Mount Hermon Preschool Center

Mount Hermon Preschool Center operates as a small elementary school in Portsmouth, Virginia. A federal count lists 208 students at the school, in pre-K. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 58% smaller than that.

Portsmouth City Public Schools has 22 schools and 12,905 students, and Mount Hermon Preschool Center is one of those schools.

Mount Hermon Preschool Center's enrollment is 71% Black. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 11% White, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 51% of Portsmouth city residents are Black. By the diversity index, Mount Hermon Preschool Center comes in at 47%.

Dividing enrollment by its 20 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. Eligible students account for 97% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.

Census estimates describe Portsmouth city this way: median household income is about $60,491, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Portsmouth city number 24 and enroll about 12,905.

The nearest public school is Waterview Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. Mount Hermon Preschool Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal data place Mount Hermon Preschool Center in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Federal counts put enrollment at 151 in 2020-21 and 208 in 2024-25, a 38% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.4:1.

Community posts for Mount Hermon Preschool Center can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.