📍 805 Chinook Place, Lynchburg, Lynchburg city, 24502
Sandusky Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lynchburg, Lynchburg city. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lynchburg City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandusky Middle enrolls 568 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 25% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 293 | 52% |
| White | 142 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
543 of the school's 568 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 543 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.
Sandusky Middle 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 22, state house district 23.
Sandusky Middle 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 568 students, Sandusky Middle is larger than the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small