Sparrow Road Intermediate

Sparrow Road Intermediate, a tight-knit primary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, run under Chesapeake City Public Schools, instructs 413 students, covering grades 4 through 5.

Chesapeake City Public Schools comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 40,607 students; Sparrow Road Intermediate is among them.

On demographics, Sparrow Road Intermediate logs that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 27% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sparrow Road Intermediate has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Chesapeake city (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sparrow Road Intermediate sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.3%; this one delivers 57.5%.

Around the school, census data for Chesapeake city shows median household income runs about $95,373, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Chesapeake city runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students), of which Sparrow Road Intermediate is one.

Norfolk Highlands Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sparrow Road Intermediate at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 490 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.