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Westwood Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

500 Apollo Ave, Danville, VA 24540 · (434) 797-8860 · Part of Danville City Public Schools

Danville’s School Grade D− better than 0% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
642
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Westwood Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Danville kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Danville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Westwood MiddleYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 Apollo Ave, Danville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6226
Grade 7214
Grade 8202
Enrollment over time
557’20
561’21
609’22
554’23
642’24

Up 15.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%Hispanic 11%White 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westwood Middle from Danville families.

Other schools in Danville City Public Schools

The district →
The Northside Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Danville
137 students12:1
Grove Park Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Danville
122 students12:1
G.L.H. Johnson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danville
D
571 students15:1
Schoolfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danville
D
516 students13:1
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danville
D−
466 students14:1
Woodberry Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danville
D−
377 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Danville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.