State/Public Elementary Open

Robert S. Payne Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1201 Floyd St, Lynchburg, Lynchburg city, 24501

460
Pupils
14.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Robert S. Payne Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lynchburg, Lynchburg city. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lynchburg City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lynchburg City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Robert S. Payne Elementary enrolls 460 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.

Male students
251 (55%)
Female students
209 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
32.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 23% White and 8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American28963%
White10523%
Two or more races378%
Hispanic or Latino255.4%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

442 of the school's 460 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 442 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Robert S. Payne Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 22, state house district 22.

School district: Lynchburg City Public Schools

Robert S. Payne Elementary is one of 18 schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools, based in Lynchburg, Virginia. The district serves 7,657 students district-wide and employs 609 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 460 students, Robert S. Payne Elementary is close to the district average of about 425 students per school.

7,657
District students
18
Schools
609
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

60%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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