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Heritage Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

965^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary is a public elementary school in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving 454 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lynchburg City Public Schools district, which is ranked 118 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower test scores than the district and state averages, and an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 89.89% to 95.9% over the past few years. The school's student-teacher ratio is also relatively high, ranging from 11.2 to 17.3, which may contribute to the academic struggles. When compared to nearby schools in the district, such as Linkhorne Elementary, William M. Bass Elementary, and Sandusky Elementary, Heritage Elementary stands out as one of the lowest-performing schools in the area.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Heritage Elementary suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, which likely plays a significant role in the school's academic performance and challenges. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that addresses the unique needs of the school's student population, such as targeted interventions, additional resources for student support services, and community engagement initiatives.

448

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,581

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (53% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Virginia avg71%

965^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)39th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%-17 vs state

English Reading55%-16 vs state

VA Studies52%-16 vs state

Science45%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Heritage 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
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
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
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
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Bee Drive	Lynchburg	24502	Campbell County	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%)	51.7	578^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.9%		68.5	376^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.2%	202	72.4	79.1	77.3	67.0	65.4	73.6	68.0	66.4	$7,481	$432	$7,050
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
Leesville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Lewis Way	Lynchburg	24502	Campbell County	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%)	66.9	392^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.7	458^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.9%	66	81.6	75.5	79.2	79.6	79.3	76.4	74.5	77.3	$8,282	$625	$7,657
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary

Is Heritage Elementary a good school?

Heritage Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Heritage Elementary?

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

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.

What district is Heritage Elementary in?

Lynchburg City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandusky Middle
High : Heritage High

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