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William M. Bass Elementary

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William M. Bass Elementary ranks 773 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

William M. Bass Elementary is a public elementary school in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving 196 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.

William M. Bass Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. While the school outperformed the district in some areas, such as 3rd grade Mathematics and 5th grade Science and English Reading, it also underperformed in 4th grade Mathematics and English Reading. The school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.8 to 13.2 over the past few years. However, it has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing to the uneven academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, William M. Bass Elementary generally outperforms Linkhorne Elementary and Robert S. Payne Elementary, but lags behind the performance of the magnet schools Dearington Elementary/Innovation and T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation. Additionally, Madison Heights Elementary, which is in the Amherst County Public Schools district, has shown stronger overall performance on state assessments compared to William M. Bass Elementary.

188

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,009

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 Seabury Ave
Lynchburg, VA 24501-4426

(434) 515-5200

District: Lynchburg City Public Schools

Students who attend William M. Bass Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sandusky Middle
High:	Heritage High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.7%

White:

22.9%

Two or more races:

19.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 71% meeting standards)

!VA Studies scores 20 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg55%

Virginia avg71%

773^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	34.9	773 of 1110	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	644 of 1114	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	483 of 1114	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	795 of 1109	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1006 of 1103	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	822 of 1105	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1021 of 1097	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	1088 of 1099	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	1065 of 1096	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1059 of 1100	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	27.7	914 of 1110	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	872 of 1120	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	900 of 1117	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.8	437 of 1117	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.7	293 of 1113	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	57.3	474 of 1082	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	402 of 1081	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	20.4	990 of 1083	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	986 of 1071	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	68.2	296 of 1062	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	185 of 579	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.7	112 of 588	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	126 of 579	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	403 of 1096	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	682 of 1098	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	440 of 1100	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	300 of 1046	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	359 of 1036	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	925 of 1093	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.8	582 of 1101	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	447 of 1093	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+10 vs state

Mathematics64%-8 vs state

English Reading61%-9 vs state

VA Studies48%-20 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
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
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
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
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
Madison Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Learning Lane	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 846-2151	449	32	14.0	84.0%	218 (48.6%)	127 (28.3%)	47 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.5%)	24.1	886^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.2%		27.7	868^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.1%	18	57.9	52.6	66.1	67.9	56.1	56.1	66.1	27.3	$9,665	$1,688	$7,978
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
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%)	9.6	1029^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.3%		6.4	1064^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.5%	35	57.6	42.6	29.2	30.8	55.9	61.1	35.9	44.2	$10,101	$1,795	$8,306
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William M. Bass Elementary

How many students attend William M. Bass Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended William M. Bass Elementary.

What schools do graduates of William M. Bass Elementary attend?

Students who attend William M. Bass Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandusky Middle
High : Heritage High

Is William M. Bass Elementary a good school?

William M. Bass Elementary ranks 773^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William M. Bass Elementary?

Students at William M. Bass Elementary are 46% African American, 23% White, 20% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

What district is William M. Bass Elementary in?

Lynchburg City Public Schools

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