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What's the most underrated thing about Cedar Road Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
988
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081001483
Cedar Road Elementary
1605 Cedar Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322 · (757) 547-0166 · Chesapeake city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL988 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
175 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 168 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 169 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 165 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (165).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 91.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
88.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Cedar Road Elementary
Cedar Road Elementary's state test result (88.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Road Elementary this school | 988 | 17.7% | 88.0% |
| J.B. Watkins Elementary Midlothian | 913 | 17.5% | 89.9% |
| Old Hundred Elementary Midlothian | 981 | 13.9% | 85.9% |
| Winterpock Elementary Chesterfield | 834 | 15.9% | 85.5% |
| Orange Hunt Elementary Springfield | 874 | 9.6% | 83.8% |
| Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary Haymarket | 813 | 15.1% | 88.5% |
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 Cedar Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #93 of 1,101 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #155 of 1,111 ▼ 99 | #8 of 21 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #231 of 1,111 ▼ 159 | #7 of 21 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 988 | #11 of 1,176 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,065 of 1,105 | #25 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #542 of 1,106 | #17 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #1,045 of 1,157 | #22 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #72 of 324 | #4 of 12 |
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
988
+220 (+29%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 988 | 55 | 18.0:1 | 18% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 940 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 17% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 924 | 50.5 | 18.3:1 | 16% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 768 | 49 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 46.2 | 18.6:1 | 15% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 811 | 43 | 18.9:1 | 13% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | 37 | 22.9:1 | 10% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 885 | 47 | 18.8:1 | 5% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (858 to 988); teachers up 19% (46.2 to 55).
About Cedar Road Elementary
Cedar Road Elementary is a large elementary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, under Chesapeake City Public Schools. The school serves 988 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Chesapeake City Public Schools enrolls 40,607 students in 45 schools, including Cedar Road Elementary.
Cedar Road Elementary's enrollment is 59% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, and 9% Asian. By the diversity index, Cedar Road Elementary comes in at 61%.
Cedar Road Elementary employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Cedar Road Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 18%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city is 31 points.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 83.3%. Cedar Road Elementary scores 88.0%.
In the county around the school, Chesapeake city, median household income is about $95,373, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cedar Road Elementary is among the 50 public schools in Chesapeake city.
The closest public school to Cedar Road Elementary is Grassfield High, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Cedar Road Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Cedar Road Elementary is ahead of the 78.0% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cedar Road Elementary went from 768 students to 988. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Chesapeake city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
252,583
Census ACS
Median income
$95,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
40,607 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Nearby schools
- Grassfield High1.2 mi · 2,345
- Grassfield Elementary2.0 mi · 1,306
- Hugo A. Owens Middle2.3 mi · 1,286
- Deep Creek Central Elementary2.4 mi · 888
- Great Bridge Primary2.6 mi · 610
- Oscar F. Smith High2.7 mi · 2,264
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Road Elementary?
Cedar Road Elementary enrolls approximately 988 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cedar Road Elementary serve?
Cedar Road Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cedar Road Elementary have?
Cedar Road Elementary employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedar Road Elementary?
Student demographics at Cedar Road Elementary are roughly 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Cedar Road Elementary in?
Cedar Road Elementary is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools.
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