Cedar Road Elementary

As a heavily attended primary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, Cedar Road Elementary caters to 988 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Chesapeake City Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 98% bigger than the state mean of about 499.

Chesapeake City Public Schools comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 40,607 students; Cedar Road Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cedar Road Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment; the rest consists of 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, 9% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Cedar Road Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chesapeake city (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cedar Road Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.3%; this one delivers 88.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Chesapeake city) records that the typical household earns roughly $95,373 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Cedar Road Elementary is one of 50 public schools in Chesapeake city (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students).

The closest other public school is Grassfield High, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cedar Road Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cedar Road Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 78.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 858 students in 2018 compared to 988 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 59%.

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