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T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

952^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation is a public magnet elementary school serving 194 students in grades PK-5 in Lynchburg, Virginia, which is part of the Lynchburg City Public Schools district.

T.C. Miller Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance. The school faces significant challenges, including an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (98.45% to 98.56%), well below-average proficiency rates on state tests, and high chronic absenteeism rates (10.4% to 24.8%). While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, this does not seem to be enough to overcome the broader socioeconomic and educational challenges facing the student population.

When comparing T.C. Miller Elementary to other nearby schools in the Lynchburg City Public Schools district, it generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. For example, Bedford Hills Elementary and Sandusky Elementary have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism than T.C. Miller. To improve the school's performance, potential recommendations could include implementing targeted interventions, developing strategies to improve student attendance, and exploring partnerships with community organizations to address the holistic needs of students and families.

168

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Mansfield Ave
Lynchburg, VA 24501-3340

(434) 515-5300

District: Lynchburg City Public Schools

Students who attend T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation usually attend:

Middle:	Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation
High:	E.C. Glass High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.0%

White:

27.4%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (54% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg55%

Virginia avg71%

952^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Lynchburg City Public Schools

118^th of 129Lynchburg City 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	17.9	952 of 1110	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	906 of 1114	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	896 of 1114	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	745 of 1109	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	928 of 1103	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	653 of 1105	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	572 of 1097	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.9	534 of 1099	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	16.2	1006 of 1096	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	993 of 1100	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	1090 of 1110	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	921 of 1120	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.1	800 of 1117	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	901 of 1117	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	1051 of 1113	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	43.4	735 of 1082	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.1	930 of 1081	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.8	756 of 1083	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.6	852 of 1071	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.6	646 of 1062	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	421 of 588	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	689 of 1096	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	802 of 1098	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	811 of 1100	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	833 of 1046	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	892 of 1036	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	825 of 1093	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	801 of 1101	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	864 of 1093	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	609 of 973	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	534 of 979	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.5	269 of 984	72.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)37th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2024)28th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies59%-10 vs state

English Reading55%-15 vs state

Science53%-16 vs state

Mathematics52%-20 vs state

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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
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
Robert S. Payne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Floyd St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5270	435	33	13.1	97.2%	79 (18.2%)	280 (64.4%)	34 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	4.8	1074^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.2%		12.1	1004^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.9%	70	45.1	18.8	22.0	43.6	35.2	50.0	46.3	46.2	$9,579	$2,364	$7,215
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
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
William M. Bass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Seabury Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5200	188	20	9.4	94.7%	43 (22.9%)	86 (45.7%)	21 (11.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (19.7%)	34.9	773^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	30.4%		47.7	644^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.2%	129	67.7	56.0	67.9	78.6	61.8	54.2	66.7	48.0	$16,009	$3,045	$12,964
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
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
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%)	22.2	899^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.0%		17.4	963^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	13.6%	64	54.7	63.4	59.2	47.9	54.0	59.5	61.4	67.4	$10,543	$1,578	$8,965
Madison Heights Elementary	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
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%)	16.5	965^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.1	987^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.4%	22	53.9	71.2	43.9	45.5	55.4	56.0	53.0	52.1	$9,581	$1,457	$8,124

Frequently Asked Questions about T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation

What is the racial makeup of T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation?

Students at T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation are 53% African American, 27% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Is T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation a good school?

T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation.

What district is T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation in?

Lynchburg City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation attend?

Students who attend T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation
High : E.C. Glass High

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