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Sheffield Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sheffield Elementary is a public elementary school in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving 432 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lynchburg City Public Schools district, which is ranked 118 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sheffield Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 24.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's student performance on SOL assessments is also generally lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Reading around 50-60%, compared to the state averages of around 70%. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively better performance for Hispanic students but struggles with African American, White, and low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Lynchburg City Public Schools district, Sheffield Elementary generally performs worse on key metrics such as student performance, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio. For example, Dearington Elementary/Innovation and William M. Bass Elementary have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism than Sheffield Elementary. Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Campbell County Public Schools district, such as Tomahawk Elementary and Leesville Road Elementary, significantly outperform Sheffield Elementary on most metrics.

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: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (57% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

Virginia avg71%

899^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Lynchburg City Public Schools

118^th of 129Lynchburg 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies67%~ state avg

Mathematics58%-14 vs state

English Reading58%-13 vs state

Science48%-21 vs state

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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
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
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
T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Mansfield Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5300	168	16	10.5	98.2%	46 (27.4%)	89 (53.0%)	9 (5.4%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.1%)	17.9	952^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	14.2%		24.5	906^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.7%	46	50.0	60.0	46.9	53.1	40.0	63.3	62.5	58.6
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
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
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
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%)	4.8	1074^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.2%		12.1	1004^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.9%	70	45.1	18.8	22.0	43.6	35.2	50.0	46.3	46.2	$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%)	24.3	884^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.4%		42.1	703^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	36.9%	181	39.4	62.5	65.0	75.0	45.5	56.3	65.0	59.4	$15,178	$2,100	$13,078

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 19.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

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