Lynchburg City Schools' Distinguishing Facts

Why We Stand Out

Distinguishing Facts of Lynchburg City Schools

  • E.C. Glass and Heritage High Schools among the top 5% of high schools in the nation
  • Earned Distinguished Title One School Division, 2007, 2008
  • Honored with Regional Teacher of the Year award 2 years in a row
  • Offer the option of sending your child to the GO (Gifted Opportunity) Center at Payne Elementary
  • 3 Schools for Innovation
    • T.C. Miller Elementary: Math, Science and the Arts
    • Dearington Elementary: Spanish, Economics and Science
    • Dunbar Middle: Foreign Language, Drama and Communications
  • Offer the most Advanced Placement courses in the area
    • 19 courses offered
      • 4 in foreign languages
      • 3 in history
      • 3 in mathematics
      • 3 in the sciences
      • 2 in English
      • 2 in government
      • 2 in art
    • More than 400 students take at least one class
  • Offer 6 dual enrollment core content courses
    • Pre-calculus
    • Applied Calculus
    • Biology 101 (w/lab)
    • Biology 102 (w/lab)
    • College Comp 111
    • College Comp 112
  • Governor’s School for Math and Science
  • Extensive Career Tech program
    • 16 areas of study (and we continue to grow!)
    • 6 involve dual enrollment with local colleges
      • Building Trades
      • Nuclear Technology
      • EMT
      • Cosmetology
      • Computer Systems Technology
      • Precision Machine Technology
  • Athletics
    • More than 700 athletes at E.C. Glass play on 36 teams
    • More than 500 athletes at Heritage High School play on 32 teams
  • Theater
    • More than 500 students participate in drama productions per year.
    • Heritage High School drama students were the District Champions in Theater
    • E.C. Glass drama students were the 2008 Virginia Theatre Association (VTA) State Secondary School Theatre Champions and represented Virginia in the Southeastern Theatre Conference.
  • Music
    • Seven hundred and thirty students from Kindergarten to 12th grade are in the Lynchburg City Schools Strings Program.
    • E.C. Glass High School is designated as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for their superior Band, Orchestra and Chorus programs.
    • E.C. Glass High School Orchestra was selected to perform at the 2009 Virginia Music Educators Association Conference at the Homestead Resort.
    • E.C. Glass High School Choral Department has received straight Superior ratings at the Virginia Music Educators Association Festival since 2002.
    • E.C. Glass High School Marching Band received 1st Place in music at the 2009 James Madison University Parade of Champions.
    • Heritage High School Orchestra received straight Superior ratings at the 2009 Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association Festival.
    • HHS Marching Band has been named Grand Champion at every competition for 2 years running.
  • Partners in Education:
    • The school division partners with more than 230 individuals and businesses for additional enrichment.
  • “Play It Smart” Grant recipient
    • A program developed by the National Football Foundation that provides Academic Coaches to our athletes.
  • Dollars and Sense
    • Students earned $425,000 worth of college credit during the 2008-2009 school year
    • More than $10.3 million worth of scholarships offered to Lynchburg City School’s class of 2009
  • Our Teachers
    • Our teachers have an average of 14 years of experience.
    • 55.5% of our teachers hold a master’s degree or higher.  Seventeen of our educators hold doctorates.