Robert S. Payne Elementary

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Regular School · Lynchburg, VA

Robert S. Payne Elementary is a regular school school in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving grades PK–05 with 435 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

435

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	280	64%
White	79	18%
Two or more races	39	9%
Hispanic/Latino	34	8%
Asian	3	1%
Total enrollment	435	219M / 216F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45-49%	55.3%	199
Reading Proficiency	60.0% -10.1pp	70.1%	203
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	71

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.42 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

55 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

180

41.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	435	100%

Contact & Location

1201 Floyd St

Lynchburg, VA 24501

Phone: (434)515-5270

http://www.lcsedu.net/schools/rsp

District

Lynchburg City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,810

District enrollment: 7,856

Other Schools in District

Bedford Hills Elementary Elementary
Dearington Elementary/Innovation Elementary
Heritage Elementary Elementary
Linkhorne Elementary Elementary
Paul Munro Elementary Elementary
Perrymont Elementary Elementary
Sandusky Elementary Elementary
Sheffield Elementary Elementary

View all 19 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 24501) → CensusDepth.com
Virginia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Virginia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

510234000965

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD