📍 501 Leesville Rd, Lynchburg, Lynchburg city, 24502
Heritage Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lynchburg, Lynchburg city. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lynchburg City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heritage Elementary enrolls 475 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 24% White and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 238 | 50% |
| White | 112 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
427 of the school's 475 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 427 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Heritage Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 23, state house district 23.
Heritage Elementary is one of 18 schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools, based in Lynchburg, Virginia. The district serves 7,657 students district-wide and employs 609 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 475 students, Heritage Elementary is close to the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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