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Bedford Hills Elementary

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Bedford Hills Elementary ranks 696 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Bedford Hills Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Lynchburg, VA, serving 402 students in the Lynchburg City Public Schools district. Even though the district itself ranks near the bottom of Virginia school divisions, Bedford Hills stands out as one of the strongest elementary schools in the city, ranking in the 37th percentile statewide. The school serves a very high-poverty population — 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — yet it still outperforms most nearby district schools by wide margins.

Bedford Hills exceeds the Lynchburg City district average in every tested subject. In the most recent year, 78.7% of 3rd graders passed math versus a 58.5% district average, and 5th grade science proficiency reached 69.2% compared to 51.2% district-wide. The school is also on a clear upward trajectory: its state ranking has climbed from the 17th percentile in 2023-24 to the 37th percentile today, with strong gains in 3rd and 4th grade math and reading. Economically disadvantaged students, in particular, have improved dramatically, moving from the 8th percentile to the 31st percentile in state subgroup rankings over the past two years. Compared to nearby schools like Perrymont Elementary, Robert S. Payne Elementary, and Dearington Elementary/Innovation — all of which rank in the bottom 5% of Virginia elementary schools — Bedford Hills is a clear bright spot.

The main opportunities for growth are just as clear. Fifth grade math is a persistent weak point: only 50% of 5th graders passed in the most recent year, well below the state average of 72.4% and behind nearby Paul Munro Elementary at 72%. Chronic absenteeism, while better than the district's 27% average, sits at 19.3% — more than double Paul Munro's 7.3%, even though both schools serve nearly identical poverty levels. Spending alone doesn't explain the difference: Bedford Hills spends about $10,800 per student, while Paul Munro spends less yet achieves better results. If Bedford Hills can close the 5th grade math gap and get more students to school consistently, it has strong potential to move into the upper half of Virginia elementary schools.

402

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,149

Per pupil spending ?

98.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

4330 Morningside Dr
Lynchburg, VA 24503-4325

(434) 515-5210

District: Lynchburg City Public Schools

Students who attend Bedford Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Linkhorne Middle
High:	E.C. Glass High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

African American:

30.8%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2019)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

696^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Lynchburg City Public Schools

126^th of 131Lynchburg 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
2026	43.5	696 of 1111	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	750 of 1110	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	921 of 1114	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	906 of 1114	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	876 of 1109	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	805 of 1103	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	937 of 1105	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	796 of 1097	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.1	804 of 1099	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	53.3	567 of 1096	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	816 of 1100	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.5	593 of 1110	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	551 of 1120	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.3	468 of 1117	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.5	594 of 1117	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	559 of 1113	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	451 of 1082	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	527 of 1081	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.2	314 of 1083	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	51.3	581 of 1071	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.8	392 of 1062	63.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	445 of 591	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	66.4	177 of 579	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	2.4	577 of 579	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	691 of 1100	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	817 of 1096	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	920 of 1098	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	938 of 1100	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	715 of 1040	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	721 of 1046	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.2	955 of 1036	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	685 of 1099	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	665 of 1093	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	875 of 1101	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	877 of 1093	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	504 of 974	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	448 of 973	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	668 of 979	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	443 of 984	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science69%~ state avg

Mathematics68%-5 vs state

VA Studies68%-3 vs state

English Reading67%-4 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	—	195 (48.5%)	124 (30.8%)	42 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	43.5	696^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.4%		36.6	750^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.4%	54	78.7	75.0	50.0	69.2	68.0	63.3	68.8	67.8	$11,149	$2,459	$8,690
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%)	57.5	513^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.8%		73.7	300^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.0%	213	81.6	76.0	72.0	62.0	71.4	82.0	70.0	78.7	$11,179	$2,164	$9,015
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%)	14.3	995^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.4%		9.6	1029^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.3%	34	62.3	48.2	48.2	45.5	55.0	55.4	61.8	50.9	$11,531	$3,114	$8,417
Boonsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1234 Eagle Circle	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	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%)	76.2	266^th of 1111 public elementary schools	76.1%		74.5	294^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.5%	28	87.5	69.1	89.4	88.0	85.7	81.5	81.6	84.6	$8,439	$283	$8,156
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	—	29 (16.1%)	117 (65.0%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	2.7	1093^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	1.6%		24.3	884^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.4%	209	45.5	37.8	35.6	42.2	36.4	32.4	40.0	44.4	$15,172	$2,023	$13,149
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%)	4.9	1075^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.2%		5.6	1068^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.8%	7	44.9	53.9	42.9	21.4	42.9	46.2	50.0	44.4	$11,132	$2,498	$8,634
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	$9,740	$2,434	$7,307
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%)	3.6	1084^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.8	1074^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.2%	10	44.1	21.2	22.5	41.4	36.8	53.0	47.1	43.1	$11,592	$3,004	$8,588
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%)	18.7	957^th of 1111 public elementary schools	13.9%		24.1	886^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.2%	71	58.1	58.8	49.2	57.1	54.8	66.7	57.1	52.9	$10,175	$1,613	$8,562
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%)	5.1	1069^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.8%		34.9	773^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	30.4%	296	51.3	38.6	54.6	45.5	48.7	43.9	36.4	34.6	$15,167	$3,360	$11,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford Hills Elementary

Is Bedford Hills Elementary a good school?

Bedford Hills Elementary ranks 696^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bedford Hills Elementary?

Students at Bedford Hills Elementary are 49% White, 31% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Bedford Hills Elementary in?

Lynchburg City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Bedford Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bedford Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Linkhorne Middle
High : E.C. Glass High

How many students attend Bedford Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Bedford Hills Elementary.

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