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Gretna Elementary

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Gretna Elementary ranks 372 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Gretna Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gretna, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 453 students. The school is part of the Pittsylvania County Public Schools district, which is ranked 14 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gretna Elementary consistently performs above the state average in SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scored significantly higher than the state average in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 82.81% to 85.94%, compared to the state average of 72.89% to 72.98%. The school's performance in English Reading is also noteworthy, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scoring higher than the state average, ranging from 69.7% to 77.78% proficiency, compared to the state average of 66.93% to 71.95%. Additionally, Gretna Elementary's 5th-grade students have consistently outperformed the state average in Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 65.75% to 92% over the past few years, compared to the state average of 61% to 68.94%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Meadville Elementary and Sydnor Jennings Elementary in the Halifax County Public Schools district, Gretna Elementary's performance is significantly higher, particularly in mathematics and English Reading. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.1% in the 2023-2024 school year to 22.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is an area the school should focus on improving.

493

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,012

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 Franklin Blvd South
Gretna, VA 24557

(434) 630-1808

District: Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Gretna Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gretna Middle
High:	Gretna High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

African American:

26.6%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg81%

Virginia avg71%

372^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Pittsylvania County Public Schools

14^th of 129Pittsylvania County 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
2025	68.3	372 of 1110	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	282 of 1114	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	434 of 1114	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	220 of 1109	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	183 of 1103	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	487 of 1105	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	307 of 1097	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.9	291 of 1099	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	342 of 1096	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.6	256 of 1100	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	47.8	636 of 1110	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.8	613 of 1120	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.6	348 of 1117	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.2	504 of 1117	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.7	472 of 1113	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	487 of 1082	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	551 of 1081	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.5	459 of 1083	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.1	254 of 1071	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	62.8	393 of 1062	63.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	141 of 579	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	67 of 588	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	37 of 579	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	452 of 1096	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	322 of 1098	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	426 of 1100	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	233 of 1046	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	167 of 1036	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	302 of 1093	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	286 of 1101	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	448 of 1093	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	472 of 973	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	425 of 979	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	594 of 984	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+12 vs state

Science80%+11 vs state

English Reading74%+3 vs state

VA Studies73%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (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 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
Gretna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Franklin Blvd South	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1808	493	36	13.6	83.0%	332 (67.3%)	131 (26.6%)	20 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	68.3	372^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	66.5%		74.9	282^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	74.7%	90	84.9	82.8	85.9	79.7	69.7	73.4	77.8	73.4	$9,012	$1,404	$7,607
Chatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 Chatham Elementary Lane	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 432-6461	236	23	10.2	86.0%	153 (64.8%)	53 (22.5%)	24 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	56.9	519^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.2%		62.1	463^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	58.4%	56	65.5	82.9	80.0	73.3	71.4	74.3	73.3	65.7	$12,554	$1,728	$10,827
Union Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Union Hall Cir	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 724-7010	183	17	10.7	85.8%	129 (70.5%)	34 (18.6%)	10 (5.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	94.3	8^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.3%		84.7	124^th of 1114 public elementary schools	88.9%	116	88.9	100.0	96.7	100.0	92.6	100.0	96.7	100.0	$12,311	$1,665	$10,646
Mount Airy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Mt Airy Elementary Cir	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1816	141	15	9.4	85.8%	80 (56.7%)	43 (30.5%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	82.3	173^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	84.4%		85	120^th of 1114 public elementary schools	89.2%	53	92.9	96.3	95.0	65.0	78.6	88.5	95.0	85.2	$14,245	$2,649	$11,595
John L. Hurt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Prospect Rd	Hurt	24563	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1812	257	19	13.5	87.5%	175 (68.1%)	63 (24.5%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	78.9	231^st of 1110 public elementary schools	79.2%		89.8	48^th of 1114 public elementary schools	95.7%	183	82.6	89.2	89.2	75.7	93.5	83.8	86.5	73.0	$9,709	$645	$9,063
Altavista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Lynch Mill Rd	Altavista	24517	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 369-5665	497	36	13.9	78.1%	269 (54.1%)	147 (29.6%)	31 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.3%)	47.3	633^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	43.0%		67	397^th of 1114 public elementary schools	64.4%	236	55.1	71.8	75.4	72.5	57.7	71.8	71.0	80.5	$8,303	$804	$7,499
Huddleston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Huddleston Drive	Huddleston	24104	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-5144	221	16	13.5	101.8%	173 (78.3%)	23 (10.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.7%)	46.7	646^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.8%		38.4	741^st of 1114 public elementary schools	33.5%	95	78.8	80.0	62.1	60.0	69.7	65.7	62.1	71.4	$10,119	$1,057	$9,062
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%)	87.8	77^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.1%		85.5	111^th of 1114 public elementary schools	90.0%	34	81.8	92.5	92.3	90.8	83.6	91.2	92.3	92.5	$9,453	$954	$8,499
Twin Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Twin Springs Elem Cir	Danville	24540	Pittsylvania County	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%)	77.9	248^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.7%		70.7	344^th of 1114 public elementary schools	69.1%	96	92.3	75.9	82.1	83.2	90.3	81.8	77.7	85.1	$7,363	$609	$6,754
Meadville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Meadville School Loop	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1012	173	11	16.2	100.6%	106 (61.3%)	57 (32.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	67.4	387^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.1%		60.5	485^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.5%	98	80.7	89.3	70.6	64.7	87.1	85.7	52.9	78.6	$9,780	$25	$9,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Gretna Elementary

Is Gretna Elementary a good school?

Gretna Elementary ranks 372^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gretna Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Gretna Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gretna Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gretna Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gretna Middle
High : Gretna High

What is the racial makeup of Gretna Elementary?

Students at Gretna Elementary are 67% White, 27% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Gretna Elementary in?

Pittsylvania County Public Schools

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