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What advice would you give to incoming students at Westhaven Elementary?
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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTSMOUTH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510300001264
Westhaven Elementary
3701 Clifford St, Portsmouth, VA 23707 · (757) 393-8855 · Portsmouth city
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Virginia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
401 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
47.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 37.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Westhaven Elementary
Westhaven Elementary's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhaven Elementary this school | 401 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| Robert S. Payne Elementary Lynchburg | 435 | 97.2% | 46.9% |
| Chimborazo Elementary Richmond | 403 | 99.5% | 54.6% |
| Luther W. Machen Elementary Hampton | 430 | 95.1% | 65.5% |
| William Mason Cooper Elementary Hampton | 386 | 95.3% | 77.8% |
| Sussex Central Elementary Stony Creek | 478 | 99.4% | 73.1% |
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 Westhaven Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Portsmouth city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #1,088 of 1,101 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,037 of 1,111 ▲ 46 | #9 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,041 of 1,111 ▲ 19 | #9 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #812 of 1,176 | #12 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #112 of 1,105 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #735 of 1,106 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #119 of 1,157 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.7% | #39 of 759 | #1 of 10 |
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
401
-100 (-20%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 401 | 35 | 11.5:1 | 100% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 32 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 34.5 | 16.8:1 | 99% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 99% (567) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 64% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 72% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 39 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westhaven Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (579 to 401); teachers up 1% (34.5 to 35).
About Westhaven Elementary
Portsmouth, Virginia, is home to Westhaven Elementary, a small elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 401 students enrolled.
Westhaven Elementary is run by Portsmouth City Public Schools, whose 22 schools enroll 12,905 students.
The largest group at Westhaven Elementary is Black students, at 67%. The remaining students are 16% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Among people living in Portsmouth city, the Black share is about 51%. The diversity index for Westhaven Elementary is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Westhaven Elementary lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.5 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. About 100% of students at Westhaven Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Portsmouth city is close, at 101%.
Westhaven Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of Virginia public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Westhaven Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in Virginia. Predicted: 60.9%. Actual: 35.6%.
For Portsmouth city, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $60,491, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The county has 24 public schools and about 12,905 students.
Among nearby public schools, Mount Hermon Preschool Center is closest at about 0.7 miles. Westhaven Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 52.3% proficiency; Westhaven Elementary posts 35.6%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 100 students, from 501 to 401. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.2:1 to 11.5:1.
This page is set up for the Westhaven Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Portsmouth city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,190
Census ACS
Median income
$60,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools
- Churchland HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Manor HighHigh · 1,149 students
- I.C. Norcom HighHigh · 1,009 students
- Churchland MiddleMiddle · 798 students
- Churchland ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Churchland Academy ElementaryElementary · 626 students
Other schools in Portsmouth
- Churchland HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Manor HighHigh · 1,149 students
- I.C. Norcom HighHigh · 1,009 students
- Churchland MiddleMiddle · 798 students
- Churchland ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Churchland Academy ElementaryElementary · 626 students
Other Westhaven Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Westhaven Elementary. Westhaven Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Westhaven ElementaryMemphis, TN · 740 students
- Westhaven ElementaryBelleville, IL · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Hermon Preschool Center0.7 mi · 208
- Waterview Elementary0.8 mi · 576
- Douglass Park Elementary0.9 mi · 510
- Simonsdale Elementary1.0 mi · 613
- Victory Elementary1.7 mi · 586
- I.C. Norcom High1.7 mi · 1,009
Frequently asked questions
About Westhaven ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westhaven Elementary?
Westhaven Elementary enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Westhaven Elementary serve?
Westhaven Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Westhaven Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Westhaven Elementary.
How diverse is Westhaven Elementary?
Westhaven Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 8% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Westhaven Elementary?
Westhaven Elementary is overseen by Portsmouth City Public Schools in Portsmouth city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.