Truitt Intermediate

Truitt Intermediate, a modestly sized elementary campus in Chesapeake, Virginia, one of the schools within Chesapeake City Public Schools, enrolls 256 students, covering grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

Across the 45 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools (40,607 students total), Truitt Intermediate accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Truitt Intermediate reports that Black students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder comes out to 18% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Chesapeake city runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Truitt Intermediate is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 67.7%; Truitt Intermediate posts 50.0%, -17.7 points below that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Chesapeake city indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,373 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Truitt Intermediate is one of 50 public schools in Chesapeake city (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students).

The closest other public school is Rena B. Wright Primary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Truitt Intermediate. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Truitt Intermediate ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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