Stony Mill Elementary

Stony Mill Elementary is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Danville, Virginia, part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools, with 440 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Pittsylvania County Public Schools comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 7,830 students; Stony Mill Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Stony Mill Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest comes out to 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stony Mill Elementary sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 65.3%; actual is 79.9%, +14.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pittsylvania County indicate median household earnings sit near $54,085, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pittsylvania County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,830 students), of which Stony Mill Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brosville Elementary, around 2.7 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stony Mill Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 67.4%.

Stony Mill Elementary operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Stony Mill Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 440). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 67%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.