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What's something Nansemond Parkway Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 635 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510371001878
Nansemond Parkway Elementary
3012 Nansemond Pkwy, Suffolk, VA 23434 · (757) 923-4167 · Suffolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
316 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 | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
61%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
70.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 →
Schools most like Nansemond Parkway Elementary
Nansemond Parkway Elementary's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nansemond Parkway Elementary this school | 456 | 69.3% | 72.9% |
| Oakland Elementary Suffolk | 464 | 68.8% | 84.1% |
| Sparrow Road Intermediate Chesapeake | 413 | 72.9% | 57.5% |
| Kilby Shores Elementary Suffolk | 494 | 69.2% | 68.6% |
| Harrowgate Elementary Chester | 486 | 76.1% | 57.8% |
| Ettrick Elementary Ettrick | 560 | 75.2% | 65.4% |
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 Nansemond Parkway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Suffolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #503 of 1,101 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #582 of 1,111 ▲ 119 | #7 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #612 of 1,111 ▼ 204 | #5 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #687 of 1,176 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #882 of 1,105 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #538 of 1,106 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #701 of 1,157 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #287 of 759 | #2 of 7 |
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
456
+44 (+11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 456 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 69% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 68% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 65% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 33.5 | 16.1:1 | 46% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 49% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 42% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 38% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 32 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nansemond Parkway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (539 to 456); teachers down 13% (33.5 to 29).
About Nansemond Parkway Elementary
Nansemond Parkway Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Suffolk City Public Schools, located in Suffolk, Virginia. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 456 students.
Suffolk City Public Schools has 14,565 students in 19 schools, and Nansemond Parkway Elementary is one of those schools.
Nansemond Parkway Elementary's enrollment is 54% Black. The remaining shares are 30% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Suffolk city's population at about 42%. Nansemond Parkway Elementary has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.7 students per teacher. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 69%. That is close to the 69% average for public schools in Suffolk city.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Nansemond Parkway Elementary is 3.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 72.9%. Predicted: 69.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Suffolk city, median household income is about $92,666, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nansemond Parkway Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Suffolk city, which together enroll about 14,565 students.
The next-closest public school is Nansemond River High, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nansemond Parkway Elementary's average proficiency of 72.9% compares with 66.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Nansemond Parkway Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Nansemond Parkway Elementary went from 412 students to 456. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.7:1 to 15.7:1.
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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
- Nansemond River High0.6 mi · 1,683
- Hillpoint Elementary2.5 mi · 780
- Florence Bowser Elementary2.8 mi · 926
- Mack Benn Jr. Elementary3.0 mi · 713
- John Yeates Middle3.5 mi · 509
- King's Fork High3.9 mi · 1,686
Frequently asked questions
About Nansemond Parkway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Nansemond Parkway Elementary?
Nansemond Parkway Elementary enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nansemond Parkway Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nansemond Parkway Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Nansemond Parkway Elementary have?
Nansemond Parkway Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Nansemond Parkway Elementary?
Student demographics at Nansemond Parkway Elementary are roughly 30% White, 7% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Nansemond Parkway Elementary public or private?
Nansemond Parkway Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.