Summary:
Zip code 24503 contains a single middle school, Linkhorne Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 with 519 students in the Lynchburg City Public Schools district. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.7 to 1, the school offers relatively small class sizes, but it serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with nearly 95 percent of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Linkhorne Middle has ranked in the 6th percentile of Virginia middle schools for three consecutive years, placing it in the bottom tier statewide. Academic performance shows a striking split: students in advanced math courses perform near state averages, with 90 percent proficiency in Algebra I and 100 percent in Algebra II, and Earth Science proficiency reached 88.66 percent. However, grade-level math results are extremely low, with 6th grade math proficiency at just 7.41 percent and 8th grade math at 10.28 percent, compared to state averages above 46 percent. Eighth grade science proficiency is also a concern at 19.28 percent versus the 64.72 percent state average.
Reading is the strongest core subject area, with 7th grade reading at 60.84 percent proficiency, notably above the district average of 51.06 percent. Social studies has also shown steady improvement, with Civics and Economics rising to 56.02 percent and Geography to 45.81 percent, both exceeding district averages. Chronic absenteeism stands at 23.8 percent, which is above the state average of 14.8 percent but below the district's 27.0 percent. While the school has made year-over-year gains in Earth Science, reading, and social studies, the overall statewide ranking has remained stable in the bottom tier, reflecting the significant challenges of serving a high-poverty population.
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