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Edwin W. Chittum Elementary

Q: Is Edwin W. Chittum Elementary a good school?

Edwin W. Chittum Elementary ranks 208 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Edwin W. Chittum Elementary is a PK–5 school in Chesapeake, VA, serving 762 students as part of Chesapeake City Public Schools, a 4-star district ranked 34th out of 131 in Virginia. Chittum is one of the strongest elementary schools in the region, ranking 208th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 81st percentile with a 4-star rating. The school has consistently earned 4 or 5 stars since 2018–2019, climbing from the mid-60th percentile in 2015–2016 to its current standing in the top 20% of the state. Chittum also stands out for its attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 7.7%, compared to 11.1% districtwide and 14.8% statewide.

Academically, Chittum outperforms its district and the state in nearly every tested subject. In 2025–2026, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math proficiency each landed around 89% — roughly 15 points above the state average. Science (81.5%), reading (76–84%), and Virginia Studies (80–88%) also came in well above district and state figures. Math is a standout, and early-grade reading is the only relative soft spot: 3rd grade reading proficiency (76.2%) trails 3rd grade math (89.1%). Free/reduced lunch eligibility is about 20%, far below nearby schools such as Southwestern Elementary (74%) and Western Branch Intermediate (74%), and per-pupil spending of $11,008 is similar to those schools' spending, suggesting efficient use of resources.

The gap between Chittum and nearby Portsmouth schools is especially stark, even though they're only a few miles apart. Fifth-grade math proficiency at Chittum is 89.2%, versus 46.6% at Simonsdale Elementary, 64.1% at Hodges Manor Elementary, and 65.7% at Waterview Elementary. Fifth-grade reading tells a similar story: 83.9% at Chittum, while Portsmouth schools range from roughly 40% to 69%. Some of this reflects economic differences between the student populations, but Churchland Elementary in Portsmouth shows that high-poverty schools can also achieve strong outcomes. For families in the Chittum catchment area, the school's combination of high test scores, low absenteeism, and consistent year-over-year improvement make it a clear academic leader in the region.

762

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,476

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2008 Dock Landing Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23321

(757) 465-6300

District: Chesapeake City Public Schools

Students who attend Edwin W. Chittum Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jolliff Middle
High:	Western Branch High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

African American:

16.8%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (85% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

208^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools

34^th of 131Chesapeake 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
2026	79.5	208 of 1111	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	163 of 1110	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	211 of 1114	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	166 of 1114	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	125 of 1109	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	104 of 1103	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	70.2	320 of 1105	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	379 of 1097	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	365 of 1099	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.0	372 of 1096	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.7	208 of 1100	81.1%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	194 of 1110	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	120 of 1120	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	162 of 1117	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	174 of 1117	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	163 of 1113	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	138 of 1082	87.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	123 of 1081	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	89 of 1083	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	74.3	206 of 1071	80.8%	★★★★☆
2005	79.8	142 of 1062	86.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	194 of 591	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.2	92 of 579	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	111 of 588	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	63 of 579	89.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	319 of 420	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	263 of 355	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.0	146 of 324	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	254 of 1100	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	207 of 1096	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	237 of 1098	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	124 of 1100	88.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	298 of 606	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	151 of 564	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	451 of 1040	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.9	290 of 1046	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	404 of 1036	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	194 of 1099	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	149 of 1093	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	172 of 1101	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	211 of 1093	80.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	67 of 206	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	50 of 192	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	107 of 195	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.0	37 of 182	79.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	112 of 306	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	62 of 271	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	46 of 247	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	38 of 245	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	157 of 974	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	165 of 973	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	257 of 979	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	194 of 984	80.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)84th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2026)67th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2026)24th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+16 vs state

VA Studies85%+13 vs state

Science82%+13 vs state

English Reading81%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL VA Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2008 Dock Landing Rd	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 465-6300	762	51	15.0	16.0%	470 (61.7%)	128 (16.8%)	64 (8.4%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (11.2%)	79.5	208^th of 1111 public elementary schools	81.3%		83	163^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	85.3%	45	89.1	88.6	89.2		81.5	76.2	82.9	83.9		80.5	88.4	$11,476	$1,118	$10,358
Hodges Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Cherokee Rd	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2921	466	31	15.0	99.4%	68 (14.6%)	315 (67.6%)	39 (8.4%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.3%)	26.7	879^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.9%		15.6	976^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.1%	97	50.0	59.4	64.1	69.7	51.6	50.0	62.5	65.6	67.7	60.9		$12,324	$1,687	$10,637
Southwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Benefit Road	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-6310	549	40	13.5	74.1%	69 (12.6%)	383 (69.8%)	59 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	63.6	431^st of 1111 public elementary schools	61.2%		57.2	514^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.7%	83	81.6	85.5	78.8		70.4	75.9	73.2	73.4		67.9	87.3	$12,513	$1,518	$10,995
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%)	59.8	480^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.8%		59.2	485^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.3%	5	80.1	79.2	77.4		69.6	75.6	75.5	72.8		71.2	76.2	$10,452	$507	$9,945
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)												$9,956	$434	$9,521
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Horne Ave	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2901	439	32	13.7	99.3%	25 (5.7%)	353 (80.4%)	27 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.4%)	13.2	1003^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	9.7%		7	1054^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.0%	51	57.8	33.3	68.3	56.7	47.5	53.3	48.4	48.3	55.0	34.4		$13,468	$2,767	$10,701
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%)	18.3	959^th of 1111 public elementary schools	13.7%		21.9	902^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	18.7%	57	49.4	57.9	46.6	55.2	64.4	48.2	65.3	57.5	58.2	56.0		$11,329	$2,952	$8,378
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%)	40.1	734^th of 1111 public elementary schools	33.9%		51.3	583^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	47.5%	151	66.0	67.3	76.5	79.0	63.3	56.0	60.0	69.4	84.0	54.6		$10,983	$1,180	$9,803
Westhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	3701 Clifford St	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8855	401	35	11.4	99.3%	64 (16.0%)	268 (66.8%)	31 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.7%)	14.2	996^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.4%		8.2	1043^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	6.0%	47	66.1	59.3	51.1	52.8	44.4	50.0	47.5	57.8	48.1	49.2		$14,948	$4,009	$10,939
Douglass Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	34 Grand St	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 393-8646	510	33	15.4	99.4%	8 (1.6%)	436 (85.5%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	6.6	1054^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.1%		1.9	1101^st of 1110 public elementary schools	0.8%	47	52.6	32.4	37.9	41.7	45.6	44.7	38.0	39.7	66.7	43.7		$13,040	$4,199	$8,841

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwin W. Chittum Elementary

Is Edwin W. Chittum Elementary a good school?

Edwin W. Chittum Elementary ranks 208^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Edwin W. Chittum Elementary?

Students at Edwin W. Chittum Elementary are 62% White, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Edwin W. Chittum Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edwin W. Chittum Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jolliff Middle
High : Western Branch High

What district is Edwin W. Chittum Elementary in?

Chesapeake City Public Schools

How many students attend Edwin W. Chittum Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Edwin W. Chittum Elementary.

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