Portsmouth City Public Schools

Summary:

The Portsmouth City Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 19 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 115 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Churchland High School is the highest ranked high school in the district, ranking 102 out of 329 Virginia high schools. It has the highest percentage of students proficient or better in several SOL exams compared to the district and state averages. Simonsdale Elementary is the highest ranked elementary school in the district, outperforming the district and state averages in most SOL exams, particularly in Mathematics and English Reading. Churchland Primary & Intermediate is the second highest ranked elementary school, outperforming the district and state averages in most SOL exams, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

The data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with some schools struggling to meet state standards while others excel. This suggests that there may be challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities for all students. Additionally, the high rates of free/reduced lunch eligibility and varying per-student spending levels may be contributing factors to the academic struggles of some schools in the district. However, the success of schools like Churchland High and Simonsdale Elementary indicates that there are effective practices and strategies that could be replicated to improve outcomes across the Portsmouth City Public Schools district.

District Detail

801 Crawford St
Portsmouth, VA 23704-3822

(757) 393-8742

SchoolDigger Rank:
115^th of 130 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,161

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)		SOL Geometry (2024)			SOL Algebra I (2024)						SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)				SOL Science (2024)		SOL Earth Science (2024)			SOL English Reading (2024)									SOL VA and US History (2024)		SOL World History I (2024)				SOL World History II (2024)	SOL Civics and Economics (2024)	SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Churchland High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4301 Cedar Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 686-2500	1,452	94	15.4	99.7%	277 (19.1%)	993 (68.4%)	83 (5.7%)	18 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.2%)	66.8	102^nd of 329 public high schools	69.0%		46.6	209^th of 326 public high schools	35.9%	107	69.2	50.0		90.5				92.2	94.4	95.0	95.7	87.5							91.2	70.4	65.6	95.6			70.0	50.0	70.0								89.5	93.2	31.5	57.9	94.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.0			$8,171	$34	$8,137
New Directions Center	Public		401 West Road	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 393-8728	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cradock Middle	Public	7-8	21 Alden Ave	Portsmouth	23702	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 393-8788	526	42	12.5	101.3%	39 (7.4%)	414 (78.7%)	40 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	11.5	387^th of 417 public middle schools	7.2%		8.7	401^st of 422 public middle schools	5.0%	14			85.0			100.0	97.1										23.2	24.9						42.1								47.9	53.9											46.8		$9,577	$388	$9,188
Churchland Elementary	Public	K-6	5601 Michael Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 686-2523	760	45	16.8	99.5%	222 (29.2%)	367 (48.3%)	86 (11.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.6%)	54.5	563^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	49.5%		56.7	526^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.8%	37													67.0	74.1	64.6	67.9							64.6					65.2	80.0	70.9	78.7														77.7	$9,878	$162	$9,716
Churchland Middle	Public	7-8	4051 River Shore Rd	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 686-2512	840	60	14.0	99.6%	149 (17.7%)	576 (68.6%)	50 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.4%)	21.2	356^th of 417 public middle schools	14.6%		26.8	337^th of 422 public middle schools	20.1%	19			77.8			87.5	93.0										14.3	37.6						47.2								59.5	63.1											58.5		$8,154	$147	$8,007
Churchland Primary & Intermediate	Public	K-6	5700 Hedgerow Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 686-2519	511	31	16.4	99.4%	67 (13.1%)	372 (72.8%)	33 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	56.6	529^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.5%		53.3	571^st of 1114 public elementary schools	48.7%	42													75.4	76.8	67.7	69.5							77.4					66.7	76.8	62.9	67.8														74.4	$6,268	$451	$5,818
Douglass Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	34 Grand St	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 393-8646	528	38	13.8	100.0%	11 (2.1%)	458 (86.7%)	42 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	1.4	1109^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.2	1093^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	1.9%	16													23.2	27.1	13.7	16.9							13.7					43.5	45.6	31.0	28.2														11.9	$9,106	$947	$8,159
Hodges Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Cherokee Rd	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2921	457	28	16.3	100.0%	73 (16.0%)	318 (69.6%)	32 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	11.9	1006^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.7%		19.6	941^st of 1114 public elementary schools	15.5%	65													26.2	50.8	41.0	55.7							41.0					42.2	50.8	48.3	65.6														34.4	$8,427	$535	$7,893
I.C. Norcom High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1801 London Blvd	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 393-5442	1,027	75	13.6	100.1%	44 (4.3%)	910 (88.6%)	43 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	29.4	291^st of 329 public high schools	11.6%		17.9	315^th of 326 public high schools	3.4%	24	59.0	55.6		58.5	26.1			76.2	70.8		64.3	100.0							78.0	59.2	45.2	92.9												63.6	73.7	59.5	33.8	72.7	54.4	34.5		89.5	22.5			$9,148	$349	$8,799
