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Enrollment
828
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000307
Southeastern Elementary
1853 Battlefield Blvd S, Chesapeake, VA 23322 · (757) 421-7676 · Chesapeake city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL828 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
15.7:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
110 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 | 27 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (161).
Student demographics
45%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
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% 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 Southeastern Elementary
Southeastern Elementary's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Elementary this school | 828 | 13.3% | 84.6% |
| Great Bridge Intermediate Chesapeake | 728 | 16.1% | 88.0% |
| Grange Hall Elementary Moseley | 724 | 15.9% | 84.0% |
| Hickory Elementary Chesapeake | 695 | 15.7% | 87.5% |
| Thoroughgood Elementary Virginia Beach | 767 | 18.4% | 87.4% |
| Three Oaks Elementary Virginia Beach | 706 | 17.4% | 85.3% |
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 Southeastern Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #183 of 1,101 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #186 of 1,111 ▲ 44 | #9 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #262 of 1,111 ▼ 41 | #8 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #69 of 1,176 | #4 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #887 of 1,105 | #13 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #832 of 1,106 | #25 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #1,088 of 1,157 | #26 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #304 of 324 | #11 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
828
+105 (+15%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 828 | 52.6 | 15.7:1 | 13% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 52.6 | 14.9:1 | 17% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 837 | 54.5 | 15.4:1 | 17% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 51 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 43.8 | 18.8:1 | 11% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 40 | 18.8:1 | 7% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 31 | 23.9:1 | 10% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 6% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 25 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeastern Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (821 to 828); teachers up 20% (43.8 to 52.6).
About Southeastern Elementary
As a large elementary school, Southeastern Elementary serves students in Chesapeake, Virginia. It enrolled 828 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students each.
Chesapeake City Public Schools serves 40,607 students across 45 schools.
White students are the majority at Southeastern Elementary, with 72% of enrollment. It is also 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Chesapeake city's residents are about 55% White, 17 points below the school's share. Southeastern Elementary's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Southeastern Elementary employs 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Southeastern Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 13%. The rate at public schools in Chesapeake city averages 49%, higher than here.
Southeastern Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Southeastern Elementary is +0.1 points: 84.6% actual, 84.5% predicted.
Within Chesapeake city, the median household income is $95,373, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Southeastern Elementary, Chesapeake city has 49 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Hickory Middle, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Southeastern Elementary places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 105 students since 2020-21, to 828. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.2 to 15.7 over 4 years.
Discussions about Southeastern Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Southeastern Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Southeastern Elementary. Southeastern Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolFishers, IN · 773 students
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolChillicothe, OH · 381 students
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolHASTINGS, MI · 261 students
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolBowen, IL · 247 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory Middle0.5 mi · 1,285
- Hickory High0.7 mi · 1,600
- Hickory Elementary1.9 mi · 695
- Great Bridge Intermediate2.4 mi · 728
- Great Bridge High2.4 mi · 1,491
- Great Bridge Middle3.6 mi · 1,309
Frequently asked questions
About Southeastern ElementaryHow many students attend Southeastern Elementary?
Southeastern Elementary enrolls approximately 828 students in grades PK-05.
Is Southeastern Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southeastern Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Southeastern Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Southeastern Elementary.
How diverse is Southeastern Elementary?
Southeastern Elementary reports a student body of 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Southeastern Elementary in?
Southeastern Elementary is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.