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Heritage Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary is a PK-5 school in Lynchburg, VA, serving 448 students in the Lynchburg City Public Schools district, where 86.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite operating in a district ranked near the bottom of Virginia, Heritage is the highest-ranked elementary school among its immediate Lynchburg City peers — 884th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (20th percentile) for 2025-2026. That's meaningful progress from a decade ago, when the school ranked in the 7th percentile.

Heritage's biggest academic bright spot is 5th grade math, where 73.58% of students scored proficient — above the state average of 72.39% and well above the district's 51.71%. The school also exceeds district averages in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade reading and math, though it trails state averages in most subjects. The clearest weakness is 4th grade Virginia Studies (45.45% proficient). Chronic absenteeism is 22.9% — down from a pandemic peak of 49.1%, but still 1.5 times the state average. The school spends $9,581 per student with a 13.5 student-teacher ratio — far leaner than William M. Bass Elementary, which spends $16,009 per student yet ranks lower.

Heritage's success is uneven across grades and student groups. Scores swing significantly year to year — 5th grade math jumped from 43.94% to 73.58% in one year — so individual cohorts heavily influence results. Female students rank in the 32nd percentile statewide, compared to 12th for male students, and the school shows meaningful differences in how well it supports various student populations. The contrast with nearby county schools is stark: Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Bedford County serves far fewer low-income students (24.5%) and ranks in the 87th percentile, while Leesville Road Elementary and Tomahawk Elementary in Campbell County serve similar poverty levels yet rank higher. Still, Heritage is the strongest performer among the eight Lynchburg City elementary schools in its cluster, suggesting it uses its modest resources efficiently.

448

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,212

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

501 Leesville Rd
Lynchburg, VA 24502-2392

(434) 515-5230

District: Lynchburg City Public Schools

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sandusky Middle
High:	Heritage High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.4%

White:

21.4%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 25 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

884^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	26.3	884 of 1111	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	965 of 1110	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	987 of 1114	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	993 of 1114	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1006 of 1109	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	976 of 1103	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	864 of 1105	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	895 of 1097	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	1009 of 1099	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	1016 of 1096	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	1076 of 1100	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	1065 of 1110	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	1026 of 1120	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	1039 of 1117	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	985 of 1117	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	1073 of 1113	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	971 of 1082	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.6	936 of 1081	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.7	583 of 1083	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.5	415 of 1071	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	27.1	898 of 1062	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	474 of 591	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	506 of 579	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	548 of 588	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	529 of 579	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	753 of 1100	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.4	896 of 1096	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	989 of 1098	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	957 of 1100	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	730 of 1040	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	818 of 1046	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	909 of 1036	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	972 of 1099	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	989 of 1093	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	972 of 1101	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1009 of 1093	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	452 of 974	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	597 of 973	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	841 of 979	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	881 of 984	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)54th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%-8 vs state

English Reading61%-10 vs state

Science60%-8 vs state

VA Studies45%-25 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
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	$11,212	$2,398	$8,814
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	$11,271	$2,555	$8,717
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
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	$7,565	$392	$7,173
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
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	$8,254	$592	$7,663
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary

What district is Heritage Elementary in?

Lynchburg City Public Schools

Is Heritage Elementary a good school?

Heritage Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Heritage Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Heritage Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandusky Middle
High : Heritage High

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary?

Students at Heritage Elementary are 50% African American, 21% White, 15% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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