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Yellow Branch Elementary

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Yellow Branch Elementary ranks 551 st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Yellow Branch Elementary is a PK-5 school in Rustburg, VA, serving 584 students in Campbell County Public Schools. The school ranks in the middle of Virginia elementary schools — 551st out of 1,111 with a 3-star rating. About 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet chronic absenteeism is a genuine bright spot at just 8.1%, below both the district rate of 9.0% and the state rate of 14.8% — and far better than nearby Lynchburg City Public Schools, where rates range from 19.5% to 33.3%.

Where Yellow Branch truly stands out is in the upper elementary grades. Fifth-grade math proficiency reached 81.8% in 2025-2026 — well above the state average of 72.4% — and 5th-grade science hit 74.0%, also above both district and state levels. This strength in 5th grade has been consistent over several years. The school also produces exceptional results for certain student groups: disabled students rank in the 95th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, and low-income students rank in the 66th percentile — both above the school's overall performance level. Combined with the low absenteeism rate, these results suggest a school that is keeping students engaged and serving some of its most vulnerable populations especially well.

The main challenge is early-grade reading. Third-grade reading proficiency was 64.4% in 2025-2026, below district and state averages, and 3rd-grade math also lagged. However, the school appears to gain momentum as students progress, with gaps closing or even reversing by 5th grade. Among Campbell County peers, Yellow Branch sits in the middle: below Leesville Road Elementary and Altavista Elementary, but above Rustburg Elementary and Tomahawk Elementary. Higher-performing Bedford County Public Schools like Thomas Jefferson Elementary and New London Academy Elementary serve far fewer low-income students, while Lynchburg City schools with higher poverty and absenteeism struggle more. Given its 79% poverty rate, Yellow Branch's mid-tier ranking is a solid result that speaks to real strengths for the families it serves.

584

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,906

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

377 Dennis Riddle Dr
Rustburg, VA 24588

(434) 821-1021

District: Campbell County Public Schools

Students who attend Yellow Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rustburg Middle
High:	Rustburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.9%

African American:

17.1%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg74%

Virginia avg72%

551^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Campbell County Public Schools

58^th of 131Campbell 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
2026	55.3	551 of 1111	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	526 of 1110	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	502 of 1114	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	543 of 1114	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	479 of 1109	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	555 of 1103	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	686 of 1105	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	623 of 1097	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	600 of 1099	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.6	395 of 1096	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	499 of 1100	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.7	590 of 1110	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	528 of 1120	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	462 of 1117	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	425 of 1117	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.7	628 of 1113	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	567 of 1082	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.3	773 of 1081	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.8	556 of 1083	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.3	750 of 1071	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	17.0	989 of 1062	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	124 of 591	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	49.0	322 of 579	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	19 of 420	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	59.4	152 of 355	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	570 of 1100	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	582 of 1096	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	518 of 1098	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	501 of 1100	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	351 of 1040	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	438 of 1046	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	460 of 1036	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	509 of 1099	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	446 of 1093	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	493 of 1101	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	579 of 1093	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	247 of 306	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	713 of 974	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	652 of 973	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	736 of 979	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	772 of 984	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)95th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile~ school

White (2026)27th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies75%+5 vs state

Mathematics75%~ state avg

Science74%+5 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	55.3	551^st of 1111 public elementary schools	50.4%		56.5	526^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.6%	25	72.2	71.8	81.8	74.0	64.4	75.6	74.0	75.3	$8,906	$761	$8,146
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%)	53.5	573^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	48.4%		57.9	507^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.3%	66	69.7	74.2	79.0	79.0	63.6	69.4	71.9	78.7	$10,257	$1,367	$8,889
Leesville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Lewis Way	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	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%)	64.6	418^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.4%		66.9	392^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	64.7%	26	77.2	82.0	80.4	71.0	66.3	80.9	78.7	81.8	$8,282	$625	$7,657
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Bee Drive	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	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%)	51.2	597^th of 1111 public elementary schools	46.3%		51.7	578^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.9%	19	76.4	81.3	70.2	53.5	75.5	75.0	67.5	73.0	$7,481	$432	$7,050
New London Academy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1133 Academy Lane	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2177	330	22	15.0	31.8%	260 (78.8%)	20 (6.1%)	21 (6.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	86	105^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.5%		80.4	211^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.0%	106	90.2	92.9	85.7	83.3	92.2	85.7	85.7	91.1	$8,950	$528	$8,422
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%)	26.3	884^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.4%		16.5	965^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.1%	81	62.2	60.3	73.6	60.4	54.6	63.2	64.2	45.5	$9,581	$1,457	$8,124
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%)	20.2	938^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.6%		22.2	899^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.0%	39	49.3	39.7	64.0	68.0	50.7	50.0	79.6	48.4	$10,543	$1,578	$8,965
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%)	19.9	944^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.0%		37.4	746^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.8%	198	66.7	61.5	55.1	51.0	49.2	60.0	64.6	50.8	$9,076	$1,666	$7,410
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Patriot Place	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 534-6159	567	35	16.1	24.5%	404 (71.3%)	38 (6.7%)	51 (9.0%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	84.3	140^th of 1111 public elementary schools	87.4%		84.2	140^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.4%		89.0	85.9	93.0	88.7	81.0	87.4	85.7	87.4	$8,846	$336	$8,510
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%)	4.9	1075^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.2%		5.6	1068^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.8%	7	44.9	53.9	42.9	21.4	42.9	46.2	50.0	44.4	$9,930	$1,503	$8,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Yellow Branch Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Yellow Branch Elementary?

Students at Yellow Branch Elementary are 66% White, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Yellow Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yellow Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rustburg Middle
High : Rustburg High

How many students attend Yellow Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Yellow Branch Elementary.

What district is Yellow Branch Elementary in?

Campbell County Public Schools

Is Yellow Branch Elementary a good school?

Yellow Branch Elementary ranks 551^st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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