302 Diamond Street

Lexington, Virginia 24450

 

Richard N. Dowd, Principal                                                            Sarah Blackburn, Counselor

540-463-3532                                                                                     540-463-2000

rdowd@lexedu.org                                                                            sblackburn@lexedu.org

 

School Division:  Lexington City                                                  Main Office:          (540) 463-3532    

Grade Levels:  6 – 8                                                                         Guidance Office:  (540) 463-2000    

Enrollment:   183                                                                              FAX:                        (540) 463-1548

School Mission Statement:

       Learning....Dedication....Mastery....Success

 

Lylburn Downing Middle School is the public middle school for the city of Lexington. The school originally opened its doors in 1927 to African-American students. Another building was added in 1949, and an addition containing a gymnasium-auditorium was added in 1959. A final addition was completed in 1981, bringing all of the school under one roof and the original building was closed. When schools in the area were integrated in 1965, Lylburn Downing Middle became part of the elementary school system. It now serves all of Lexington's sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. The other city school in Lexington, Waddell Elementary, serves all of Lexington's Kindergartners through fifth graders. Secondary students in Lexington attend Rockbridge Country High School.

 

School Accreditation: Lylburn Downing Middle School is fully accredited by the state of Virginia and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The school was first accredited by SACS n 1988 and has continued that accreditation since. SACS designated the Lexington City School Division as "A Super District for Quality Schools" in the 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05. In addition, the school made Annual Yearly Progress this year based on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

 

What makes Lylburn Downing Middle School Unique:
Lylburn Downing is a city school characterized by its small size, caring stakeholders and community support. The school promotes a familial environment where every student is known by name and each teacher is dedicated to promote individual student success stories.

 

6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
English	English	English
Math	Pre-Algebra	Algebra I Pt I or Algebra I*
Science	Science	Science
US History	Civics	World History*
Reading PE	PE	PE

 

ELECTIVES:

6th Grade KMAC – (9-week rotation from among keyboarding, music, art, and computer applications) Band 6 Foreign Language* (Spanish I Pt I, Latin I Pt I)

7th Grade MAC (12-week rotation from among media, art, and technology) Band Foreign Language* (Spanish I Part I or Part II, Latin I Part I or Part II) Academic Lab

8th Grade Band Art 8 Advanced Art Technical Drawing Foreign Language* (Spanish I Part II or Spanish II; Latin I part II or Latin II)

[*high school credited courses]

 

EARLY BIRD CLASSES (7:40 am – 8:15 am):

 Beginning band

Jazz band

Chorus

 

GRADING SCALE:

        100-90  =  A                                                  

          89-80  =  B                                                   

          79-70  =  C                                                  

          69-60  =  D                                        

          59-0    =  F                                     

  

POSSIBLE HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS EARNED AT LDMS:

Algebra I – 1 Credit                                                     Verified Credit – 1 (Passed SOL Test)

World History  – 1 Credit                                           Verified Credit – 1 (Passed SOL Test)

Foreign Language – 1 or 2Credit(s)

Technical Drawing - 1 Credit