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Enrollment
764
Elementary
DISTRICT 635 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510371002630
Creekside Elementary
1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk, VA 23435 · (757) 923-4251 · Suffolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
530 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 51 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp 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 75 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary this school | 764 | 69.4% | 70.4% |
| Georgetown Primary Chesapeake | 804 | 72.6% | 60.0% |
| Hillpoint Elementary Suffolk | 780 | 69.2% | 59.9% |
| Crestwood Intermediate Chesapeake | 736 | 73.5% | 70.4% |
| Elephant's Fork Elementary Suffolk | 653 | 69.1% | 55.8% |
| Northern Shores Elementary Suffolk | 798 | 69.0% | 79.1% |
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 Creekside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Suffolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #578 of 1,101 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #548 of 1,111 ▲ 1 | #6 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #719 of 1,111 ▼ 192 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #120 of 1,176 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #951 of 1,105 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #422 of 1,106 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #698 of 1,157 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #190 of 759 | #1 of 7 |
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
764
+33 (+5%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 919
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 764 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 69% (530) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 68% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 65% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 45 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 54 | 17.5:1 | 48% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 1,005 | 56 | 17.9:1 | 45% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | 44 | 20.9:1 | 42% (384) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (947 to 764); teachers down 13% (54 to 47).
About Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary is the name of a large elementary school in Suffolk, Virginia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 764 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
Creekside Elementary belongs to Suffolk City Public Schools, a district of 19 schools and 14,565 students.
Creekside Elementary's enrollment is 53% Black. Enrollment also includes 23% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Suffolk city, the Black share is about 42%. The chance that two students picked at random at Creekside Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Staffing totals 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Creekside Elementary is 69%. Across public schools in Suffolk city, the average is about the same, 69%.
A school with Creekside Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 69.2%. Creekside Elementary scores 70.4%, 1.2 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Suffolk city show that median household income is about $92,666, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Creekside Elementary is among the 22 public schools in Suffolk city.
Nearest public school: John Yeates Middle, about 2.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 77.2%; Creekside Elementary's is 70.4%, ranking 8th of 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 731 to 764.
Discussions about Creekside Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Suffolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,796
Census ACS
Median income
$92,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
14,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Suffolk City Public Schools
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Other schools in Suffolk
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 27.
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
- Creekside ElementaryWinterville, NC · 622 students
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 591 students
- Creekside ElementarySan Diego, CA · 585 students
Nearby schools
- John Yeates Middle2.4 mi · 509
- Florence Bowser Elementary2.4 mi · 926
- Western Branch High3.1 mi · 2,138
- Western Branch Middle3.3 mi · 855
- Western Branch Primary3.3 mi · 801
- Colonel Fred Cherry Middle3.4 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside ElementaryHow many students attend Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary enrolls approximately 764 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Creekside Elementary serve?
Creekside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Creekside Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Creekside Elementary.
How diverse is Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 12% Hispanic, 53% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary is overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools in Suffolk city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.