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What's one thing Western Branch Intermediate gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
795
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000311
Western Branch Intermediate
4013 Terry Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23321 · (757) 638-7941 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
586 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 262 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 283 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 250 | 31% |
Student demographics
70%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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Western Branch Intermediate
Western Branch Intermediate's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Branch Intermediate this school | 795 | 73.7% | 74.0% |
| Western Branch Primary Chesapeake | 801 | 73.7% | N/A |
| Enon Elementary Chester | 691 | 75.3% | 68.9% |
| Northern Shores Elementary Suffolk | 798 | 69.0% | 79.1% |
| Florence Bowser Elementary Suffolk | 926 | 69.3% | 76.3% |
| Woodstock Elementary Virginia Beach | 689 | 68.4% | 68.6% |
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 Western Branch Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #465 of 1,101 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #446 of 1,111 ▲ 84 | #13 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #532 of 1,111 ▼ 57 | #11 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #96 of 1,176 | #8 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,036 of 1,105 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #228 of 1,106 | #8 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #602 of 1,157 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #281 of 324 | #10 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
795
+52 (+7%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 795 | 46.1 | 17.3:1 | 74% (586) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 46.1 | 16.7:1 | 84% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 43.8 | 17.1:1 | 45% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 44 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 45 | 17.3:1 | 37% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 41 | 18.1:1 | 30% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 35 | 22.3:1 | 29% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 20% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 34 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Branch Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (780 to 795); teachers up 2% (45 to 46.1).
About Western Branch Intermediate
Western Branch Intermediate is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Chesapeake, Virginia. Enrollment is 795 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students, so this school is 59% above average.
Chesapeake City Public Schools has a total of 45 schools and 40,607 students, Western Branch Intermediate among them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Western Branch Intermediate. The largest is White students, at 38%. The next largest groups are 36% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. In Chesapeake city overall, about 55% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 17.3 students per teacher and 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Chesapeake city report 49%.
allk12 grades Western Branch Intermediate a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 68.0% at Western Branch Intermediate; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.0%.
Within Chesapeake city, the median household income is $95,373, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Chesapeake city has 50 public schools and roughly 40,607 students.
Western Branch Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Western Branch Intermediate holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Western Branch Intermediate ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 74.0% versus a 69.3% average.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over 4 years, Western Branch Intermediate's enrollment climbed 7%, to 795.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Western Branch Intermediate covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Western Branch Primary0.2 mi · 801
- Western Branch Middle0.4 mi · 855
- Western Branch High0.4 mi · 2,138
- Churchland Elementary1.2 mi · 721
- Olive Branch Preschool Center1.6 mi · 171
- Edwin W. Chittum Elementary2.2 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Western Branch IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Western Branch Intermediate?
Western Branch Intermediate enrolls approximately 795 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Western Branch Intermediate serve?
Western Branch Intermediate serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Western Branch Intermediate have?
Western Branch Intermediate employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is Western Branch Intermediate?
Western Branch Intermediate reports a student body of 38% White, 10% Hispanic, 36% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Western Branch Intermediate?
Western Branch Intermediate is overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools in Chesapeake city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.