Danville City Public Schools Schools
Danville City Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia, based in Danville city (Danville). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Danville City Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Danville City Public Schools
9 of 12 schools in Danville City Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1D: 6F: 1
Best schools in Danville City Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 319 high schools in Virginia · all 321 middle schools in Virginia · all 1099 elementary schools in Virginia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Galileo Magnet High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Forest Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D O Trent Bonner Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Park Avenue Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Schoolfield Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- George Washington High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D- Westwood Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D- Woodberry Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- F Edwin A Gibson Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Danville City Public Schools
High schools (2)
- A+ Galileo Magnet High, Danville
- D- George Washington High, Danville
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D O Trent Bonner Middle, Danville
- D- Westwood Middle, Danville
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- F Edwin A Gibson Elementary, Danville
- B Forest Hills Elementary, Danville
- Glh Johnson Elementary, Danville
- D Park Avenue Elementary, Danville
- D Schoolfield Elementary, Danville
- D- Woodberry Hills Elementary, Danville
Other schools and academies (2)
- Grove Park Preschool, Danville
- The Northside Preschool, Danville
Where Danville City Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Danville (12)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Virginia
- County: Danville city
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,580 students with 444 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,107 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5101110
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pittsylvania County Public Schools (18 schools, 16 mi)
- Martinsville City Public Schools (5 schools, 26 mi)
- Halifax County Public Schools (10 schools, 29 mi)
- Henry County Public Schools (13 schools, 32 mi)
- Franklin County Public Schools (14 schools, 39 mi)
- Campbell County Public Schools (13 schools, 47 mi)
- Patrick County Public Schools (7 schools, 49 mi)
- Bedford County Public Schools (19 schools, 51 mi)
Questions about Danville City Public Schools
How many schools are in Danville City Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Danville City Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Danville City Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Danville.
How good are the schools in Danville City Public Schools?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 61.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.4%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Danville City Public Schools?
5,580 students were enrolled in Danville City Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Danville City Public Schools?
Danville City Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Danville city, with its district office in Danville. Its boundary covers about 42.8 sq mi.