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Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation

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Regular School · Lynchburg, VA

Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation is a regular school school in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving grades 06–08 with 531 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
531
Teachers (FTE)
46.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 249 47%
White 165 31%
Hispanic/Latino 66 12%
Two or more races 47 9%
Asian 4 1%
Total enrollment 531 257M / 274F

English Language Learners: 14 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 37.0% -18.3pp 55.3% 520
Reading Proficiency 66.0% -4.1pp 70.1% 526
Science Proficiency 52.0% 283

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
121 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
86
16.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
44
8.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 531 100%

Contact & Location

1200 1208 Polk St

Lynchburg, VA 24504

Phone: (434)515-5310

http://www.lcsedu.net/schools/dms

District

Lynchburg City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,810

District enrollment: 7,856

NCES ID

510234000955

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD