School Profile

E.A. Gibson Elementary School, Home of the Bulldogs

 

Phone: 434-799-6426

Address: 1215 Industrial Avenue Danville, VA 24541

Principal: Mikayla Ragsdale

Background

E. A. Gibson Elementary School is named after Edwin A. Gibson of Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Gibson was the former principal of the Danville School also known as Westmoreland. The Danville School or Westmoreland was an eight room building located on Holbrook Street. In 1936 a new high school building was constructed on Gay Street. The name was changed to the John Mercer Langston High School where Professor E. A. Gibson served as principal until his death in 1948. In 1951, a four-year plan was begun to build additional schools in the Danville School System. The first two buildings completed were E. A. Gibson Elementary School (1952) and G. L. H. Johnson Elementary School (1953). The total construction and equipment cost for E. A. Gibson School was $447,656. Gibson Elementary School has previously been a middle school. It currently serves the South Danville community.

Mission

Through communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and leadership, we will develop kind, compassionate and empathetic scholars who are proficient readers, proficient mathematicians and problem solvers.   

Vision

To partner with scholars, families and the community to provide an equitable and excellent education that will prepare scholars for success in middle school and beyond.   

School Enrollment

Total Enrollment (24-25)	466
Kindergarten	77
Grade 1	83
Grade 2	75
Grade 3	71
Grade 4	84
Grade 5	76