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.