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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 159 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (159).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
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.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Edwin W. Chittum Elementary
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin W. Chittum Elementary this school | 762 | 20.1% | 84.8% |
| Stonehouse Elementary Williamsburg | 838 | 25.3% | 82.0% |
| Spring Run Elementary Midlothian | 848 | 25.2% | 80.9% |
| Great Bridge Intermediate Chesapeake | 728 | 16.1% | 88.0% |
| Swift Creek Elementary Midlothian | 724 | 27.5% | 84.8% |
| Hickory Elementary Chesapeake | 695 | 15.7% | 87.5% |
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 Edwin W. Chittum Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #177 of 1,101 | #6 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #104 of 1,111 ▲ 100 | #3 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #230 of 1,111 ▼ 10 | #6 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #122 of 1,176 | #10 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #772 of 1,105 | #12 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #635 of 1,106 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #1,027 of 1,157 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #306 of 324 | #12 of 12 |
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
762
+39 (+5%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 812
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 762 | 50.8 | 15.0:1 | 20% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 48.8 | 15.6:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 805 | 48.5 | 16.6:1 | 19% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 48 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 17% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 11% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 33 | 21.7:1 | 9% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 6% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 812 | 44 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin W. Chittum Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (756 to 762); teachers up 6% (48 to 50.8).
About Edwin W. Chittum Elementary
Chesapeake, Virginia, is home to Edwin W. Chittum Elementary, a large elementary school. Total enrollment is 762 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 53% higher.
Chesapeake City Public Schools includes 45 schools. Together they enroll 40,607 students.
More than half of enrollment at Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is White: 62%. The remaining shares are 17% Black, 11% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
There are 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Edwin W. Chittum Elementary, giving a ratio of 15.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. A total of 153 students, or 20%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points below the 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city.
On BeatsExpectations, Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is 2.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Chesapeake city is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $95,373, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Chesapeake city's 50 public schools enroll about 40,607 students and include Edwin W. Chittum Elementary.
Hodges Manor Elementary, about 1.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 723 to 762, a 5% rise.
The discussion board for Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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.