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Robert S. Payne Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1201 Floyd St, Lynchburg, VA 24501 · (434) 515-5270 · Part of Lynchburg City Public Schools

Lynchburg’s School Grade D better than 13% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
435
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Robert S. Payne Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lynchburg kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Lynchburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Robert S. Payne ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1201 Floyd St, Lynchburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K51
Kindergarten50
Grade 159
Grade 262
Grade 371
Grade 481
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
467’20
450’21
460’22
466’23
435’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 64%White 18%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 8%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Robert S. Payne Elementary from Lynchburg families.

Other schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools

The district →
Heritage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
D
448 students14:1
Sheffield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
C−
443 students12:1
Bedford Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
C−
402 students13:1
Linkhorne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
D
378 students11:1
Perrymont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
D
377 students13:1
Paul Munro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
A−
356 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Lynchburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.