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Schoolfield Elementary

Public Grades K-5

986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Schoolfield Elementary is a K-5 school in Danville, VA, serving 516 students as part of Danville City Public Schools, a district ranked near the bottom of Virginia's 131 districts. The school currently ranks in the 11th percentile statewide (986th out of 1,111 elementary schools), a modest improvement from the 7th–9th percentile range of the previous three years. Schoolfield has the highest poverty concentration of any nearby school, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 103.1% — a figure that signals near-universal economic disadvantage. Per-pupil spending has climbed steadily to $11,749, while the student-teacher ratio remains moderate at 13.2 to 1.

The school shows genuine bright spots alongside persistent challenges. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 35.9% in 2020-21 to 10.4% in 2024-25, now better than both the district and state averages. Third-grade math proficiency surged from 40.7% to 73.75% in a single year, nearly matching the state average, and fifth-grade science has outperformed the Danville district for four consecutive years. However, fourth-grade Virginia Studies proficiency sits at just 24.69% versus a 70.52% state average, and fourth- and fifth-grade math scores remain well below state levels at 42% and 43%, respectively.

Compared with nearby schools, Schoolfield's picture is complex. Its poverty rate exceeds every neighboring school — including Woodberry Hills Elementary (92.3%) and Forest Hills Elementary (90%) — as well as all schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools. Yet Forest Hills Elementary achieves 88% proficiency in third-grade math and reading, while Southside Elementary and Twin Springs Elementary outperform Schoolfield while spending thousands less per pupil. Schoolfield's recent attendance and early-math gains suggest targeted interventions may be working, but sustaining those gains through upper elementary and closing the social studies gap will be critical in the years ahead.

516

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,321

Per pupil spending ?

103.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 W Main St
Danville, VA 24541

(434) 799-6455

District: Danville City Public Schools

Students who attend Schoolfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westwood Middle
High:	George Washington High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.1%

White:

16.3%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (50% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 46 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Virginia avg72%

986^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Danville City Public Schools

116^th of 131Danville 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	986 of 1111	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1012 of 1110	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1037 of 1114	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1018 of 1114	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1000 of 1109	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1005 of 1103	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1022 of 1105	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	855 of 1097	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	1043 of 1099	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	929 of 1096	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	954 of 1100	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.5	861 of 1110	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	953 of 1120	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	962 of 1117	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	1043 of 1117	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1024 of 1113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	1037 of 1082	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	1059 of 1081	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	925 of 1083	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	63.8	370 of 1071	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.0	506 of 1062	52.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	488 of 591	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	504 of 579	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	532 of 588	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	510 of 579	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	925 of 1100	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	1029 of 1096	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	978 of 1098	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1042 of 1100	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	472 of 619	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.1	306 of 606	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	423 of 580	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	824 of 1040	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	873 of 1046	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	895 of 1036	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1031 of 1099	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	964 of 1093	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1069 of 1101	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	972 of 1093	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	888 of 974	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	842 of 973	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	936 of 979	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	955 of 984	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading57%-14 vs state

Mathematics53%-21 vs state

Science43%-25 vs state

VA Studies25%-46 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Schoolfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 W Main St	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6455	516	39	13.2	103.1%	84 (16.3%)	305 (59.1%)	84 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	15.2	986^th of 1111 public elementary schools	11.3%		11.6	1012^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.8%	26	73.8	42.1	43.4	43.4	62.5	54.6	55.4	24.7	$14,321	$2,649	$11,672
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	661 Park Ave	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6452	361	30	12.0	95.0%	60 (16.6%)	208 (57.6%)	67 (18.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	23.8	910^th of 1111 public elementary schools	18.1%		15.7	975^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.2%	65	69.6	54.6	60.7	62.3	67.4	54.6	60.0	36.4	$14,725	$2,520	$12,204
Forest Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Mountain View Ave	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6430	200	17	11.7	90.0%	60 (30.0%)	95 (47.5%)	32 (16.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	56.8	528^th of 1111 public elementary schools	52.5%		60.9	466^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.0%	62	88.0	83.8	75.0	69.4	88.0	73.0	69.4	56.8	$15,501	$1,944	$13,557
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Industrial Avenue	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6426	466	33	14.1	94.8%	45 (9.7%)	331 (71.0%)	64 (13.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	3.9	1083^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	2.5%		1.3	1104^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.5%	21	42.7	39.4	35.9	29.5	50.8	47.9	47.4	39.4	$13,833	$2,851	$10,982
Woodberry Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	614 Audubon Dr	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6466	377	31	12.1	92.3%	35 (9.3%)	291 (77.2%)	32 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	24.8	899^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.1%		11.8	1011^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.9%	112	75.5	59.6	67.4	40.8	60.4	66.7	51.0	37.0	$15,525	$2,674	$12,851
Arnett Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	811 Northmont Blvd	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(434) 354-0112	0																		(n/a)	51.9	37.4	31.3	31.3	50.6	44.1	45.2	32.1
Twin Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Twin Springs Elem Cir	Danville	24540	Danville city	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-2666	618	41	15.0	84.1%	412 (66.7%)	128 (20.7%)	46 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	71.3	334^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.9%		77.9	248^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.7%	86	86.5	83.6	78.9	73.3	77.5	82.7	80.0	77.3	$7,812	$212	$7,600
Stony Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Stony Mill Elementary Cir	Danville	24541	Danville city	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 685-7545	440	31	14.1	83.6%	295 (67.0%)	61 (13.9%)	54 (12.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	44.5	685^th of 1111 public elementary schools	38.3%		63.4	437^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.6%	248	85.7	76.7	66.1	64.3	61.2	72.1	64.3	61.6	$8,250	$570	$7,680
Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 East Witt Rd	Blairs	24527	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 836-0006	428	33	12.9	83.6%	255 (59.6%)	132 (30.8%)	19 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	76.5	265^th of 1111 public elementary schools	76.1%		87.8	77^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.1%	188	67.2	100.0	92.9	82.6	62.1	98.3	90.0	87.9	$8,925	$1,117	$7,809
Kentuck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kentuck Elementary Cir	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 822-5944	478	34	14.0	87.2%	315 (65.9%)	113 (23.6%)	25 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	67.1	388^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.1%		68	375^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.2%	13	92.3	82.6	81.0	74.1	83.3	76.7	79.3	61.6	$8,637	$1,102	$7,535

Frequently Asked Questions about Schoolfield Elementary

How many students attend Schoolfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Schoolfield Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Schoolfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Schoolfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westwood Middle
High : George Washington High

What district is Schoolfield Elementary in?

Danville City Public Schools

Is Schoolfield Elementary a good school?

Schoolfield Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Schoolfield Elementary?

Students at Schoolfield Elementary are 59% African American, 16% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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