Best Public Schools in Danville, AL

Summary:

The city of Danville, Alabama is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. These schools serve students across the Morgan County and Lawrence County school districts.

Among the standout schools in Danville is DanvilleNeel Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top 30% of Alabama elementary schools and outperforms the Morgan County and Alabama averages in math, science, and English proficiency. In contrast, Danville Middle School and Danville High School generally underperform the district and state averages in math and science, though they perform better in English proficiency.

Another school, Speake, while ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, shows some bright spots in its English proficiency scores, which are above the Lawrence County and state averages. However, Speake also has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 71.67%, indicating a larger population of economically disadvantaged students. The variation in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across the schools suggests the district may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation to ensure more equitable funding and staffing levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Speake	Public	PK, KG-6	7323 Alabama Highway 36	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 974-9201	182	13	14.5	73.6%	149 (81.9%)	13 (7.1%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.8	401^st of 684 public elementary schools	41.4%		26.2	503^rd of 680 public elementary schools	26.0%	102	33.3	36.8	14.3	36.8				31.6			66.7	52.6	47.6	52.6				$11,770	$1,945	$9,809
DanvilleNeel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8688 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 773-7183	482	31	15.5	57.7%	402 (83.4%)	9 (1.9%)	45 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	78.6	130^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.0%		52.5	331^st of 680 public elementary schools	51.3%	201	65.9	63.8						43.8			80.5	64.6						$11,043	$1,900	$9,127
Danville Middle School	Public	5-8	5933 Highway 36 W	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-7723	387	18	21.4	62.0%	323 (83.5%)	24 (6.2%)	32 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	34	300^th of 442 public middle schools	32.1%		38.2	274^th of 437 public middle schools	37.3%	26			12.9	24.5	11.8	21.1			20.0				68.8	44.1	36.6	40.0		$8,068	$456	$7,595
Danville High School	Public	9-12	9235 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-9909	368	19	19.2	56.3%	305 (82.9%)	10 (2.7%)	46 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	28.1	271^st of 378 public high schools	28.3%		28.6	261^st of 371 public high schools	29.6%	10							9.0			21.0							15.2	$10,438	$1,178	$9,244

Cities Near Danville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moulton	8.42 mi	5	189^th
Trinity	10.23 mi	7	191^st
Decatur	11.95 mi	23	178^th
Hartselle	12.02 mi	7	8^th
Falkville	14.47 mi	2	198^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.