Georgetown Primary

Georgetown Primary is a heavily attended elementary campus in Chesapeake, Virginia, run under Chesapeake City Public Schools. The school caters to 804 students in grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Georgetown Primary sits 61% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 45 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools (40,607 students total), Georgetown Primary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Georgetown Primary reports that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Chesapeake city as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Georgetown Primary has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chesapeake city (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Georgetown Primary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Chesapeake city indicate median household earnings sit near $95,373, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chesapeake city runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students), of which Georgetown Primary is one.

Indian River High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Georgetown Primary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 60.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Georgetown Primary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 805 (now 804). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 10% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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