Summary:
Park Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Danville, Virginia, serving 366 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools and struggling with low academic performance, high poverty rates, and racial disparities compared to nearby schools.
Park Avenue Elementary has a much higher percentage of African American students (62.57%) than the surrounding schools, which range from 12.41% to 84.22% African American. The school's proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are significantly lower than the state and Danville City Public Schools district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 3rd grade mathematics, Park Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate was 39.34%, compared to the Danville City Public Schools average of 41.16% and the Virginia state average of 70.11%. Additionally, Park Avenue Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.09% to 99.24%, much higher than the surrounding schools, which have rates ranging from 81.37% to 98.56%.
In contrast, the nearby schools, particularly those in the Pittsylvania County Public Schools district, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with rankings ranging from 111 to 664 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools, compared to Park Avenue Elementary's ranking between 1,066 and 1,036. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to Park Avenue Elementary's struggles. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 14.3, could be an asset, providing opportunities for more individualized attention and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Danville City Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
1036th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,718
Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.3
Number of students: 340
Racial breakdown:
African American:
59.1%
White:
17.6%
Hispanic:
16.8%
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Two or more races:
5.3%
Asian:
1.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 105%
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