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Sparrow Road Intermediate

Public Grades 4-5

882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sparrow Road Intermediate is a grades 4-5 school in Chesapeake, Virginia, serving 413 students as part of Chesapeake City Public Schools. The school serves a high-need population, with 72.88% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, though that figure has declined in recent years. One clear bright spot is attendance: chronic absenteeism has fallen from 24.2% to 8.8%, now better than both the district (11.1%) and state (14.8%) averages. The school spends $11,799 per pupil with a student-teacher ratio of 14.3.

Despite sitting in a top-ranked district, Sparrow Road struggles. In 2025-2026, the school ranked in the 21st percentile statewide with a 1-star rating. The most revealing comparison is Greenbrier Intermediate, less than two miles away with nearly identical poverty levels (72.45% free/reduced-price lunch), yet Greenbrier ranked in the 55th percentile and outperformed Sparrow Road by 10 to 19 percentage points in every tested subject — all while having a larger student body, higher student-teacher ratio, and lower per-pupil spending. Sparrow Road does outperform nearby Thurgood Marshall Elementary and George W. Carver Intermediate, but it trails several Virginia Beach schools, including Woodstock Elementary, College Park Elementary, Arrowhead Elementary, and Fairfield Elementary, by wide margins.

There are a few bright spots. English Learner students ranked at the 78th percentile statewide, and Hispanic students improved to the 53rd percentile. However, military-connected students ranked at the 5th percentile and disabled students at the 10th percentile, pointing to clear areas for targeted support. The school also faces an uphill climb: students arrive from feeder primaries like Norfolk Highlands Primary and Georgetown Primary already below district averages in 3rd grade, and test scores have been volatile rather than steadily improving over the past decade. The contrast with Greenbrier — similar poverty levels, same district, better outcomes — suggests the gap is not about funding or class size, but about school-specific practices and interventions.

413

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,799

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1605 Sparrow Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23325

(757) 578-7050

District: Chesapeake City Public Schools

Students who attend Sparrow Road Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Indian River Middle
High:	Indian River High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.1%

White:

27.4%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

882^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 18Elementary 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	26.4	882 of 1111	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	825 of 1110	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	864 of 1114	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	832 of 1114	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	797 of 1109	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	813 of 1103	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	834 of 1105	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	624 of 1097	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	854 of 1099	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.6	753 of 1096	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	725 of 1100	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.3	765 of 1110	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	789 of 1120	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.1	539 of 1117	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.6	737 of 1117	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.6	672 of 1113	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.1	628 of 1082	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	533 of 1081	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.8	712 of 1083	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.9	683 of 1071	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.2	586 of 1062	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	507 of 591	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	409 of 579	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	476 of 588	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	402 of 579	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	378 of 420	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	339 of 355	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	304 of 324	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	70 of 315	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	889 of 1100	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	832 of 1096	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	870 of 1098	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	832 of 1100	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	291 of 619	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	422 of 606	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	388 of 580	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	312 of 564	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	808 of 1040	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	619 of 1046	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	716 of 1036	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	867 of 1099	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	841 of 1093	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	853 of 1101	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	842 of 1093	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	195 of 206	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	185 of 192	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	188 of 195	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	155 of 182	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	274 of 306	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.8	153 of 271	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	165 of 247	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	231 of 245	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	746 of 974	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	853 of 973	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	803 of 979	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	769 of 984	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+32 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2026)5th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading66%-7 vs state

Mathematics63%-10 vs state

Science57%-12 vs state

VA Studies56%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 15, 2019

The principal is great but some of the staff can be quite rude. My son gets bullied a lot and it's been going on for a while and it seems like nothing has been done to solve the issue. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th 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
Sparrow Road Intermediate	Public	4-5	1605 Sparrow Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7050	413	29	14.3	72.9%	113 (27.4%)	207 (50.1%)	47 (11.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	26.4	882^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	20.6%		30.1	825^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.7%	57					62.1	64.6				57.0			70.2	61.7							53.9	59.0	$11,799	$1,722	$10,077
Norfolk Highlands Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	1115 Myrtle Ave	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7092	294	23	12.8	73.5%	131 (44.6%)	89 (30.3%)	41 (13.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)								(n/a)				73.8								70.5											$16,155	$2,045	$14,109
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Bennington Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2280	496	38	12.9	100.4%	47 (9.5%)	342 (69.0%)	62 (12.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	50.5	602^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	45.8%		49.8	598^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.1%	4				84.1	56.8	67.1				72.6		73.9	71.3	78.1								70.8	$18,204	$2,677	$15,526
Georgetown Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	436 Providence Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7060	804	54	14.8	72.6%	188 (23.4%)	382 (47.5%)	136 (16.9%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (9.3%)								(n/a)				65.1								56.6											$10,504	$1,562	$8,942
Woodstock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6016 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4200	689	46	15.1	68.4%	287 (41.7%)	202 (29.3%)	89 (12.9%)	37 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.7%)	49.7	613^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.8%		66.7	395^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.4%	218				64.9	81.5	68.1				65.6		65.7	81.5	79.8								68.1	$14,308	$1,084	$13,224
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Border Road	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7515	395	32	12.2	74.9%	26 (6.6%)	313 (79.2%)	29 (7.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	10.9	1019^th of 1111 public elementary schools	8.3%		20.1	927^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.5%	92				54.8	60.3	46.4				35.7		41.7	59.4	52.7							52.2	51.8	$14,573	$2,844	$11,730
Greenbrier Intermediate	Public	3-5	1701 River Birch Run N	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7080	657	37	17.6	72.5%	204 (31.1%)	231 (35.2%)	76 (11.6%)	59 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (12.8%)	58.2	503^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	54.7%		60.8	468^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.8%	35				72.6	79.2	77.3				68.7		74.0	80.4	71.3							70.0	78.2	$10,292	$1,393	$8,899
George W. Carver Intermediate	Public	3-5	2601 Broad St	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7505	535	39	13.8	72.9%	67 (12.5%)	230 (43.0%)	193 (36.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	19.7	946^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.9%		15.8	972^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	12.4%	26				69.2	54.1	67.3				48.1		62.1	53.6	59.5							35.4	55.5	$12,185	$1,726	$10,458
Southside Stem Academy At Campostella	Public	PK, KG-8	1106 Campostella Rd.	Norfolk	23523	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2555	686	57	12.0	98.4%	10 (1.5%)	600 (87.5%)	47 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	3.2	1088^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.1%		9.4	1033^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	6.9%	55	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	100.0	30.3	34.3	19.4	32.0	18.8	7.4	27.1	42.9	32.5	53.5	38.0	61.3	65.8	58.8	96.0	100.0	50.0	25.7	32.4	$10,986	$1,357	$9,629
Arrowhead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5549 Susquehanna Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2040	500	37	13.4	68.4%	223 (44.6%)	133 (26.6%)	79 (15.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	67.6	379^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.9%		60.3	473^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	57.4%	94				73.9	74.7	80.3				75.3		76.5	85.9	78.1								85.2	$15,171	$1,749	$13,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Sparrow Road Intermediate

What district is Sparrow Road Intermediate in?

Chesapeake City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Sparrow Road Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Sparrow Road Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indian River Middle
High : Indian River High

How many students attend Sparrow Road Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Sparrow Road Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Sparrow Road Intermediate?

Students at Sparrow Road Intermediate are 50% African American, 27% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Sparrow Road Intermediate a good school?

Sparrow Road Intermediate ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

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