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.

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