Elementary · Virginia

Gretna Elementary

Free meals for all

Gretna Elementary, a public elementary school in Gretna, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 493 students, 13.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 493
Teachers (FTE): 36.0
Students per teacher: 13.7
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 52% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 65% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Pittsylvania County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 302 Franklin Blvd South, Gretna, VA 24557
Phone: (434)630-1808
City or town: Gretna
County: Pittsylvania County

Quality of life in Gretna Schools in Gretna

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Chatham ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	236	10.3	7.8 mi
Mount Airy ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	141	9.4	10.4 mi
John L. Hurt ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	257	13.5	10.6 mi
Altavista ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	497	13.9	13.4 mi
Huddleston ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	221	13.6	15.8 mi
Union Hall ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	183	10.8	15.9 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

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