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George Washington High

Q: Is George Washington High a good school?

George Washington High ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Virginia high schools.

Q: How many students attend George Washington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,248 students attended George Washington High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of George Washington High?

Students at George Washington High are 72% African American, 12% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into George Washington High?

George Washington High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Edwin A. Gibson Elementary Elementary : Forest Hills Elementary Elementary : G.L.H. Johnson Elementary Elementary : Park Avenue Elementary Elementary : Schoolfield Elementary Elementary : Woodberry Hills Elementary Middle : O. Trent Bonner Middle Middle : Westwood Middle

Public Grades 9-12

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia high schools

Summary

George Washington High is a public high school in Danville, Virginia, serving 1,288 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Danville City Public Schools district, which is ranked 121 out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Washington High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 301 and 325 out of 321-328 high schools in the state. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating poor academic performance compared to other schools in the state. On SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, the school's proficiency rates range from 0% to 95.45% across different subject areas and grade levels, with many subjects falling well below the state and district averages. For example, in 10th grade Writing, George Washington High had a proficiency rate of 18.92%, compared to the Danville City Public Schools district average of 15.56% and the Virginia state average of 66.01%.

In contrast, the nearby Galileo Magnet High, which is also part of the Danville City Public Schools district, consistently outperforms George Washington High on academic measures and has a much higher statewide ranking, ranging from 32nd to 57th out of 328 Virginia high schools. Additionally, Chatham High and Dan River High, which are part of the Pittsylvania County Public Schools district, also outperform George Washington High on most academic metrics and have higher statewide rankings.

1,248

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,686

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Broad St
Danville, VA 24541

(434) 799-6410

District: Danville City Public Schools

Feeder schools for George Washington High:

Elementary:	Edwin A. Gibson Elementary
	Forest Hills Elementary
	G.L.H. Johnson Elementary
	Park Avenue Elementary
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	Schoolfield Elementary
	Woodberry Hills Elementary
Middle:	O. Trent Bonner Middle
	Westwood Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.6%

White:

11.8%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (54% vs 78% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (76% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Virginia avg78%

309^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	20.1	309 of 328	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	324 of 329	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	325 of 326	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	319 of 325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	309 of 327	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	322 of 327	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	321 of 326	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	313 of 324	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	301 of 321	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	37.5	224 of 322	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.7	219 of 321	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	227 of 321	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	254 of 320	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	270 of 317	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	261 of 313	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	282 of 316	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	297 of 313	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	35.8	236 of 314	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.3	185 of 308	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	223 of 245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	240 of 240	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	4.2	252 of 253	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.4	120 of 122	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	311 of 321	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	315 of 322	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	319 of 320	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	219 of 236	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	226 of 233	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	229 of 232	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	299 of 324	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	312 of 320	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	317 of 322	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	320 of 321	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	190 of 198	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	311 of 313	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	312 of 314	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.9	315 of 315	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry90%+5 vs state

Algebra I75%-5 vs state

English Reading72%-14 vs state

Algebra II71%-23 vs state

Biology63%-14 vs state

Writing49%-28 vs state

VA and US History29%-10 vs state

World History I21%-44 vs state

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Schools Near George Washington High

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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
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
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
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 George Washington High

What is the racial makeup of George Washington High?

Students at George Washington High are 72% African American, 12% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is George Washington High a good school?

George Washington High ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Virginia high schools.

What district is George Washington High in?

Danville City Public Schools

What schools feed into George Washington High?

George Washington High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edwin A. Gibson Elementary
Elementary : Forest Hills Elementary
Elementary : G.L.H. Johnson Elementary
Elementary : Park Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Schoolfield Elementary
Elementary : Woodberry Hills Elementary
Middle : O. Trent Bonner Middle
Middle : Westwood Middle

How many students attend George Washington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,248 students attended George Washington High.

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