Cradock Elementary	Public	K-6	18 Dahlgren Ave	Portsmouth	23702	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-2811	606	42	14.4	100.0%	69 (11.4%)	409 (67.5%)	61 (10.1%)	11 (1.8%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.8%)	5.3	1077^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.4	1067^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.2%	10													45.2	42.5	22.2	32.0							23.5					40.5	51.3	38.0	56.8														35.5	$8,379	$801	$7,577
Waterview Elementary	Public	K-6	3649 Hartford St	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8879	614	38	16.1	99.7%	80 (13.0%)	434 (70.7%)	45 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.8%)	7.4	1057^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.6	1050^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.7%	7													40.7	32.9	36.0	60.7							35.6					42.0	43.2	47.2	53.2														20.7	$8,411	$1,299	$7,112
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Horne Ave	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2901	405	34	11.9	99.8%	22 (5.4%)	340 (84.0%)	18 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	15	981^st of 1114 public elementary schools	11.9%		22.4	914^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.0%	67													63.3	40.9	49.1	43.6							45.6					61.2	56.7	56.1	47.3														37.9	$9,054	$679	$8,375
Manor High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1401 Elmhurst Ln	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 465-2907	1,167	90	12.9	101.7%	259 (22.2%)	772 (66.2%)	69 (5.9%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (4.6%)	36.2	258^th of 329 public high schools	21.6%		40.1	240^th of 326 public high schools	26.4%	18	57.2	69.6		95.2				68.2	81.3			100.0							71.4	73.2	73.2	70.0													84.4	72.7	40.5		49.2	55.6						$8,672	$75	$8,597
Simonsdale Elementary	Public	K-6	4841 Clifford Street	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2917	609	49	12.4	101.0%	272 (44.7%)	226 (37.1%)	41 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	61 (10.0%)	31.3	819^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.5%		42.3	699^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.3%	120													62.7	54.8	51.1	50.0							54.4					61.0	69.4	64.1	72.3														61.3	$9,398	$958	$8,441
Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	260 Elm Ave	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8647	473	32	14.7	100.2%	47 (9.9%)	361 (76.3%)	32 (6.8%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	27.3	873^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	21.6%		23.2	905^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.8%	32													52.2	69.0	49.1	62.8							25.5					46.8	71.2	38.2	68.6														62.7	$8,625	$839	$7,786
Westhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	3701 Clifford St	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8855	474	32	14.8	100.2%	83 (17.5%)	313 (66.0%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.0%)	6.4	1065^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.5	1091^st of 1114 public elementary schools	2.1%	26													59.6	36.7	20.0	32.3							19.4					60.9	38.3	33.9	41.9														15.0	$9,728	$1,170	$8,558
William E. Waters Middle	Public	7-8	600 Roosevelt Blvd	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-2813	562	45	12.4	100.5%	121 (21.5%)	383 (68.1%)	22 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.2%)	21.6	351^st of 417 public middle schools	15.8%		17.1	376^th of 422 public middle schools	10.9%	25			100.0			100.0	91.2										29.3	39.0						41.5								61.4	60.3											57.2		$10,352	$390	$9,962
Churchland Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	4061 River Shore Rd	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 686-2527	600	38	15.7	119.3%	63 (10.5%)	435 (72.5%)	46 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.5%)	42.7	698^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.4	781^st of 1114 public elementary schools	29.9%	83													74.4	68.8	64.7	40.9							60.0					70.9	75.3	70.6	56.8														68.8	$7,910	$511	$7,399
Brighton Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Portsmouth Blvd.	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8870	445	28	15.8	100.2%	9 (2.0%)	373 (83.8%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	12.8	997^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.5%		9	1038^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.8%	41													51.6	63.5	41.2	49.2							26.5					55.6	49.2	50.8	50.0														20.6	$10,474	$1,807	$8,667
Mount Hermon Preschool Center	Public	PK	3000 North St.	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 393-8825	227	18	12.6	98.7%	30 (13.2%)	173 (76.2%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Victory Elementary	Public	K-6	2828 Greenwood Drive	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8806	570	35	16.2	100.7%	109 (19.1%)	350 (61.4%)	50 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (9.6%)	28.1	863^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	22.5%		41.5	706^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.6%	157													53.9	58.9	55.4	68.5							59.5					54.4	63.0	60.3	65.3														47.9	$8,593	$712	$7,881
Churchland Preschool Center	Public	PK	4061 River Shore Road	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 686-2533	114	10	11.4		8 (7.0%)	85 (74.6%)	9 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.5%)								(n/a)
Olive Branch Preschool Center	Public	PK	415 Mimosa Road	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 465-2926	194	7	27.7	95.4%	19 (9.8%)	147 (75.8%)	13 (6.7%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Suffolk City Public Schools	2.41 mi	23	66^th
Chesapeake City Public Schools	2.71 mi	48	29^th
Norfolk City Public Schools	3.78 mi	50	105^th
Kings Daughters	4.07 mi	1
Department Of Corrections	4.88 mi	61

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