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Heritage High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3101 Wards Ferry Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24502 · (434) 515-5400 · Part of Lynchburg City Public Schools

Lynchburg’s School Grade D better than 13% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
1,113
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Heritage High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state

On the path

Where Lynchburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Heritage HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3101 Wards Ferry Rd, Lynchburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9294
Grade 10305
Grade 11269
Grade 12245
Enrollment over time
1,042’20
1,066’21
1,073’22
1,080’23
1,113’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%White 25%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 11%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Heritage High from Lynchburg families.

Other schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools

The district →
Heritage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
D
448 students14:1
Sheffield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
C−
443 students12:1
Robert S. Payne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
C
435 students13:1
Bedford Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
C−
402 students13:1
Linkhorne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
D
378 students11:1
Perrymont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
D
377 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Lynchburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.