Best High Schools in Suffolk, VA

Summary:

The city of Suffolk, Virginia is home to three high schools: Nansemond River High, King's Fork High, and Lakeland High. Among these schools, Nansemond River High stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 136 out of 329 Virginia high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Suffolk City Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in several key test score metrics, including Algebra I, Algebra II, and English Reading.

Lakeland High stands out for its higher student-teacher ratio of 14.8, compared to 15.5 for the other two schools, and its higher spending per student at $9,575, compared to $7,730 for Nansemond River High and $7,850 for King's Fork High. Lakeland High also outperforms the district and state in Algebra I and Algebra II test scores.

All three schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 62.93% to 64.25%. The varying racial compositions of the schools, with Nansemond River High having the highest percentage of White students and King's Fork High having the highest percentage of African American students, provide an opportunity to explore the potential impact of diversity on educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)			SOL Geometry (2024)			SOL Algebra I (2024)			SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Biology (2024)				SOL Earth Science (2024)			SOL English Reading (2024)			SOL VA and US History (2024)	SOL World History I (2024)			SOL World History II (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nansemond River High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3301 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 923-4101	1,681	109	15.4	67.6%	513 (30.5%)	858 (51.0%)	134 (8.0%)	37 (2.2%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	126 (7.5%)	61.6	136^th of 329 public high schools	58.7%		54.6	172^nd of 326 public high schools	47.2%	36	50.0	81.8	72.2	87.9	25.9		92.1	83.0	54.6	100.0	83.6	63.7	48.0		50.0	62.2	71.4	77.8	88.7	90.0	18.2	84.2	84.9	63.6	16.7	$7,730	$264	$7,466
King's Fork High	Public	9-12	351 Kings Fork Road	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-5240	1,666	103	16.1	66.4%	282 (16.9%)	1,160 (69.6%)	105 (6.3%)	14 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	98 (5.9%)	37.5	253^rd of 329 public high schools	23.1%		30.5	277^th of 326 public high schools	15.0%	24	39.3	66.3	65.0	67.1	23.8	16.0	87.1	86.5	68.4	100.0	61.0	49.6	52.4		45.2	61.3	45.0	45.5	85.8	69.2	21.4	62.0	48.5		28.4	$7,850	$209	$7,642
Lakeland High	Public, Magnet	9-12	214 Kenyon Road	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 925-5790	1,067	80	13.3	67.7%	363 (34.0%)	606 (56.8%)	54 (5.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.5%)	40.6	239^th of 329 public high schools	27.4%		37.8	245^th of 326 public high schools	24.8%	6		61.8	54.6	82.4			85.1	87.7	93.3	92.6	74.5	53.6	54.8	83.3		41.2			82.1	61.5	30.0	65.3	73.7		10.3	$9,575	$293	$9,282

Cities Near Suffolk

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carrollton	4.75 mi	1
Smithfield	5.66 mi	4	122^nd
Chesapeake	8.31 mi	53	125^th
Portsmouth	9.47 mi	23	336^th
Windsor	10.15 mi	3	92^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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