Elephant's Fork Elementary

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Suffolk, Virginia, Elephant's Fork Elementary instructs 653 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 499.

Elephant's Fork Elementary is one of 19 schools operated by Suffolk City Public Schools, a district that caters to 14,565 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Elephant's Fork Elementary shows that 62% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 21% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Elephant's Fork Elementary logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Elephant's Fork Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.3%; this one delivers 55.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Suffolk city indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,666 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Suffolk city's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,565 students), Elephant's Fork Elementary is one campus in the mix.

King's Fork High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elephant's Fork Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elephant's Fork Elementary has expanded 10%, going from 594 students in 2018 to 653 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On this page, members of the Elephant's Fork Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.