Elementary · Virginia

Sheffield Elementary

Free meals for all

Sheffield Elementary, a public elementary school in Lynchburg, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 443 students, 12.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Lynchburg City Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
443
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Students per teacher
12.3
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 63% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 56% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

58%proficient

+8.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 72% · 1,109 elementary schools compared

188 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

58%proficient

+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 74% · 1,109 elementary schools compared

187 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Small city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Lynchburg City Public Schools.

Location

Address
115 Kenwood Place, Lynchburg, VA 24502
Phone
(434)515-5290
City or town
Lynchburg

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Heritage ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–544813.655%55%
Sandusky ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–531613.265%66%
Perrymont ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–537712.643%50%
Pre-K–516810.555%52%
Tomahawk ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–566714.769%76%
Leesville Road ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–564614.677%79%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 510234000968