G.A. Treakle Elementary

G.A. Treakle Elementary operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Chesapeake, Virginia, one of the schools within Chesapeake City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 440 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Chesapeake City Public Schools runs 45 schools in total, collectively educating 40,607 students. G.A. Treakle Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, G.A. Treakle Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, G.A. Treakle Elementary shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting G.A. Treakle Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Chesapeake city runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, G.A. Treakle Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.4%, the actual is 77.9%, a residual of +9.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Chesapeake city shows the typical household earns roughly $95,373 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Chesapeake city's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students), G.A. Treakle Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Camelot Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around G.A. Treakle Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts G.A. Treakle Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 60.3%.

G.A. Treakle Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at G.A. Treakle Elementary has ticked down 15%, going from 520 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 36% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.