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Which teacher or staff member at Grassfield Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,306
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081002432
Grassfield Elementary
2248 Averill Dr., Chesapeake, VA 23323 · (757) 558-8923 · Chesapeake city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,306 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
200 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 | 30 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 142 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 197 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 216 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 237 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 260 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 224 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (142) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (224).
Student demographics
63%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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Grassfield Elementary
Grassfield Elementary's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassfield Elementary this school | 1,306 | 15.3% | 84.3% |
| Old Hundred Elementary Midlothian | 981 | 13.9% | 85.9% |
| Cedar Road Elementary Chesapeake | 988 | 17.7% | 88.0% |
| J.B. Watkins Elementary Midlothian | 913 | 17.5% | 89.9% |
| Winterpock Elementary Chesterfield | 834 | 15.9% | 85.5% |
| Moseley Elementary Moseley | 972 | 8.3% | 86.5% |
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 Grassfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #197 of 1,101 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #78 of 1,111 ▲ 41 | #2 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #160 of 1,111 ▲ 62 | #3 of 21 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,306 | #2 of 1,176 | #1 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,041 of 1,105 | #22 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #469 of 1,106 | #16 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #1,069 of 1,157 | #25 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.7% | #25 of 324 | #2 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
1,306
+214 (+20%) vs 2020
+47% since 2010-11, when it was 888
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,306 | 74.8 | 17.5:1 | 15% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 1,347 | 74.8 | 18.0:1 | 15% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 1,352 | 72.5 | 18.6:1 | 18% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 1,092 | 66 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 984 | 52.1 | 18.9:1 | 16% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 945 | 44 | 21.5:1 | 13% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 888 | 37 | 24.0:1 | 14% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grassfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (984 to 1,306); teachers up 44% (52.1 to 74.8).
About Grassfield Elementary
Grassfield Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, under Chesapeake City Public Schools. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 1,306 students. That is 162% bigger than the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Chesapeake City Public Schools enrolls 40,607 students, and its 45 schools include Grassfield Elementary.
More than half of the students at Grassfield Elementary are White (56%). Other reported shares: 16% Black, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Chesapeake city, where about 55% of residents are White. The diversity index for Grassfield Elementary is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 17.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Grassfield Elementary, which has 74.8. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Grassfield Elementary is about 15%. The 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city is 34 points higher.
Grassfield Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Grassfield Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 84.3%, compared with a predicted 83.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Chesapeake city, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $95,373, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 50 public schools in the county, enrolling about 40,607, Grassfield Elementary among them.
Grassfield Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Grassfield High, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Grassfield Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Grassfield Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 1,092 to 1,306, a 20% rise.
Grassfield Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Grassfield High0.9 mi · 2,345
- Hugo A. Owens Middle1.4 mi · 1,286
- Deep Creek Central Elementary1.8 mi · 888
- Cedar Road Elementary2.0 mi · 988
- Deep Creek Middle2.8 mi · 764
- Deep Creek High2.9 mi · 1,691
Frequently asked questions
About Grassfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grassfield Elementary?
Grassfield Elementary enrolls approximately 1,306 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Grassfield Elementary serve?
Grassfield Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Grassfield Elementary have?
Grassfield Elementary employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grassfield Elementary?
At Grassfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 12% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Grassfield Elementary public or private?
Grassfield Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.