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Southeastern Elementary

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Southeastern Elementary ranks 186 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Southeastern Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Chesapeake, VA, serving about 828 students within the Chesapeake City Public Schools district, a 4-star district ranked 34th out of 131 in Virginia. The school itself currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks 186th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 83rd percentile. Southeastern was a 5-star school as recently as 2021–2022 when it ranked 79th, and it ranked as high as 41st in 2017–2018, but it has settled in the 184–198 range over the past few years.

Academically, Southeastern beats district and state averages in every reported subject and grade level. Fourth grade is the standout: math proficiency is 93.25% (vs. 80.25% district and 73.29% state), reading is 92.02% (vs. 77.79% and 73.70%), and Virginia Studies is 86.50% (vs. 71.30% and 70.52%). The school also excels at attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.4% — well below the district's 11.1% and the state's 14.8%. Parents may also appreciate the 15.7:1 student-teacher ratio, which is lower than nearby schools like Hickory Elementary (18.0), Great Bridge Intermediate (18.2), and Butts Road Intermediate (18.5). At $11,548 per student, Southeastern's spending is also the highest among nearby elementary schools.

However, grade-level performance is uneven. While 4th grade is a bright spot, 3rd and 5th grade scores trail several nearby schools. For example, 3rd grade reading is 79.85% compared to Cedar Road Elementary's 87.35% and Hickory Elementary's 87.04%, and 5th grade math is 84.62% compared to Hickory's 96.85% and Grassfield Elementary's 94.05%. Third grade math also dropped sharply from 94.41% to 82.09% in a single year. It's also worth noting that Hickory Elementary — just 1.9 miles away — ranks 19th in Virginia with 5 stars while spending about $2,000 less per student. Subgroup results show strong effectiveness for Hispanic and low-income students, while results for multi-racial, disabled, and military-connected students are closer to the state median. Overall, Southeastern is a solidly above-average school with notable strengths in 4th grade, attendance, and class size.

828

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,417

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1853 Battlefield Blvd S
Chesapeake, VA 23322

(757) 421-7676

District: Chesapeake City Public Schools

Students who attend Southeastern Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hickory Middle
High:	Hickory High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Hispanic:

9.2%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (86% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Virginia elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

186^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	81.1	186 of 1111	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	198 of 1110	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	184 of 1114	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	171 of 1114	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	79 of 1109	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	91 of 1103	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	141 of 1105	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	41 of 1097	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	83.3	104 of 1099	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	76.7	198 of 1096	81.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	153 of 1100	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	150 of 1110	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	88 of 1120	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	109 of 1117	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	80.4	112 of 1117	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	72.0	233 of 1113	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	66.4	334 of 1082	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.1	189 of 1081	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	170 of 1083	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	129 of 1071	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	185 of 1062	82.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	126 of 591	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	47 of 579	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	81 of 579	86.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	212 of 420	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.6	95 of 355	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	213 of 324	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	179 of 1100	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	199 of 1096	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	176 of 1098	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	144 of 1100	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	49 of 619	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	81.4	81 of 606	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	90 of 580	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	31 of 564	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	179 of 1040	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	135 of 1046	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	350 of 1036	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	192 of 1099	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	202 of 1093	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	226 of 1101	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	207 of 1093	81.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	104 of 206	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	102 of 192	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	125 of 195	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.7	52 of 182	71.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	155 of 306	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	141 of 271	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	157 of 247	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	165 of 245	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	270 of 974	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	246 of 973	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	241 of 979	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	272 of 984	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2026)50th percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2026)50th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies89%+18 vs state

Mathematics87%+14 vs state

English Reading85%+13 vs state

Science78%+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	Free/reduced lunch (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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th 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
Southeastern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1853 Battlefield Blvd S	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 421-7676	828	53	15.7	13.3%	600 (72.5%)	63 (7.6%)	76 (9.2%)	29 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.2%)	81.1	186^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.3%		81	198^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.2%	12	82.1	93.3	84.6	78.3	79.9	92.0	80.9	86.5	92.0	$11,417	$869	$10,548
Hickory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Benefit Road	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 421-7080	695	39	18.0	15.7%	480 (69.1%)	54 (7.8%)	71 (10.2%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (9.1%)	92	19^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.3%		87.2	86^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.3%	67	89.9	96.5	96.9	91.2	87.0	99.1	92.7	96.5	94.2	$9,502	$576	$8,927
Great Bridge Intermediate	Public	3-5	253 West Hanbury Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 482-4405	728	40	18.2	16.1%	512 (70.3%)	67 (9.2%)	67 (9.2%)	23 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	80.4	196^th of 1111 public elementary schools	82.4%		84.8	126^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.6%	70	85.5	87.2	91.1	77.2	81.6	85.4	87.6	79.9	89.2	$9,578	$177	$9,400
Butts Road Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1000 Mt Pleasant Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 482-5820	498	31	16.1	12.7%	364 (73.1%)	8 (1.6%)	47 (9.4%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.0%)								(n/a)										$12,503	$1,114	$11,389
Great Bridge Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	408 Cedar Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 547-1135	610	34	17.7	21.5%	426 (69.8%)	53 (8.7%)	69 (11.3%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.2%)								(n/a)										$10,755	$356	$10,399
Butts Road Intermediate	Public	3-5	1571 Mt Pleasant Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 482-4566	579	31	18.5	12.8%	449 (77.5%)	18 (3.1%)	47 (8.1%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	85.8	108^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.3%		85.2	116^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.5%	8	88.1	93.9	91.9	82.8	84.9	89.0	85.9	87.9	90.8	$10,577	$404	$10,173
Cedar Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 Cedar Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 547-0166	988	55	17.9	17.7%	585 (59.2%)	98 (9.9%)	113 (11.4%)	85 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	100 (10.1%)	85.3	120^th of 1111 public elementary schools	89.2%		82.1	182^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	83.6%	62	93.4	86.8	87.4	88.1	87.4	86.8	86.0	84.4	92.3	$9,668	$477	$9,191
B.M. Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Battlefield Boulevard N	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(757) 547-0238	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	55.3	554^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.1%					(n/a)	82.2	77.1	76.2	64.4	72.3	70.4	72.7	71.3	75.0
Grassfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Averill Dr.	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-8923	1,306	75	17.4	15.3%	727 (55.7%)	215 (16.5%)	159 (12.2%)	42 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	156 (11.9%)	85.4	116^th of 1111 public elementary schools	89.6%		84.6	132^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.1%	16	89.3	90.1	94.1	85.0	81.4	87.0	90.9	83.4	90.4	$10,597	$396	$10,201
Greenbrier Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1551 Eden Way South	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 436-3428	679	42	16.0	72.8%	223 (32.8%)	205 (30.2%)	96 (14.1%)	55 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (14.3%)								(n/a)										$12,205	$540	$11,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeastern Elementary

Is Southeastern Elementary a good school?

Southeastern Elementary ranks 186^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southeastern Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended Southeastern Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Southeastern Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southeastern Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickory Middle
High : Hickory High

What district is Southeastern Elementary in?

Chesapeake City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Southeastern Elementary?

Students at Southeastern Elementary are 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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