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Brosville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
500th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 55% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Brosville Elementary is a small PK–5 school in Danville, VA, serving 219 students as part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools, a top-quartile Virginia district. Despite a high-poverty population — nearly 9 in 10 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — Brosville ranks in the middle of the pack statewide: 500th of 1,111 elementary schools (55th percentile) with 3 stars in 2025-26, up from the 46th percentile the prior year and its best showing since 2017-18.

Brosville's most distinctive strength is how well it serves students from low-income households. Its low-SES students ranked in the 77th percentile statewide in 2025-26, continuing a three-year run of top-quartile results. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism low at 10.1%, well below the district (14.3%) and state (14.8%) rates, and has a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1 — the lowest among nearby schools including Twin Springs Elementary, Stony Mill Elementary, and Axton Elementary. Upper-grade academics are strong: 4th-grade reading and math both hit nearly 85% proficiency, and 5th-grade reading reached 85%, all above state averages. Brosville also outperforms most Danville City schools, including Forest Hills Elementary, which spends about $4,600 more per student yet posts comparable or lower scores.

The biggest challenge is early literacy. Just 51% of Brosville 3rd-graders were proficient in reading in 2025-26, far below the district's 70.75% — a persistent weak spot. Since students appear to catch up by 4th and 5th grade, a focus on primary-grade reading could lift the school's overall ranking. Because the school is small, year-to-year swings can be large — 5th-grade reading jumped nearly 30 points in one year — so current results are best viewed as part of a longer trend. With improving attendance, strong outcomes for low-income students, and a low student-teacher ratio, Brosville appears to be on an upward trajectory.

219
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,720
Per pupil spending ?
88.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 195 Bulldog Ln.
       Danville, VA  24541

(434) 685-7787

District: Pittsylvania County Public Schools


Students who attend Brosville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Tunstall Middle
High:    Tunstall High
Racial breakdown:

White:
62.1%
African American:
30.6%
Hispanic:
4.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016
Above the Virginia median (55th percentile)
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Pittsylvania County Public Schools's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school75%
District avg78%
Virginia avg72%
500th of 1,111
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Top 45%▲ up 27 pts since 2016
From bottom 28% (2016) to top 45% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 10Elementary Schools in the Pittsylvania County Public Schools
23rd 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202658.5500 of 111155.0%★★★☆☆
202549.9597 of 111046.2%★★☆☆☆
202453.3578 of 111448.1%★★☆☆☆
202344.8664 of 111440.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.1648 of 110941.6%★★☆☆☆
202155.0527 of 110352.2%★★★☆☆
201956.8534 of 110551.7%★★★☆☆
201871.7286 of 109773.9%★★★★☆
201747.2664 of 109939.6%★★☆☆☆
201638.1794 of 109627.6%★☆☆☆☆
201541.1760 of 110030.9%★★☆☆☆
201446.8649 of 111041.5%★★☆☆☆
201368.7327 of 112070.8%★★★★☆
201264.4370 of 111766.9%★★★☆☆
201147.2673 of 111739.7%★★☆☆☆
201040.7816 of 111326.7%★☆☆☆☆
200961.1414 of 108261.7%★★★☆☆
200844.1717 of 108133.7%★★☆☆☆
200761.4414 of 108361.8%★★★☆☆
200663.8372 of 107165.3%★★★☆☆
200550.3573 of 106246.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202446.9345 of 58841.3%★★☆☆☆
202355.2284 of 57950.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202650.6598 of 110045.6%★★☆☆☆
202549.5600 of 109645.3%★★☆☆☆
202451.3592 of 109846.1%★★☆☆☆
202346.4637 of 110042.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202670.9236 of 104077.3%★★★★☆
202571.5235 of 104677.5%★★★★☆
202470.2257 of 103675.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202669.8331 of 109969.9%★★★☆☆
202554.0529 of 109351.6%★★★☆☆
202453.2546 of 110150.4%★★★☆☆
202341.7697 of 109336.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202643.4620 of 97436.3%★★☆☆☆
202546.8587 of 97339.7%★★☆☆☆
202450.0557 of 97943.1%★★☆☆☆
202335.2715 of 98427.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)77th percentile+22 vs school
Male (2026)70th percentile+15 vs school
Female (2026)46th percentile-9 vs school
African American (2024)41st percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)36th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics76%+3 vs state
English Reading74%+3 vs state
Science73%+4 vs state
VA Studies73%~ state avg

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Students who attend Brosville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tunstall Middle
High : Tunstall High

Brosville Elementary ranks 500th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Brosville Elementary.

Students at Brosville Elementary are 62% White, 31% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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Latest Virginia data All new data »
2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026
2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataFeb 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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