Sheffield Elementary

Sheffield Elementary is a moderately sized primary school in Lynchburg, Virginia, run under Lynchburg City Public Schools. The school works with 443 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 16 schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools (7,657 students total), Sheffield Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Sheffield Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 24% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Sheffield Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lynchburg city indicate median household earnings sit near $57,947, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Sheffield Elementary is one of 24 public schools in Lynchburg city (combined enrollment of about 7,657 students).

The closest other public school is Heritage High, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sheffield Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sheffield Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sheffield Elementary has expanded 6%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 443 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 30% to 24%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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