📍 302 Franklin Blvd South, Gretna, Pittsylvania County, 24557
Gretna Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gretna, Pittsylvania County. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsylvania County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 80% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gretna Elementary enrolls 460 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 26% Black or African American and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 319 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 460 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gretna Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 15, state house district 16.
Gretna Elementary is one of 21 schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools, based in Chatham, Virginia. The district serves 7,830 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 460 students, Gretna Elementary is larger than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant