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Sheffield Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sheffield Elementary is a PreK–5 school in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving 443 students within Lynchburg City Public Schools, a district that ranks near the bottom of Virginia's 131 school districts. The school itself sits in the 16th percentile statewide, with 92.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Sheffield Elementary is not the lowest-performing school in its district — it ranks above Dearington Elementary/Innovation, Robert S. Payne Elementary, Perrymont Elementary, William M. Bass Elementary, and Linkhorne Elementary, while only Bedford Hills Elementary clearly outperforms it.

The most encouraging finding for parents is Sheffield's 5th grade performance. In 2025-26, 79.59% of 5th graders scored proficient in reading, exceeding both the district average (58.64%) and the state average (72.42%) — and topping nearby Tomahawk Elementary (67.54%) and Leesville Road Elementary (78.70%) in Campbell County Public Schools. Fifth-grade math (64%) and science (68%) also beat district averages by double digits. However, the early grades tell a different story. Third-grade reading proficiency is 50.7% and 4th grade math just 39.7%, both well below state averages. This large gap between early and late elementary performance suggests the school's upper-grade instruction is working well, while earlier grades represent the biggest opportunity for improvement.

Attendance and poverty remain real hurdles. Sheffield's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.0% is below the district average of 27.0% but well above the state rate of 14.8%. The contrast with Campbell County Public Schools is stark: Tomahawk Elementary and Leesville Road Elementary have absenteeism rates of just 8.4% and 7.8%, respectively, along with lower poverty rates — which helps explain their stronger overall test scores. Sheffield spends $10,543 per student, less than several Lynchburg schools that perform worse, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 12.3. Year-to-year scores swing considerably, suggesting individual cohorts play a large role. Still, Sheffield's strong 5th grade reading results, achieved despite 93% poverty, show that real success is possible here; replicating that success in earlier grades is the key to lifting the school's overall standing.

443

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,543

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Kenwood Place
Lynchburg, VA 24502-2119

(434) 515-5290

District: Lynchburg City Public Schools

Students who attend Sheffield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sandusky Middle
High:	Heritage High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.6%

White:

24.2%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (55% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

938^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Lynchburg City Public Schools

126^th of 131Lynchburg City 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	20.2	938 of 1111	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	899 of 1110	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	963 of 1114	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	916 of 1114	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	851 of 1109	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	776 of 1103	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	801 of 1105	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	826 of 1097	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.0	794 of 1099	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.3	801 of 1096	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	1043 of 1100	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	966 of 1110	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	995 of 1120	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	1065 of 1117	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	974 of 1117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.1	678 of 1113	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.8	687 of 1082	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.1	655 of 1081	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.7	662 of 1083	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.5	394 of 1071	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.6	244 of 1062	77.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	493 of 591	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	468 of 579	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	526 of 588	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	493 of 579	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	936 of 1100	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	850 of 1096	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	938 of 1098	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	925 of 1100	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	372 of 606	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	384 of 564	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	853 of 1040	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	774 of 1046	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	880 of 1036	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	942 of 1099	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	948 of 1093	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	949 of 1101	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	850 of 1093	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	917 of 974	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	844 of 973	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	780 of 979	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.4	421 of 984	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

African American (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

English Reading58%-13 vs state

Mathematics50%-24 vs state

VA Studies48%-22 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	5.1	1069^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.8%		34.9	773^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	30.4%	296	51.3	38.6	54.6	45.5	48.7	43.9	36.4	34.6	$16,009	$3,045	$12,964
Robert S. Payne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Floyd St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5270	435	33	13.1	97.2%	79 (18.2%)	280 (64.4%)	34 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	3.6	1084^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.8	1074^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.2%	10	44.1	21.2	22.5	41.4	36.8	53.0	47.1	43.1	$9,579	$2,364	$7,215
Dearington Elementary/Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	210 Smyth St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5220	180	19	9.4	98.3%	29 (16.1%)	117 (65.0%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	2.7	1093^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	1.6%		24.3	884^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.4%	209	45.5	37.8	35.6	42.2	36.4	32.4	40.0	44.4	$15,178	$2,100	$13,078
Linkhorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Linkhorne Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5240	378	33	11.4	97.1%	87 (23.0%)	221 (58.5%)	29 (7.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	14.3	995^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.4%		9.6	1029^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.3%	34	62.3	48.2	48.2	45.5	55.0	55.4	61.8	50.9	$10,101	$1,795	$8,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheffield Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sheffield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sheffield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandusky Middle
High : Heritage High

What is the racial makeup of Sheffield Elementary?

Students at Sheffield Elementary are 46% African American, 24% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

What district is Sheffield Elementary in?

Lynchburg City Public Schools

How many students attend Sheffield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Sheffield Elementary.

Is Sheffield Elementary a good school?

Sheffield Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

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