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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510111002960
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary
1215 Industrial Avenue, Danville, VA 24541 · (434) 799-6426 · Danville city
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
442 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-33.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Edwin A. Gibson Elementary
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin A. Gibson Elementary this school | 466 | 94.8% | 28.5% |
| Southampton Elementary Richmond | 473 | 98.3% | 42.3% |
| Paul Burbank Elementary Hampton | 432 | 90.7% | 65.5% |
| Luther W. Machen Elementary Hampton | 430 | 95.1% | 65.5% |
| A.W.E. Bassette Elementary Hampton | 486 | 92.2% | 65.6% |
| Pleasants Lane Elementary Petersburg | 493 | 93.1% | 22.0% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edwin A. Gibson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Danville city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #1,096 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,096 of 1,111 ▼ 4 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,074 of 1,111 ▼ 19 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #660 of 1,176 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #594 of 1,105 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #822 of 1,106 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #251 of 1,157 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #257 of 759 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
-100 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 95% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 37.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 94% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 42 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 99% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 95% (587) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin A. Gibson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (558 to 466); teachers down 3% (34 to 33).
About Edwin A. Gibson Elementary
Federal records list Edwin A. Gibson Elementary as an elementary school in Danville, Virginia. The school counted 466 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Danville City Public Schools counts 13 schools and 5,564 students, including Edwin A. Gibson Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Edwin A. Gibson Elementary is 71% Black. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 10% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 51% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
There are 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Edwin A. Gibson Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. By family income, 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Danville city average a similar 96%.
BeatsExpectations places Edwin A. Gibson Elementary in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 33.8 points below it (28.5% actual, 62.3% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Danville city, the median household earns about $44,423 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Danville city has 20 public schools with about 5,564 students, including Edwin A. Gibson Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Edwin A. Gibson Elementary is closest to Grove Park Preschool, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Edwin A. Gibson Elementary at 8th of 8.
The federal government classifies Edwin A. Gibson Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 466, compared with 566 in 2020-21.
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Danville city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,214
Census ACS
Median income
$44,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,564 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville City Public Schools
- George Washington HighHigh · 1,248 students
- Westwood MiddleMiddle · 642 students
- G.L.H. Johnson ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Schoolfield ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- O. Trent Bonner MiddleMiddle · 501 students
- Woodberry Hills ElementaryElementary · 377 students
Other schools in Danville
- George Washington HighHigh · 1,248 students
- Westwood MiddleMiddle · 642 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- G.L.H. Johnson ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Schoolfield ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- O. Trent Bonner MiddleMiddle · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Grove Park Preschool0.5 mi · 122
- Forest Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 200
- Galileo Magnet High1.1 mi · 260
- George Washington High1.2 mi · 1,248
- Schoolfield Elementary1.9 mi · 516
- Westwood Middle1.9 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Edwin A. Gibson ElementaryHow many students attend Edwin A. Gibson Elementary?
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary enrolls approximately 466 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Edwin A. Gibson Elementary serve?
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edwin A. Gibson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edwin A. Gibson Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edwin A. Gibson Elementary?
At Edwin A. Gibson Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 14% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Edwin A. Gibson Elementary?
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary is overseen by Danville City Public Schools in Danville city.
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