Danville Elementary School

Set in Danville, Iowa, Danville Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school, part of Danville Comm School District. It educates 362 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in Danville Comm School District (651 students total), Danville Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Danville Elementary School lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% multiracial. By comparison, Des Moines County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Danville Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Des Moines County's rate of about 45%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Danville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Des Moines County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,928 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Des Moines County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,632 students), of which Danville Elementary School is one.

Danville Junior-Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Danville Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 96% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.