Enrollment
260
High
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510111002261
Galileo Magnet High
230 S. Ridge St., Danville, VA 24541 · (434) 773-8186 · Danville city
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Virginia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
263 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 25% |
Student demographics
69%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
97.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 85.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Galileo Magnet High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #35 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #9 of 316 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #9 of 316 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #301 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #19 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #53 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #8 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #64 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high 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
260
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 260 | 25.7 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 22.8 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 97% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 24 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 20.7 | 14.2:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 93% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 48% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galileo Magnet High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (295 to 260); teachers up 24% (20.7 to 25.7).
About Galileo Magnet High
Galileo Magnet High is a small high school in Danville, Virginia, one of the schools in Danville City Public Schools. The school counts 260 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 79% smaller than the 1,213 average for high schools in Virginia.
Galileo Magnet High is one of 13 schools in Danville City Public Schools, which enrolls 5,564 students in total.
The most common group at Galileo Magnet High is Black students, at 40%. Other groups include 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 51% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.1:1, with 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia.
Galileo Magnet High is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Galileo Magnet High is among the top 10% of schools in Virginia. Predicted: 60.6%. Actual: 85.5%.
Within Danville city, the median household income is $44,423, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Galileo Magnet High, Danville city has 19 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Edwin A. Gibson Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Galileo Magnet High ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 85.5% against a local average of 46.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Galileo Magnet High in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
The school's size has been steady, with 265 students in 2020-21 and 260 in 2024-25.
The Galileo Magnet High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Edwin A. Gibson ElementaryElementary · 466 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
- Edwin A. Gibson Elementary1.1 mi · 466
- George Washington High1.1 mi · 1,248
- R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus1.2 mi · 163
- Forest Hills Elementary1.3 mi · 200
- Westwood Middle1.3 mi · 642
- O. Trent Bonner Middle1.4 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Galileo Magnet HighHow many students attend Galileo Magnet High?
Galileo Magnet High enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 09-12.
Is Galileo Magnet High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Galileo Magnet High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Galileo Magnet High?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Galileo Magnet High.
How diverse is Galileo Magnet High?
Galileo Magnet High reports a student body of 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 40% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Galileo Magnet High in?
Galileo Magnet High is part of Danville City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.