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If you could change one rule at CHURCHLAND PRIMARY & INTERMEDIATE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTSMOUTH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510300001242
Churchland Primary & Intermediate
5700 Hedgerow Ln, Portsmouth, VA 23703 · (757) 686-2519 · Portsmouth city
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
505 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 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
43%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
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Churchland Primary & Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Portsmouth city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #608 of 1,101 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #681 of 1,111 ▼ 138 | #2 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #712 of 1,111 ▼ 76 | #2 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #574 of 1,176 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #553 of 1,105 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #862 of 1,106 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #96 of 1,157 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #542 of 759 | #9 of 10 |
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
503
-113 (-18%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 503 | 36 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 99% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 100% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 32 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 29.5 | 18.4:1 | 52% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 49% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 47% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 52% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 31 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Churchland Primary & Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (543 to 503); teachers up 22% (29.5 to 36).
About Churchland Primary & Intermediate
Churchland Primary & Intermediate is a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Portsmouth. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 503 students.
Portsmouth City Public Schools oversees Churchland Primary & Intermediate and 21 other schools, with 12,905 students in total.
Roughly 74% of students at Churchland Primary & Intermediate are Black. Other groups make up 12% White, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 51% of Portsmouth city residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.0:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1.
The allk12 Grade for Churchland Primary & Intermediate is B. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 60.8% at Churchland Primary & Intermediate; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.5%.
In the county around the school, Portsmouth city, the median household income is $60,491, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Portsmouth city is home to 24 public schools and about 12,905 public school students.
The closest public school, Churchland Preschool Center, is about 0.7 miles from Churchland Primary & Intermediate. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Churchland Primary & Intermediate places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is down 18% from 2020-21, when Churchland Primary & Intermediate had 616 students, to 2024-25, when it had 503. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Churchland Preschool Center0.7 mi · 112
- Churchland Academy Elementary0.7 mi · 626
- Churchland Middle0.7 mi · 798
- Churchland High1.0 mi · 1,453
- Northern Shores Elementary1.6 mi · 798
- Colonel Fred Cherry Middle1.9 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Churchland Primary & IntermediateHow many students attend Churchland Primary & Intermediate?
Churchland Primary & Intermediate enrolls approximately 503 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Churchland Primary & Intermediate serve?
Churchland Primary & Intermediate serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Churchland Primary & Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Churchland Primary & Intermediate is approximately 14.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Churchland Primary & Intermediate?
At Churchland Primary & Intermediate, the student body is approximately 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 74% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Churchland Primary & Intermediate public or private?
Churchland Primary & Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portsmouth City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.