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Churchland Primary & Intermediate

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Churchland Primary & Intermediate ranks 693 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Churchland Primary & Intermediate is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in Portsmouth, Virginia, with 511 students. The school is part of the Portsmouth City Public Schools district, which is ranked 117 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Churchland Primary & Intermediate generally outperforms the Portsmouth City Public Schools district in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 74.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in SOL Mathematics, compared to 55.92% for the district and 72.89% statewide. However, the school's performance still lags behind the state average in many subject areas. The school's African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform relatively well compared to their peers in the district and state, but the school's military-connected students have struggled, ranking 164 out of 192 Virginia elementary schools in that subgroup in 2024-2025 with a 1-star rating.

Churchland Primary & Intermediate outperforms other schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district, such as Waterview Elementary, in academic metrics like standardized test scores. However, it lags behind schools in higher-performing districts, such as Chesapeake City Public Schools and Suffolk City Public Schools. The school's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 3.8% to 30.5% over the past few years, are also a concern and may be a contributing factor to its overall academic performance.

503

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,887

Per pupil spending ?

100.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5700 Hedgerow Ln
Portsmouth, VA 23703-1504

(757) 686-2519

District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Students who attend Churchland Primary & Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Churchland Middle
High:	Churchland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.8%

White:

11.7%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg52%

Virginia avg70%

693^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13Elementary Schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools

117^th of 129Portsmouth City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	693 of 1110	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	529 of 1114	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	571 of 1114	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	607 of 1109	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	822 of 1103	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	766 of 1105	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	640 of 1097	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	736 of 1099	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	745 of 1096	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.5	458 of 1100	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.3	410 of 1110	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.5	369 of 1120	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.3	469 of 1117	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	512 of 1117	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	430 of 1113	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.6	403 of 1082	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.1	422 of 1081	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.9	571 of 1083	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.4	979 of 1071	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	33.1	832 of 1062	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	258 of 579	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	187 of 588	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	164 of 579	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	718 of 1096	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	490 of 1098	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	513 of 1100	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	606 of 1046	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	349 of 1036	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	650 of 1093	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	553 of 1101	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	619 of 1093	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	164 of 192	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	66.2	65 of 195	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	95.2	1 of 979	99.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2024)100th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)15th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies75%+7 vs state

Mathematics70%~ state avg

English Reading66%-5 vs state

Science52%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL VA Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Churchland Primary & Intermediate	Public	K-6	5700 Hedgerow Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 686-2519	503	36	13.9	100.4%	59 (11.7%)	371 (73.8%)	35 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	42.4	693^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	37.6%		56.6	529^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.5%	164	74.7	71.9	63.4	69.5	51.8	68.7	76.6	57.3	63.8	75.0		$9,887	$2,314	$7,572
Churchland Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	4061 River Shore Rd	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 686-2527	626	40	15.6	118.1%	63 (10.1%)	446 (71.2%)	58 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.1%)	29.5	834^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.9%		42.7	698^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.3%	136	66.7	51.9	72.0	62.8	46.3	53.8	59.3	72.0	65.7	50.6		$10,207	$2,337	$7,870
Northern Shores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Respass Beach Rd	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-4169	798	41	19.4	69.0%	249 (31.2%)	335 (42.0%)	95 (11.9%)	36 (4.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (9.3%)	75.2	285^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.3%		70.1	356^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.0%	71	82.0	80.8	92.9		87.3	70.5	80.0	85.7		77.6		$7,174	$544	$6,630
Churchland Elementary	Public	K-6	5601 Michael Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 686-2523	721	44	16.3	99.6%	196 (27.2%)	351 (48.7%)	77 (10.7%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.5%)	51.3	583^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	47.5%		54.5	563^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	49.5%	20	73.9	69.8	81.2	67.2	64.7	61.3	72.4	78.8	76.2	63.1		$9,406	$1,438	$7,969
Western Branch Intermediate	Public	3-5	4013 Terry Dr	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7941	795	46	17.2	73.7%	306 (38.5%)	286 (36.0%)	78 (9.8%)	33 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	88 (11.1%)	59.2	485^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.3%		59.3	497^th of 1114 public elementary schools	55.4%	12	77.8	73.9	81.8		68.9	66.8	76.5	70.9			79.1	$9,546	$684	$8,862
Western Branch Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	4122 Terry Dr	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7951	801	48	16.6	73.7%	272 (34.0%)	305 (38.1%)	99 (12.4%)	29 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (11.5%)								(n/a)												$9,100	$499	$8,602
Waterview Elementary	Public	K-6	3649 Hartford St	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8879	576	38	15.1	99.7%	71 (12.3%)	410 (71.2%)	43 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.6%)	6.6	1058^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.4	1057^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.1%	1	28.8	31.5	35.6	62.8	28.8	25.0	37.0	33.3	52.6	37.1		$9,034	$2,451	$6,582
Sewells Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7928 Hampton Blvd	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 451-4160	495	37	13.3	99.8%	151 (30.5%)	175 (35.4%)	110 (22.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.5%)	40.4	717^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.4%		45.3	665^th of 1114 public elementary schools	40.3%	52	58.2	85.0	67.1		55.7	70.9	80.3	58.0			52.9	$8,835	$51	$8,784
Simonsdale Elementary	Public	K-6	4841 Clifford Street	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2917	613	40	15.3	99.5%	250 (40.8%)	258 (42.1%)	46 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (8.6%)	21.9	902^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	18.7%		31.3	819^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.5%	83	50.6	56.0	48.3	51.8	43.3	63.9	62.7	65.0	60.2	60.0		$8,887	$1,900	$6,987
Larchmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1145 Bolling Ave	Norfolk	23508	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 451-4180	455	28	16.2	99.8%	247 (54.3%)	116 (25.5%)	39 (8.6%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	73.4	304^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.6%		75.3	278^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.0%	26	88.9	70.2	78.3		82.6	87.7	89.4	82.6			67.7	$8,302	$43	$8,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Churchland Primary & Intermediate

How many students attend Churchland Primary & Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Churchland Primary & Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Churchland Primary & Intermediate?

Students at Churchland Primary & Intermediate are 74% African American, 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Churchland Primary & Intermediate in?

Portsmouth City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Churchland Primary & Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Churchland Primary & Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Churchland Middle
High : Churchland High

Is Churchland Primary & Intermediate a good school?

Churchland Primary & Intermediate ranks 693^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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