Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510111000395
Park Avenue Elementary
661 Park Ave, Danville, VA 24541 · (434) 799-6452 · Danville city
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
343 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-90 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 16.7:1
% White
17%
was 25%
% Hispanic
19%
was 14%
% Black
58%
was 57%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Park Avenue Elementary
Located at 661 Park Ave, in Danville, Virginia, Park Avenue Elementary is an intimate K-5 school that hosts 361 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Danville City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.
Danville City Public Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,564 students. Park Avenue Elementary is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Park Avenue Elementary records that Black students make up the majority at 58%; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Park Avenue Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Park Avenue Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 62.2%; this one comes in at 46.3%, -16.0 points off the demographic line.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Danville city put median household income runs about $44,423, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Park Avenue Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Danville city (combined enrollment of about 5,564 students).
Nearest neighbor: Schoolfield Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Park Avenue Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Park Avenue Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.2%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Looking at the recent track record. Park Avenue Elementary's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 451 (now 361). White enrollment moved from 25% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the Park Avenue Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. 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
- Schoolfield Elementary1.0 mi · 516
- Forest Hills Elementary1.4 mi · 200
- George Washington High1.5 mi · 1,248
- O. Trent Bonner Middle1.9 mi · 501
- Westwood Middle2.0 mi · 642
- Grove Park Preschool2.2 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About Park Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Park Avenue Elementary?
Park Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Park Avenue Elementary serve?
Park Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Park Avenue Elementary have?
Park Avenue Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Avenue Elementary?
At Park Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 19% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Park Avenue Elementary public or private?
Park Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Danville City Public Schools.
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