Dearington Elementary/Innovation
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Lynchburg, Virginia
Dearington Elementary/Innovation in Lynchburg, Virginia enrolled 180 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 49%
160 students in 2022-23, 180 students in 2023-24, 180 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 19.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 160 | 37.0 | 4.3 |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 19.8 | 9.1 |
| 2024-25 | 180 | 19.0 | 9.5 |
9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 138 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dearington Elementary/Innovation enrolled 138 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 138 of the 138 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.0% of students were Black, 16.1% White, 11.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black65.0%
- White16.1%
- Two or more races11.7%
- Hispanic6.1%
- American Indian1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Dearington Elementary/Innovation scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 65‑69% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Lynchburg
14 public elementary schools in Lynchburg report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomahawk Elementary | 667 | 14.7 | 76.9% |
| Leesville Road Elementary | 646 | 14.6 | 78.6% |
| Heritage Elementary | 448 | 13.6 | 86.2% |
| Sheffield Elementary | 443 | 12.3 | 92.8% |
| Robert S. Payne Elementary | 435 | 13.2 | 97.2% |
| Bedford Hills Elementary | 402 | 13.0 | 98.0% |
| Linkhorne Elementary | 378 | 11.5 | 97.1% |
| Perrymont Elementary | 377 | 12.6 | 93.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dearington Elementary/Innovation
- Robert S. Payne ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 435 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- T.C. Miller Elementary School for InnovationThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 168 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Dearington Elementary/Innovation with Robert S. Payne ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lynchburg City Schools spends per student$17,083 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,083
- The largest public schools in VirginiaDearington Elementary/Innovation is the number 1,097 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,097 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.9.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Dearington Elementary/Innovation
How many students attend Dearington Elementary/Innovation?
180 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 160 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lynchburg, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dearington Elementary/Innovation?
9.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dearington Elementary/Innovation a Title I school?
Dearington Elementary/Innovation ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dearington Elementary/Innovation do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Dearington Elementary/Innovation scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dearington Elementary/Innovation in?
Lynchburg City Schools, NCES district ID 5102340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510234002205 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.