^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.2%	101	57.9	46.3	46.8	31.9	34.2	52.5	41.3	23.1	$9,930	$1,503	$8,427
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	One Scholar Lane	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2681	384	22	17.6	18.0%	273 (71.1%)	18 (4.7%)	32 (8.3%)	36 (9.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	84.2	141^st of 1110 public elementary schools	87.3%		84.7	125^th of 1114 public elementary schools	88.8%	16	85.4	89.5	87.8	90.5	85.4	82.5	90.5	82.1	$7,713	$582	$7,132
Dearington Elementary/Innovation	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
T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Mansfield Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5300	168	16	10.5	98.2%	46 (27.4%)	89 (53.0%)	9 (5.4%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.1%)	17.9	952^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	14.2%		24.5	906^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.7%	46	50.0	60.0	46.9	53.1	40.0	63.3	62.5	58.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Boonsboro Elementary

What schools do graduates of Boonsboro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Boonsboro Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Middle
High : Jefferson Forest High

How many students attend Boonsboro Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Boonsboro Elementary.

Is Boonsboro Elementary a good school?

Boonsboro Elementary ranks 294^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Boonsboro Elementary in?

Bedford County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Boonsboro Elementary?

Students at Boonsboro Elementary are 82% White, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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