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Rustburg Elementary

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Rustburg Elementary ranks 507 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Rustburg Elementary is a public elementary school serving 442 students in grades PK-5 in Rustburg, Virginia. It is part of the Campbell County Public Schools district, which is ranked 64 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Rustburg Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.77% of 4th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 74.96% for the district and 72.98% for the state. The school also had 79.63% of 5th graders proficient or better in science, outpacing the district's 74.21% and the state's 68.94%. However, Rustburg Elementary has higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.7% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is an area the school should focus on improving.

Compared to nearby schools, Rustburg Elementary generally performs better than Tomahawk Elementary and Concord Elementary within the Campbell County Public Schools district. However, schools in the Lynchburg City Public Schools district, such as William M. Bass Elementary and Sandusky Elementary, tend to have lower test scores compared to Rustburg Elementary.

450

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,257

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Village Hwy
Rustburg, VA 24588

(434) 332-5215

District: Campbell County Public Schools

Students who attend Rustburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rustburg Middle
High:	Rustburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Two or more races:

9.8%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg73%

Virginia avg71%

507^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Campbell County Public Schools

64^th of 129Campbell County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	507 of 1110	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	447 of 1114	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	661 of 1114	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	538 of 1109	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	559 of 1103	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	740 of 1105	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	893 of 1097	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	976 of 1099	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.9	729 of 1096	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.6	587 of 1100	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	823 of 1110	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.2	642 of 1120	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.5	1046 of 1117	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	1020 of 1117	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	56.0	531 of 1113	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.5	778 of 1082	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.5	683 of 1081	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.0	953 of 1083	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.4	939 of 1071	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.7	984 of 1062	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	55.0	286 of 579	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	509 of 1096	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	384 of 1098	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	573 of 1100	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	430 of 1046	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	338 of 1036	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	488 of 1093	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	507 of 1101	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	722 of 1093	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	654 of 973	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	653 of 979	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	798 of 984	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

African American (2023)51st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+11 vs state

VA Studies77%+9 vs state

Mathematics75%~ state avg

English Reading71%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rustburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Village Hwy	Rustburg	24588	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 332-5215	450	35	12.9	77.3%	338 (75.1%)	41 (9.1%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	57.9	507^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.3%		63.3	447^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.9%	60	65.2	80.8	80.4	79.6	62.7	67.3	83.6	76.9	$10,257	$1,367	$8,889
Yellow Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	377 Dennis Riddle Dr	Rustburg	24588	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 821-1021	584	44	13.1	78.9%	385 (65.9%)	100 (17.1%)	43 (7.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	56.5	526^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.6%		58.6	502^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	54.9%	24	65.4	77.8	80.0	77.1	58.0	78.5	75.7	75.3	$8,906	$761	$8,146
Leesville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Lewis Way	Lynchburg	24502	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 239-0303	646	44	14.5	78.6%	361 (55.9%)	108 (16.7%)	94 (14.6%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.1%)	66.9	392^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.7	458^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.9%	66	81.6	75.5	79.2	79.6	79.3	76.4	74.5	77.3	$8,282	$625	$7,657
Sheffield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Kenwood Place	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5290	443	36	12.3	92.8%	107 (24.2%)	202 (45.6%)	75 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.7%)	22.2	899^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.0%		17.4	963^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	13.6%	64	54.7	63.4	59.2	47.9	54.0	59.5	61.4	67.4	$10,543	$1,578	$8,965
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Leesville Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5230	448	33	13.5	86.2%	96 (21.4%)	226 (50.4%)	40 (8.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.5%)	16.5	965^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.1	987^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.4%	22	53.9	71.2	43.9	45.5	55.4	56.0	53.0	52.1	$9,581	$1,457	$8,124
Concord Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9339 Village Hwy	Concord	24538	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 993-2257	406	29	14.0	78.8%	299 (73.6%)	50 (12.3%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	64.3	432^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	61.1%		61.5	472^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	57.6%	40	78.1	73.1	94.3	81.1	69.9	73.1	83.0	70.2	$9,063	$1,104	$7,958
William M. Bass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Seabury Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5200	188	20	9.4	94.7%	43 (22.9%)	86 (45.7%)	21 (11.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (19.7%)	34.9	773^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	30.4%		47.7	644^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.2%	129	67.7	56.0	67.9	78.6	61.8	54.2	66.7	48.0	$16,009	$3,045	$12,964
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Bee Drive	Lynchburg	24502	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 237-4090	667	46	14.6	76.9%	418 (62.7%)	100 (15.0%)	81 (12.1%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	51.7	578^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.9%		68.5	376^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.2%	202	72.4	79.1	77.3	67.0	65.4	73.6	68.0	66.4	$7,481	$432	$7,050
Sandusky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5828 Apache Ln	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5280	316	24	13.1	93.4%	73 (23.1%)	161 (50.9%)	51 (16.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.9%)	37.4	746^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.3	839^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.7%	93	63.5	66.7	68.8	64.6	61.5	66.7	68.1	62.2	$9,076	$1,666	$7,410
Perrymont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Perrymont Ave	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5250	377	30	12.5	93.4%	95 (25.2%)	195 (51.7%)	32 (8.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	5.6	1068^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.8%		17.1	967^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.2%	101	57.9	46.3	46.8	31.9	34.2	52.5	41.3	23.1	$9,930	$1,503	$8,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Rustburg Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rustburg Elementary?

Students at Rustburg Elementary are 75% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Rustburg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rustburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rustburg Middle
High : Rustburg High

What district is Rustburg Elementary in?

Campbell County Public Schools

Is Rustburg Elementary a good school?

Rustburg Elementary ranks 507^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rustburg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Rustburg Elementary.

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