Grassfield Elementary

Grassfield Elementary is a substantial elementary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools. The school serves 1,306 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 162% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Within Chesapeake City Public Schools, which oversees 45 schools and 40,607 students, Grassfield Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Grassfield Elementary lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Chesapeake city as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Grassfield Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chesapeake city runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Grassfield Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Chesapeake city) records that median household earnings sit near $95,373, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grassfield Elementary is one of 50 public schools in Chesapeake city (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grassfield High, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grassfield Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 80.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 33%: 984 students in 2018 compared to 1,306 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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