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Linkhorne Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2525 Linkhorne Dr
Lynchburg, VA 24503
Phone
(434) 515-5330
District
Lynchburg City Public Schools
County
LYNCHBURG CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
566
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.1% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Linkhorne Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
41%
66%
58%
70%
24%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
42%
66%
49%
71%
34%
60%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
48%
67%
56%
71%
40%
62%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 180 31.8%
Grade 7 180 31.8%
Grade 8 206 36.4%
Total 566 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.4% 33.7% 47.5%
Black 52.9% 54.3% 23.1%
Hispanic 7.3% 9.9% 20.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.8% 8.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.0% 94.8% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 94.0% 94.8% 55.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 79,255 8,715,698
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,620.2 218
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.4% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.1% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 28,687 3,326,260
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.4% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.5% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.2% 27.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.9% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.8% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.8% 8.4%
$15,000 or less 11.6% 7.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,927 $68,981,000 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,081 $8,352,000 6.7%
Staff $962 $7,430,000 6.0%
General Administration $271 $2,095,000 1.7%
School Administration $817 $6,313,000 5.1%
Operation $1,581 $12,219,000 9.9%
Transportation $744 $5,749,000 4.6%
Other $376 $2,904,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,832 $45,062,000 36.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,279 $9,880,000 8.0%
Total Expenditures $16,038 $123,923,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,921 $11,230,472,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $832 $1,047,548,000 5.0%
Staff $1,155 $1,453,542,000 7.0%
General Administration $231 $290,427,000 1.4%
School Administration $850 $1,069,632,000 5.1%
Operation $1,368 $1,722,122,000 8.3%
Transportation $745 $937,854,000 4.5%
Other $280 $352,448,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,460 $6,873,573,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,197 $2,765,110,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $16,578 $20,869,155,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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