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Enrollment
713
Elementary
DISTRICT 635 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510371001895
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary
1253 Nansemond Pkwy, Suffolk, VA 23434 · (757) 934-6224 · Suffolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL713 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
494 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
Where Mack Benn Jr. Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Suffolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #855 of 1,101 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #710 of 1,111 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #781 of 1,111 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #176 of 1,176 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #945 of 1,105 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #743 of 1,106 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #702 of 1,157 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #158 of 324 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
713
+76 (+12%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 713 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 69% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 44 | 16.0:1 | 68% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 49 | 14.0:1 | 65% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 42 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 44.8 | 14.8:1 | 86% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 88% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 68% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 60% (408) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mack Benn Jr. Elementary.
About Mack Benn Jr. Elementary
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Suffolk, Virginia. It educates 713 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
Suffolk City Public Schools has 19 schools and 14,565 students, and Mack Benn Jr. Elementary is one of those schools.
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary is 67% Black by enrollment. Other students are 15% White, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk city residents are about 42% Black. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary counts 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.2 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Suffolk city average 69%.
On BeatsExpectations, Mack Benn Jr. Elementary is 10.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Suffolk city, the median household income is $92,666, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Suffolk city is home to 22 public schools and about 14,565 public school students.
The closest public school, John F. Kennedy Middle, is about 1.6 miles from Mack Benn Jr. Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Mack Benn Jr. Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 76 students since 2020-21, to 713. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.2:1, from 15.2:1.
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Suffolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,796
Census ACS
Median income
$92,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
14,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Suffolk City Public Schools
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Other schools in Suffolk
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy Middle1.6 mi · 498
- Hillpoint Elementary1.9 mi · 780
- Elephant's Fork Elementary2.8 mi · 653
- Booker T. Washington Elementary2.8 mi · 362
- Nansemond Parkway Elementary3.0 mi · 456
- Nansemond River High3.5 mi · 1,683
Frequently asked questions
About Mack Benn Jr. ElementaryHow large is Mack Benn Jr. Elementary?
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary enrolls approximately 713 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mack Benn Jr. Elementary serve?
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mack Benn Jr. Elementary?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Mack Benn Jr. Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mack Benn Jr. Elementary?
At Mack Benn Jr. Elementary, the student body is approximately 15% White, 10% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Mack Benn Jr. Elementary?
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary is overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools in Suffolk city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.