Mack Benn Jr. Elementary

Mack Benn Jr. Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Suffolk, Virginia, run under Suffolk City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 713 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 43% larger than typical.

Suffolk City Public Schools runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 14,565 students. Mack Benn Jr. Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mack Benn Jr. Elementary lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 15% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at Mack Benn Jr. Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mack Benn Jr. Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

Around the school, Suffolk city reports that median household earnings sit near $92,666, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mack Benn Jr. Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Suffolk city (combined enrollment of about 14,565 students).

The closest other public school is John F. Kennedy Middle, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mack Benn Jr. Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mack Benn Jr. Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mack Benn Jr. Elementary has climbed 8%, going from 662 students in 2018 to 713 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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