Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001088
Chesterfield Elementary
2915 Westminster Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504 · (757) 628-2544 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% 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.
- FBeats 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
11.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
327 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 62 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
42.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 →
Where Chesterfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #1,084 of 1,101 | #28 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,100 of 1,111 ▲ 3 | #29 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,072 of 1,111 ▲ 2 | #28 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #942 of 1,176 | #25 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #128 of 1,105 | #5 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #1,016 of 1,106 | #25 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #77 of 1,157 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #405 of 759 | #21 of 27 |
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
325
+32 (+11%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 325 | 28 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 29 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 27 | 10.7:1 | 99% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 26 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 25.2 | 14.5:1 | 99% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 99% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 86% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 88% (619) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesterfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (366 to 325); teachers up 11% (25.2 to 28).
About Chesterfield Elementary
Chesterfield Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Norfolk, Virginia. It enrolled 325 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Norfolk City Public Schools has a total of 44 schools and 26,807 students, Chesterfield Elementary among them.
Black students make up 86% of enrollment at Chesterfield Elementary. Next come 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 40% Black among all Norfolk city residents. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Chesterfield Elementary is 28 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.6:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
allk12 grades Chesterfield Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chesterfield Elementary is -24.1 points, in the bottom 10% of Virginia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.6%, and the predicted rate is 60.7%.
Among Norfolk city residents, the median household income is $66,109, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chesterfield Elementary is one of 54 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Chesterfield Elementary to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Richard Bowling Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Chesterfield Elementary comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Chesterfield Elementary's enrollment grew 11%, to 325.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Norfolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
233,596
Census ACS
Median income
$66,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norfolk City Public Schools
- Granby HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Norview HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Norview MiddleMiddle · 1,196 students
- Blair MiddleMiddle · 1,141 students
- Lake Taylor HighHigh · 1,107 students
Other schools in Norfolk
- Granby HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Norview HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Norview MiddleMiddle · 1,196 students
- Blair MiddleMiddle · 1,141 students
- Lake Taylor HighHigh · 1,107 students
Other Chesterfield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Chesterfield Elementary. Chesterfield Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CHESTERFIELD ELEM.CHESTERFIELD, MO · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Richard Bowling Elementary0.9 mi · 492
- Ingleside Elementary1.0 mi · 574
- Booker T Washington High1.1 mi · 904
- Southside STEM Academy at Campostella1.1 mi · 686
- Jacox Elementary1.1 mi · 596
- Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center1.3 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Chesterfield ElementaryHow many students attend Chesterfield Elementary?
Chesterfield Elementary enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chesterfield Elementary serve?
Chesterfield Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chesterfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chesterfield Elementary is approximately 11.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chesterfield Elementary?
Student demographics at Chesterfield Elementary are roughly 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 86% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Chesterfield Elementary in?
Chesterfield Elementary is part of Norfolk City Public Schools.
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