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Galileo Magnet High

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Galileo Magnet High ranks 57 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 83% of Virginia high schools

260

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,441

Per pupil spending ?

101.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 S. Ridge St.
Danville, VA 24541

(434) 773-8186

District: Danville City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.0%

White:

35.0%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (91% vs 82% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Virginia high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg66%

Virginia avg82%

57^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Danville City Public Schools

121^st of 129Danville City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	57 of 328	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	53 of 329	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	32 of 326	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	58.5	108 of 325	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	12 of 327	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.7	43 of 327	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	70 of 326	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	64 of 324	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	17 of 321	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	71.0	42 of 322	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	71.1	40 of 322	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	41 of 321	87.2%	★★★★☆
2012	62.8	79 of 321	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	62.2	86 of 320	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	57.2	113 of 317	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.6	149 of 313	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	57 of 316	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	74.9	16 of 313	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	76.7	14 of 314	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	68.4	39 of 308	87.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	53 of 245	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	51 of 249	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	12 of 240	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	44 of 321	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	104 of 322	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	84 of 320	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	9 of 236	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	3 of 233	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	7 of 232	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	21 of 324	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	9 of 320	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	101 of 322	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.4	22 of 322	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	6 of 321	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	5 of 313	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	16 of 314	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	61 of 315	80.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)98th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading97%+9 vs state

Algebra II97%+3 vs state

Biology95%+16 vs state

Algebra I91%+10 vs state

Writing82%~ state avg

World History II60%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)			SOL English Reading (2025)					SOL VA and US History (2025)			SOL World History I (2025)		SOL World History II (2025)	SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Galileo Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	230 S. Ridge St.	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 773-8186	260	26	10.1	101.2%	91 (35.0%)	104 (40.0%)	39 (15.0%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	75.3	57^th of 328 public high schools	82.6%		75	53^rd of 329 public high schools	83.9%	4		81.7			90.9				97.0				96.1	90.9										97.4							60.0		$12,441	$1,555	$10,886
George Washington High	Public	9-12	701 Broad St	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 799-6410	1,248	108	11.6	93.8%	147 (11.8%)	893 (71.6%)	141 (11.3%)	14 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.8%)	20.1	309^th of 328 public high schools	5.8%		13.7	324^th of 329 public high schools	1.5%	15	18.9	53.6		90.0	70.2	82.8	87.2	95.5	70.7				50.3	70.8	80.5	91.7							43.8	74.4	92.3	0.0	28.4	100.0	15.2	60.0			$12,686	$2,099	$10,588
R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Public	6-12	1005 N. Main Street	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(434) 799-5249	163	13	13.0	62.0%	10 (6.1%)	143 (87.7%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0.1	328^th of 328 public high schools	0.0%		0.9	328^th of 329 public high schools	0.3%						27.9					13.6	0.0	0.0					9.5				18.2	12.9		53.3					4.0			6.7	$11,525	$2,197	$9,328
Dan River High	Public	9-12	100 Dan River Wildcat Cir	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 822-7081	583	42	13.9	85.6%	325 (55.7%)	200 (34.3%)	25 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)	66	111^th of 328 public high schools	66.2%		64.9	116^th of 329 public high schools	64.7%	5		80.2		95.3	90.6	76.9								81.3				76.6	71.4					89.6					70.6	64.6	28.6		$9,968	$609	$9,359
Tunstall High	Public	9-12	100 Trojan Cir	Dry Fork	24549	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-7111	800	56	14.2	85.9%	563 (70.4%)	125 (15.6%)	76 (9.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	80.5	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%		84.4	7^th of 329 public high schools	97.9%	14		90.7	66.7	92.9	93.6				100.0					92.0				84.9	66.7	90.0				94.8					78.0	68.8			$8,345	$310	$8,035
Chatham High	Public	9-12	100 Cavalier Cir	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 432-8305	609	37	16.3	84.6%	396 (65.0%)	155 (25.5%)	42 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	69.5	92^nd of 328 public high schools	72.0%		69	95^th of 329 public high schools	71.1%	3		82.4	100.0	94.7	92.5									89.2				68.7	70.6					94.4				100.0	69.2	88.9			$9,213	$610	$8,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Galileo Magnet High

How many students attend Galileo Magnet High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Galileo Magnet High.

What is the racial makeup of Galileo Magnet High?

Students at Galileo Magnet High are 40% African American, 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Galileo Magnet High in?

Danville City Public Schools

Is Galileo Magnet High a good school?

Galileo Magnet High ranks 57^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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