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Union Hall Elementary

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Union Hall Elementary ranks 278 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Union Hall Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in Chatham, Virginia, serving 183 students as part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools. Despite a high-poverty profile where 85.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the school is well-resourced, with per-pupil spending of $12,311 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Historically one of Virginia's top elementary schools — ranking #8 in 2024-2025 and #15 in 2021-2022 — Union Hall dropped to 278th in 2025-2026. That decline appears to be a cohort effect rather than a systemic issue: 4th and 5th graders continue to post elite scores, including 100% proficiency in 5th grade math and 96.3% in 5th grade science, while the drop was driven largely by one 3rd grade class.

The school's most defining characteristics are its near-perfect attendance and exceptional results with economically disadvantaged students. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.9% — one-fifth the district average of 14.3% — Union Hall has created a culture where students show up, and it shows. The Low Socioeconomic Status subgroup ranks in the 97th percentile statewide, demonstrating that poverty does not predict achievement here. Class sizes are among the smallest in the area, and per-pupil spending exceeds most nearby schools in the district.

The contrast with Chatham Elementary is striking. The two schools sit just half a mile apart and are nearly identical in demographics, size, spending, and class size, yet Union Hall consistently outperforms its neighbor — ranking #278 versus #479 in 2025-2026 — with attendance as the key differentiator (2.9% vs. 8.5% chronic absenteeism). Union Hall also far surpasses schools in Danville City Public Schools such as Park Avenue Elementary and Woodberry Hills Elementary, which serve similar poverty populations but posted 5th-grade math proficiency rates of 60.7% and 67.4%, respectively, versus Union Hall's 100%. One cautionary note: 2025-2026 data show a dip among male students, so families may want to watch whether that trend continues.

183

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,113

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100 Union Hall Cir
Chatham, VA 24531

(434) 724-7010

District: Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Union Hall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chatham Middle
High:	Chatham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.5%

African American:

18.6%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (85% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (75th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg78%

Virginia avg72%

278^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

23^rd of 131Pittsylvania 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	278 of 1111	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	94.3	8 of 1110	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	124 of 1114	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	66 of 1114	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	15 of 1109	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	70.9	327 of 1103	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	136 of 1105	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	59 of 1097	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	105 of 1099	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	87.0	40 of 1096	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	74.3	228 of 1100	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	332 of 1110	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	241 of 1120	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	62.6	396 of 1117	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.0	138 of 1117	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	65.9	354 of 1113	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.9	341 of 1082	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.5	745 of 1081	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	856 of 1083	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	997 of 1071	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	849 of 1062	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	162 of 1100	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	94.7	4 of 1096	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	150 of 1098	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	163 of 1100	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	33 of 1040	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	4 of 1046	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	23 of 1036	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	434 of 1099	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	91.6	22 of 1093	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	84 of 1101	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	31 of 1093	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	332 of 974	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	91.4	10 of 973	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	167 of 979	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	83 of 984	91.6%	★★★★★

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 (2026)97th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science96%+28 vs state

VA Studies93%+23 vs state

Mathematics86%+13 vs state

English Reading78%+6 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	75	278^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.0%		94.3	8^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.3%	270	73.0	90.0	100.0	96.3	59.5	90.0	88.9	93.3	$12,113	$1,792	$10,321
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%)	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	Pittsylvania County	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
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%)	59.8	479^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.9%		56.9	519^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.2%	40	80.6	77.8	82.4	88.2	75.0	63.0	76.5	51.9	$13,639	$1,583	$12,056
Brosville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Bulldog Ln.	Danville	24541	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 685-7787	219	19	11.5	88.6%	136 (62.1%)	67 (30.6%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	58.5	500^th of 1111 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.9	597^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.2%	97	71.4	84.9	73.2	73.2	51.4	84.9	85.0	72.7	$10,891	$1,445	$9,446
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
Axton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Axton School Road	Axton	24054	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 650-1193	371	21	17.4	—	159 (42.9%)	84 (22.6%)	102 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	50.9	600^th of 1111 public elementary schools	46.0%		57	515^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.6%	85	85.7	79.7	68.0	62.0	65.3	78.1	64.0	67.2	$8,461	$937	$7,524
Snow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5393 Snow Creek Rd	Penhook	24137	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5599	226	20	11.3	86.7%	169 (74.8%)	15 (6.6%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.2%)	71.5	328^th of 1111 public elementary schools	70.5%		78.8	236^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.7%	92	85.7	75.8	87.9	70.6	80.0	81.8	79.4	81.8	$9,779	$1,047	$8,731
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Hall Elementary

What district is Union Hall Elementary in?

Pittsylvania County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Union Hall Elementary?

Students at Union Hall Elementary are 70% White, 19% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Union Hall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Union Hall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chatham Middle
High : Chatham High

Is Union Hall Elementary a good school?

Union Hall Elementary ranks 278^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Union Hall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Union Hall Elementary.

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