The Northside Preschool

Located at 121 Gloucester Ave, in Danville, Virginia, The Northside Preschool is an one-room-style elementary school that hosts 137 students (grade pre-K), part of Danville City Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so The Northside Preschool sits 73% below that benchmark.

Danville City Public Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,564 students; The Northside Preschool is among them.

In terms of who attends, The Northside Preschool records that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Danville city as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Around the school, Danville city reports that median household income runs about $44,423, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Danville city's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,564 students), The Northside Preschool is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: G.L.H. Johnson Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Northside Preschool.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 15%: 119 students in 2018 compared to 137 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 13% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.