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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Stony Mill Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001226
Stony Mill Elementary
100 Stony Mill Elementary Cir, Danville, VA 24541 · (434) 685-7545 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
368 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% 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 15 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 →
Schools most like Stony Mill Elementary
Stony Mill Elementary's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Mill Elementary this school | 440 | 83.6% | 79.9% |
| Herman L. Horn Elementary Vinton | 399 | 82.5% | 80.4% |
| Thomas C. McSwain Elementary Staunton | 449 | 84.9% | 88.2% |
| Belle Heth Elementary Radford | 473 | 79.9% | 74.3% |
| Tye River Elementary Arrington | 360 | 85.3% | 70.5% |
| Jeter-Watson Elementary Covington | 491 | 83.3% | 58.5% |
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 Stony Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Pittsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #310 of 1,101 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #464 of 1,111 ▼ 329 | #9 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #461 of 1,111 ▼ 116 | #7 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #729 of 1,176 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #616 of 1,105 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #738 of 1,106 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #449 of 1,157 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #482 of 759 | #6 of 8 |
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
440
+53 (+14%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 84% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 84% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 82% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 61% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 61% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 59% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 32% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stony Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (485 to 440); teachers down 9% (34 to 31).
About Stony Mill Elementary
Stony Mill Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Danville, Virginia. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 440 students.
Stony Mill Elementary sits within Pittsylvania County Public Schools, which has 18 schools and 7,830 students.
At Stony Mill Elementary, 67% of students are White. Other students are 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Staffing at Stony Mill Elementary comes to 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. Stony Mill Elementary counts 84% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Pittsylvania County is close, at 85%.
Stony Mill Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Virginia schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 79.9%. Predicted: 65.3%. Difference: 14.6 points.
The school's county is Pittsylvania County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $54,085, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pittsylvania County's 22 public schools enroll about 7,830 students and include Stony Mill Elementary.
Stony Mill Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Brosville Elementary, about 2.7 miles away. Within five miles of Stony Mill Elementary, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Stony Mill Elementary is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Stony Mill Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased 14% over 4 years, reaching 440 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.9:1 to 14.2:1.
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Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Tunstall HighHigh · 800 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Tunstall MiddleMiddle · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 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
- Brosville Elementary2.7 mi · 219
- Tunstall Middle2.8 mi · 609
- Tunstall High2.9 mi · 800
- Park Avenue Elementary8.0 mi · 361
- Twin Springs Elementary8.2 mi · 618
- Axton Elementary8.4 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Stony Mill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stony Mill Elementary?
Stony Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stony Mill Elementary serve?
Stony Mill Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stony Mill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stony Mill Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stony Mill Elementary?
At Stony Mill Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Stony Mill Elementary in?
Stony Mill Elementary is part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools.
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