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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTSMOUTH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510300002472
Brighton Elementary
1100 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth, VA 23704 · (757) 393-8870 · Portsmouth city
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Virginia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
480 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 27% larger than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brighton Elementary
Brighton Elementary's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Elementary this school | 483 | 99.4% | 41.3% |
| Richard Bowling Elementary Norfolk | 492 | 99.8% | 45.3% |
| Henry Marsh III Elementary Richmond | 512 | 97.7% | 34.5% |
| Discovery STEM Academy Newport News | 561 | 98.9% | 47.3% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Petersburg | 540 | 94.3% | 29.9% |
| Westview Early Childhood Education Center Petersburg | 418 | 94.0% | N/A |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brighton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Portsmouth city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #1,056 of 1,101 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #872 of 1,111 ▲ 95 | #4 of 13 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,042 of 1,111 ▼ 36 | #10 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #625 of 1,176 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #868 of 1,105 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #987 of 1,106 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #167 of 1,157 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #256 of 324 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
+48 (+11%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 483 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 99% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 28 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 97% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 32 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 98% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 99% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 94% (512) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brighton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (469 to 483); teachers down 6% (33 to 31).
About Brighton Elementary
In Portsmouth, Virginia, part of Portsmouth city, Brighton Elementary is an elementary school. There are 483 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6.
Brighton Elementary is part of a district of 22 schools: Portsmouth City Public Schools, with 12,905 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Brighton Elementary is Black, at 83%. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brighton Elementary scores 30%.
Brighton Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. At Brighton Elementary, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Portsmouth city is similar, at 101%.
On the allk12 Grade, Brighton Elementary lands at F, ahead of 4% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Brighton Elementary would score about 61.0%. It scores 41.3%, a bottom-10% result among Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Portsmouth city, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $60,491, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 24 public schools and about 12,905 students.
The closest school to Brighton Elementary is Cradock Middle, located about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 47.3% on proficiency, and Brighton Elementary is below that at 41.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Brighton Elementary is City: Small.
The school's enrollment rose 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.6:1 to 15.6:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Brighton Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Portsmouth city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,190
Census ACS
Median income
$60,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools
- Churchland HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Manor HighHigh · 1,149 students
- I.C. Norcom HighHigh · 1,009 students
- Churchland MiddleMiddle · 798 students
- Churchland ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Churchland Academy ElementaryElementary · 626 students
Other schools in Portsmouth
- Churchland HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Manor HighHigh · 1,149 students
- I.C. Norcom HighHigh · 1,009 students
- Churchland MiddleMiddle · 798 students
- Churchland ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Churchland Academy ElementaryElementary · 626 students
Other Brighton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Brighton Elementary. Brighton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Brighton ElementaryBrighton, TN · 709 students
- Brighton ElementaryKansasville, WI · 196 students
- Brighton Elementary SchoolIsland Pond, VT · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Cradock Middle1.1 mi · 516
- I.C. Norcom High1.2 mi · 1,009
- Park View Elementary1.4 mi · 400
- Douglass Park Elementary1.6 mi · 510
- Cradock Elementary1.6 mi · 616
- St. Helena Elementary1.6 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Brighton ElementaryHow many students attend Brighton Elementary?
Brighton Elementary enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Brighton Elementary serve?
Brighton Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brighton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brighton Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brighton Elementary?
Student demographics at Brighton Elementary are roughly 3% White, 7% Hispanic, 83% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Brighton Elementary in?
Brighton Elementary is part of Portsmouth City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.