G.L.H. Johnson Elementary

Set in Danville, Virginia, G.L.H. Johnson Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Danville City Public Schools. It instructs 571 students across grades K through 5.

G.L.H. Johnson Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Danville City Public Schools, a district that works with 5,564 students overall.

On demographics, G.L.H. Johnson Elementary logs that nearly all students (84%) are Black. The remainder is composed of 8% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Danville city as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 115% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Danville city runs at roughly 96%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Danville city) reports that the typical household earns roughly $44,423 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. G.L.H. Johnson Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Danville city (combined enrollment of about 5,564 students).

Nearest neighbor: The Northside Preschool, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at G.L.H. Johnson Elementary has expanded 3%, going from 553 students in 2018 to 571 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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