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What's one thing Edwin W. Chittum Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
762
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000291
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary
2008 Dock Landing Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23321 · (757) 465-6300 · Chesapeake city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
153 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp 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 90 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
+6 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.8:1
% White
62%
was 69%
% Hispanic
8%
was 7%
% Black
17%
was 14%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Edwin W. Chittum Elementary
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is a well-populated K-5 school in Chesapeake, Virginia, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools. The school instructs 762 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% larger than the state mean of about 499.
Chesapeake City Public Schools runs 45 schools in total, collectively educating 40,607 students. Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Edwin W. Chittum Elementary shows that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 17% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.
On the resource side, Edwin W. Chittum Elementary lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Chesapeake city's rate of about 49%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edwin W. Chittum Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 82.6%, the actual is 84.8%, a residual of +2.1 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Chesapeake city put median household earnings sit near $95,373, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Chesapeake city's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students), Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Hodges Manor Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edwin W. Chittum Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 71.0%.
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary operates from a city-core location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 756 students in 2018 compared to 762 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 62% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Edwin W. Chittum Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Hodges Manor Elementary1.4 mi · 466
- Southwestern Elementary1.6 mi · 549
- Manor High1.6 mi · 1,149
- Olive Branch Preschool Center1.7 mi · 171
- Jolliff Middle1.7 mi · 753
- Western Branch Intermediate2.2 mi · 795
Frequently asked questions
About Edwin W. Chittum ElementaryHow large is Edwin W. Chittum Elementary?
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary enrolls approximately 762 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Edwin W. Chittum Elementary serve?
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edwin W. Chittum Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Edwin W. Chittum Elementary?
Student demographics at Edwin W. Chittum Elementary are roughly 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Edwin W. Chittum Elementary?
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools in Chesapeake city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.