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Cedar Road Elementary

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Cedar Road Elementary ranks 120 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Road Elementary is a large PK–5 public school in Chesapeake, VA, serving 988 students as part of Chesapeake City Public Schools, and it consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Virginia, currently placing 120th out of 1,111 schools statewide with a 4-star rating.

Cedar Road comfortably exceeds both district and state proficiency rates across nearly every SOL subject and grade level. In 2025–26, 3rd grade math proficiency was 93.4% compared to 80.3% districtwide and 74.0% statewide, and 5th grade science reached 88.1% versus 71.7% for the district. The school is particularly effective with students who historically face more barriers: economically disadvantaged students rank in the 97th percentile statewide, while African American and Hispanic students rank in the 95th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 7.2%, well below the district's 11.1% and the state's 14.8% averages. Among nearby schools, only Grassfield Elementary, about two miles away, matches Cedar Road's performance — though Cedar Road held a significant edge in 2023–24, ranking 49th in the state versus Grassfield's 177th.

However, Cedar Road has slipped from its pandemic-era peak. After five consecutive 5-star ratings between 2020–21 and 2023–24, the school has settled into a solid but slightly less dominant 4-star tier. Its relative weakness appears in upper elementary: 5th grade math proficiency is 87.4% compared to Grassfield's 94.1%, and 5th grade reading trails similarly. Subgroup performance has also been volatile — rankings for students with disabilities fell from the 91st percentile in 2023–24 to the 43rd percentile in 2025–26, with similar declines for military-connected and Asian students. Notably, Cedar Road achieves these results while spending just $9,042 per student, thousands less than lower-performing nearby schools like G.A. Treakle Elementary ($14,861) and Camelot Elementary ($11,927), making its cost-effectiveness as impressive as its test scores.

988

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,668

Per pupil spending ?

17.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1605 Cedar Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322

(757) 547-0166

District: Chesapeake City Public Schools

Students who attend Cedar Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Great Bridge Middle
High:	Grassfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.2%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (88% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% 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 school88%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

120^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	85.3	120 of 1111	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	182 of 1110	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	49 of 1114	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	54 of 1114	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	71 of 1109	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	58 of 1103	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	167 of 1105	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	178 of 1097	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	202 of 1099	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	79.1	166 of 1096	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	81.6	134 of 1100	87.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	193 of 1110	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	214 of 1120	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	147 of 1117	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.4	319 of 1117	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	253 of 1113	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	63.9	368 of 1082	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.7	128 of 1081	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	70 of 1083	93.5%	★★★★★
2006	82.5	77 of 1071	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	79.9	138 of 1062	87.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	29 of 591	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	23 of 579	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	16 of 588	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	42 of 579	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	92 of 246	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	52 of 249	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	8 of 238	96.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	238 of 420	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.5	33 of 355	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	31 of 324	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	167 of 1100	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	177 of 1096	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	67 of 1098	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	77 of 1100	93.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	29 of 619	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	69 of 606	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	71 of 580	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	85 of 564	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	35 of 1040	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	50 of 1046	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	47 of 1036	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	82 of 1099	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	193 of 1093	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	50 of 1101	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	45 of 1093	95.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	105 of 206	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	103 of 192	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.8	37 of 195	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	41 of 182	77.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	105 of 306	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.2	79 of 271	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	39 of 247	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	29 of 245	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	249 of 974	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	383 of 973	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.1	98 of 979	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	73 of 984	92.6%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)95th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)63rd percentile-27 vs school

Military Connected (2026)49th percentile-40 vs school

Disabled (2026)43rd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+16 vs state

VA Studies88%+17 vs state

Science88%+19 vs state

English Reading87%+15 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
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
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
Deep Creek Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2448 Shipyard Rd	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5356	888	53	16.7	22.5%	370 (41.7%)	263 (29.6%)	145 (16.3%)	20 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	84 (9.5%)	72.3	315^th of 1111 public elementary schools	71.6%		83.7	149^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.6%	166	82.2	88.4	82.2	76.9	74.8	79.5	80.4	78.6	83.8	$10,719	$535	$10,184
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
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Great Bridge Boulevard	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(757) 494-7565	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	57.1	522^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	53.0%					(n/a)	83.1	74.2	86.3	71.9	71.9	70.4	72.7	51.2	81.9
Deep Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2809 Forehand Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5333	767	48	15.8	73.9%	343 (44.7%)	145 (18.9%)	199 (25.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (9.0%)	65.7	402^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	63.8%		71.7	330^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.3%	72	77.4	81.3	83.5	75.0	71.1	71.8	82.8	78.5	79.1	$10,309	$376	$9,934
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
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
G.A. Treakle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Gilmerton Rd	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-5361	440	36	12.0	72.3%	103 (23.4%)	189 (43.0%)	89 (20.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	77.3	244^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.0%		76.4	271^st of 1110 public elementary schools	75.6%	27	83.3	88.1	87.7	83.1	81.0	80.3	92.1	74.2	83.1	$16,852	$1,348	$15,505
Camelot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Guenevere Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-5347	491	38	12.9	77.4%	58 (11.8%)	260 (53.0%)	118 (24.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	29.6	847^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.8%		47.3	635^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.8%	212	71.3	69.9	70.8	47.2	57.1	64.8	65.7	58.9	50.7	$12,760	$1,300	$11,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Road Elementary?

Students at Cedar Road Elementary are 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 9% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedar Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Great Bridge Middle
High : Grassfield High

What district is Cedar Road Elementary in?

Chesapeake City Public Schools

Is Cedar Road Elementary a good school?

Cedar Road Elementary ranks 120^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Cedar Road Elementary.

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