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Douglass Park Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

1101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Douglass Park Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Portsmouth, Virginia, serving 528 students in grades K-6. Despite being a magnet school and receiving relatively high per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Douglass Park Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Portsmouth City Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 26.98% to 48.65%, compared to 51.16% to 55.92% for the district and 61.99% to 72.98% for the state. The school's reading proficiency rates were similarly low, ranging from 26.98% to 39.73%, compared to 49.21% to 55.99% for the district and 66.93% to 73.09% for the state. Additionally, Douglass Park Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 30.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district, such as Brighton Elementary, Simonsdale Elementary, and Waterview Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance and high rates of poverty, they generally outperform Douglass Park Elementary on key metrics. This suggests that there may be specific challenges or factors at Douglass Park that are contributing to its particularly poor performance, which has not shown any significant improvement over the past decade despite the high per-student spending and the school's status as a magnet school.

510

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,237

Per pupil spending ?

102.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34 Grand St
Portsmouth, VA 23701-3012

(757) 393-8646

District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Students who attend Douglass Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Cradock Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.5%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (33% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg52%

Virginia avg70%

1,101^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools

117^th of 129Portsmouth 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
2025	1.9	1101 of 1110	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1109 of 1114	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1093 of 1114	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1070 of 1109	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1032 of 1103	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1086 of 1105	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1058 of 1097	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	1033 of 1099	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	1000 of 1096	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	1013 of 1100	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	1085 of 1110	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	1079 of 1120	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	1081 of 1117	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	1029 of 1117	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	737 of 1113	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	578 of 1082	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	550 of 1081	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.7	238 of 1083	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	29.9	900 of 1071	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.0	902 of 1062	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	566 of 579	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	585 of 588	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	549 of 579	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	1086 of 1096	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	1095 of 1098	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1066 of 1100	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1026 of 1046	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1025 of 1036	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1077 of 1093	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	1095 of 1101	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1083 of 1093	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading35%-36 vs state

Mathematics34%-36 vs state

Science34%-35 vs state

VA Studies22%-46 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	102.9%	8 (1.6%)	436 (85.5%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	1.9	1101^st of 1110 public elementary schools	0.8%		1.4	1109^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.4%	8	48.7	28.2	30.4	27.0	33.9	39.7	39.1	34.6	27.0	22.1	$9,237	$2,293	$6,943
Victory Elementary	Public	K-6	2828 Greenwood Drive	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8806	586	37	15.8	100.5%	107 (18.3%)	360 (61.4%)	49 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.8%)	17.7	953^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	14.1%		28.1	863^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	22.5%	90	66.7	46.9	48.8	60.3	38.6	54.3	63.0	48.8	58.9	49.4	$10,658	$2,577	$8,081
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	100.0%	64 (16.0%)	268 (66.8%)	31 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.7%)	8.2	1043^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	6.0%		6.4	1065^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.4%	22	53.9	50.0	37.0	48.3	20.4	53.9	47.6	42.6	38.3	47.5	$11,875	$2,810	$9,065
Brighton Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Portsmouth Blvd.	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8870	483	31	15.5	99.4%	15 (3.1%)	401 (83.0%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	16.4	967^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.9%		12.8	997^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.5%	30	50.7	70.0	62.9	62.9	32.3	33.3	55.0	47.5	55.7	40.7	$11,238	$3,029	$8,208
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%)	21.9	902^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	18.7%		31.3	819^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.5%	83	50.6	56.0	48.3	51.8	43.3	63.9	62.7	65.0	60.2	60.0	$8,887	$1,900	$6,987
Waterview Elementary	Public	K-6	3649 Hartford St	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8879	576	38	15.1	99.7%	71 (12.3%)	410 (71.2%)	43 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.6%)	6.6	1058^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.4	1057^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.1%	1	28.8	31.5	35.6	62.8	28.8	25.0	37.0	33.3	52.6	37.1	$9,034	$2,451	$6,582
Cradock Elementary	Public	K-6	18 Dahlgren Ave	Portsmouth	23702	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-2811	616	32	19.2	100.0%	58 (9.4%)	410 (66.6%)	78 (12.7%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.8%)	3.7	1082^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	2.5%		5.3	1077^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.3%	5	51.7	36.7	42.3	37.2	33.8	38.5	37.7	43.7	44.2	31.5	$9,399	$2,707	$6,693
Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	260 Elm Ave	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8647	400	34	11.7	101.0%	37 (9.3%)	303 (75.8%)	30 (7.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	22.2	898^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.1%		27.3	873^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	21.6%	25	43.5	56.3	72.2	56.9	64.8	42.7	66.7	59.3	56.9	43.8	$11,253	$2,948	$8,305
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	100.2%	25 (5.7%)	353 (80.4%)	27 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.4%)	7	1054^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.0%		15	981^st of 1114 public elementary schools	11.9%	73	41.7	47.3	46.3	47.5	32.8	45.0	52.7	42.4	55.9	36.4	$12,417	$3,144	$9,273
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	101.3%	68 (14.6%)	315 (67.6%)	39 (8.4%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.3%)	15.6	976^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.1%		11.9	1006^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.7%	30	57.8	48.5	62.5	44.4	63.1	49.3	43.1	54.7	50.8	49.2	$11,018	$2,750	$8,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglass Park Elementary

What district is Douglass Park Elementary in?

Portsmouth City Public Schools

How many students attend Douglass Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Douglass Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Douglass Park Elementary?

Students at Douglass Park Elementary are 85% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Douglass Park Elementary a good school?

Douglass Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Douglass Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Douglass Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cradock Middle

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