Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE LOCAL·NCES 390478303007
Danville Elementary School
205 Rambo St, Danville, OH 43014 · (740) 599-6116 · Knox County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
145 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 43%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Danville Elementary School→Danville High School
Based on grade levels within Danville Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
75.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
+31 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.3:1
% White
93%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Danville Elementary School
Danville Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Danville, Ohio, part of Danville Local. The school hosts 353 students in grades pre-K through 6.
Within Danville Local, which oversees 2 schools and 574 students, Danville Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Danville Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Danville Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Knox County's rate of about 54%.
With demographic context factored in, Danville Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.3%; this one delivers 73.7%.
In the area at large, census data for Knox County shows median household income runs about $73,878, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Knox County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,439 students), of which Danville Elementary School is one.
Danville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.
Danville Elementary School operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. Danville Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 353). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
63,142
Census ACS
Median income
$73,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Danville High School0.1 mi · 221
- East Knox Junior/Senior High School4.4 mi · 369
- East Knox Elementary School4.4 mi · 514
- Wiggin Street Elementary School8.4 mi · 217
- East Elementary School11.6 mi · 238
- Pleasant Street Elementary School11.7 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Danville Elementary SchoolHow large is Danville Elementary School?
Danville Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-06.
Is Danville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Danville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Danville Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Danville Elementary School.
How diverse is Danville Elementary School?
Danville Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Danville Elementary School public or private?
Danville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Danville Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.