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New London Academy Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

New London Academy Elementary is a PK-5 school in Forest, VA, serving 330 students as part of Bedford County Public Schools. The school currently ranks 105th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools — placing it in the 91st percentile with a 5-star rating. Academically, New London Academy outperforms both its district and the state across every tested subject. For example, 3rd grade reading proficiency stands at 92.16%, compared to 73.89% for the district and 67.61% statewide. Fourth grade math shows a similar pattern, with 92.86% proficiency versus 74.02% for the district and 73.29% for the state.

What truly sets New London Academy apart is its combination of strong attendance and equitable results. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 4.6% — less than one-third of the state average of 14.8%, and lower than nearby schools such as Thomas Jefferson Elementary (6.3%) and Otter River Elementary (7.8%). The school also achieves outstanding results for students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 90th percentile for this subgroup. Male students, who often lag behind in elementary reading, rank in the top 7% statewide at New London Academy. The school accomplishes all of this while spending less per student ($8,950) than several nearby schools with similar or weaker outcomes.

This level of performance is the result of steady progress over the past decade. In 2014-2015, New London Academy ranked in the 44th percentile; by 2025-2026, it had climbed to the 91st percentile, despite some year-to-year fluctuation. Among nearby schools, only Otter River Elementary matches its overall ranking, and no school in the region combines its low absenteeism, high test scores, and strong results for all student groups. For parents, New London Academy represents a school with proven systems, strong early literacy instruction, and a track record of supporting every student, regardless of background.

330

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,950

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1133 Academy Lane
Forest, VA 24551

(434) 525-2177

District: Bedford County Public Schools

Students who attend New London Academy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Middle
High:	Jefferson Forest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (89% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school89%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

105^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Bedford County Public Schools

35^th of 131Bedford 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	105 of 1111	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.4	211 of 1110	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	100 of 1114	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	164 of 1114	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	186 of 1109	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	154 of 1105	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	326 of 1097	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	415 of 1099	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	495 of 1096	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.5	616 of 1100	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.2	504 of 1110	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.4	808 of 1120	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	766 of 1117	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.1	644 of 1117	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.9	684 of 1113	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	621 of 1082	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.2	703 of 1081	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.8	489 of 1083	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.0	226 of 1071	78.9%	★★★★☆
2005	67.2	312 of 1062	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	166 of 1100	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	229 of 1096	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	127 of 1098	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	185 of 1100	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	106 of 1040	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	108 of 1046	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	60 of 1036	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	69 of 1099	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.3	197 of 1093	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	83 of 1101	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	156 of 1093	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	239 of 974	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	356 of 973	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	199 of 979	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	320 of 984	67.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies91%+21 vs state

Mathematics90%+17 vs state

English Reading88%+17 vs state

Science83%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
New London Academy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1133 Academy Lane	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2177	330	22	15.0	31.8%	260 (78.8%)	20 (6.1%)	21 (6.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	86	105^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.5%		80.4	211^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.0%	106	90.2	92.9	85.7	83.3	92.2	85.7	85.7	91.1	$8,950	$528	$8,422
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Patriot Place	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 534-6159	567	35	16.1	24.5%	404 (71.3%)	38 (6.7%)	51 (9.0%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	84.3	140^th of 1111 public elementary schools	87.4%		84.2	140^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.4%		89.0	85.9	93.0	88.7	81.0	87.4	85.7	87.4	$8,846	$336	$8,510
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Bee Drive	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 237-4090	667	46	14.6	76.9%	418 (62.7%)	100 (15.0%)	81 (12.1%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	51.2	597^th of 1111 public elementary schools	46.3%		51.7	578^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.9%	19	76.4	81.3	70.2	53.5	75.5	75.0	67.5	73.0	$7,481	$432	$7,050
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%)	75.7	271^st of 1111 public elementary schools	75.6%		84.2	141^st of 1110 public elementary schools	87.3%	130	89.9	68.7	90.0	91.8	88.4	85.7	86.9	73.8	$7,713	$582	$7,132
Leesville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Lewis Way	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 239-0303	646	44	14.5	78.6%	361 (55.9%)	108 (16.7%)	94 (14.6%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.1%)	64.6	418^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.4%		66.9	392^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	64.7%	26	77.2	82.0	80.4	71.0	66.3	80.9	78.7	81.8	$8,282	$625	$7,657
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Leesville Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5230	448	33	13.5	86.2%	96 (21.4%)	226 (50.4%)	40 (8.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.5%)	26.3	884^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.4%		16.5	965^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.1%	81	62.2	60.3	73.6	60.4	54.6	63.2	64.2	45.5	$9,581	$1,457	$8,124
Sheffield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Kenwood Place	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5290	443	36	12.3	92.8%	107 (24.2%)	202 (45.6%)	75 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.7%)	20.2	938^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.6%		22.2	899^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.0%	39	49.3	39.7	64.0	68.0	50.7	50.0	79.6	48.4	$10,543	$1,578	$8,965
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%)	19.9	944^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.0%		37.4	746^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.8%	198	66.7	61.5	55.1	51.0	49.2	60.0	64.6	50.8	$9,076	$1,666	$7,410
Yellow Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	377 Dennis Riddle Dr	Rustburg	24588	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 821-1021	584	44	13.1	78.9%	385 (65.9%)	100 (17.1%)	43 (7.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	55.3	551^st of 1111 public elementary schools	50.4%		56.5	526^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.6%	25	72.2	71.8	81.8	74.0	64.4	75.6	74.0	75.3	$8,906	$761	$8,146
Otter River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Otter River Dr	Goode	24556	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-9210	167	12	13.6	36.5%	137 (82.0%)	9 (5.4%)	9 (5.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	86	104^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.6%		81.7	187^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.2%	83	96.0	90.5	89.7	89.7	88.0	85.7	86.2	81.0	$10,506	$395	$10,111

Frequently Asked Questions about New London Academy Elementary

Is New London Academy Elementary a good school?

Yes. New London Academy Elementary ranks in the top 9.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of New London Academy Elementary?

Students at New London Academy Elementary are 79% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend New London Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended New London Academy Elementary.

What schools do graduates of New London Academy Elementary attend?

Students who attend New London Academy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Middle
High : Jefferson Forest High

What district is New London Academy Elementary in?

Bedford County Public Schools

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