Enrollment
188
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNCHBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510234000970
William M. Bass Elementary
1730 Seabury Ave, Lynchburg, VA 24501 · (434) 515-5200 · Lynchburg city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
178 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -16.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 67.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like William M. Bass Elementary
William M. Bass Elementary's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William M. Bass Elementary this school | 188 | 94.7% | 65.1% |
| Forest Hills Elementary Danville | 200 | 90.0% | 73.0% |
| T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation Lynchburg | 168 | 98.2% | 54.0% |
| Moton Early Childhood Center Hampton | 226 | 98.7% | N/A |
| Willoughby Early Childhood Center Norfolk | 181 | 98.3% | N/A |
| Dearington Elementary/Innovation Lynchburg | 180 | 98.3% | 62.9% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where William M. Bass Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Lynchburg city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #723 of 1,101 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #811 of 1,111 ▼ 173 | #3 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #835 of 1,111 ▼ 202 | #4 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #1,114 of 1,176 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #252 of 1,157 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #157 of 759 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
188
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 188 | 20 | 9.4:1 | 95% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 18 | 10.9:1 | 94% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 91% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 14 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 19.7 | 12.1:1 | 84% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 99% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 89% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 69% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 24 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William M. Bass Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (238 to 188); teachers up 1% (19.7 to 20).
About William M. Bass Elementary
William M. Bass Elementary sits in Lynchburg, Virginia, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolls 188 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 62% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Lynchburg City Public Schools runs 16 schools with a combined 7,657 students. William M. Bass Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at William M. Bass Elementary is Black students, at 46%. The remaining students are 23% White, 20% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Census figures show Lynchburg city is about 27% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Its staff includes 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 95% of students at William M. Bass Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lynchburg city is similar, at 95%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, William M. Bass Elementary outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
William M. Bass Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.1%, compared with a predicted 62.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Lynchburg city show that median household income comes to about $57,947, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 24, with about 7,657 students.
Robert S. Payne Elementary is about 1.1 miles from William M. Bass Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, William M. Bass Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 188, compared with 197 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.1:1 to 9.4:1.
The allk12 page for William M. Bass Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lynchburg city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,497
Census ACS
Median income
$57,947
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools
- E.C. Glass HighHigh · 1,220 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,113 students
- Sandusky MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for InnovationMiddle · 531 students
- Linkhorne MiddleMiddle · 519 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 448 students
Other schools in Lynchburg
- E.C. Glass HighHigh · 1,220 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,113 students
- Brookville HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Tomahawk ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Brookville MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Leesville Road ElementaryElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Robert S. Payne Elementary1.1 mi · 435
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation1.1 mi · 531
- T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation1.5 mi · 168
- E.C. Glass High1.8 mi · 1,220
- Dearington Elementary/Innovation1.9 mi · 180
- Perrymont Elementary2.6 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About William M. Bass ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at William M. Bass Elementary?
William M. Bass Elementary enrolls approximately 188 students in grades PK-05.
Is William M. Bass Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
William M. Bass Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does William M. Bass Elementary have?
William M. Bass Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
How diverse is William M. Bass Elementary?
William M. Bass Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 11% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Who oversees William M. Bass Elementary?
William M. Bass Elementary is overseen by Lynchburg City Public Schools in Lynchburg city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.