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Lakeview Elementary

Public Grades K-6

1003^rd

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of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Lakeview Elementary is a K-6 school in Portsmouth, VA, serving 439 students and belonging to Portsmouth City Public Schools, a district currently ranked 114th out of 131 in Virginia. The student body is almost universally economically disadvantaged, with ~100% eligible for free or reduced lunch. After a particularly difficult 2024-25 school year (5th percentile), Lakeview improved to the 10th percentile statewide in 2025-26. Locally, it sits in the lower-middle range of Portsmouth elementary schools, outperforming Cradock Elementary and Douglass Park Elementary, but trailing Victory Elementary, Hodges Manor Elementary, and Simonsdale Elementary.

Academically, the school shows a fascinating split. A clear bright spot is 5th-grade math, where 68.3% of students were proficient in 2025-26—the highest score among all nearby Portsmouth elementary schools and very close to the state average of 72.4%. On the other hand, 4th grade emerges as a critical weak point, with math proficiency at just 33.3% and VA Studies at 34.4%, both far below district and state levels. There is also a notable gender gap; female students rank at the 20th percentile statewide, while male students rank at just the 5th percentile.

Lakeview spends a relatively robust $12,417 per student and maintains a favorable 13.7 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes remain low. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from 22.4% in 2020-21, though it ticked back up to 15.4% in 2024-25. The nearby Chesapeake City Public Schools offer a stark comparison: Edwin W. Chittum Elementary (81st percentile) and G.A. Treakle Elementary (78th percentile) are within a few miles. Notably, Treakle also serves a majority-poverty student body (72.3% FRL), proving that poverty presents a serious challenge but not an absolute ceiling. Lakeview's own subgroup data—for instance, low-income students ranking at the 15th percentile—shows it performs closer to the middle of the pack when compared to similar student populations across Virginia.

439

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,417

Per pupil spending ?

100.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Horne Ave
Portsmouth, VA 23701-3122

(757) 465-2901

District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Students who attend Lakeview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William E. Waters Middle
High:	I.C. Norcom High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.4%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (50% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg56%

Virginia avg71%

1,003^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

114^th of 131Portsmouth 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	13.2	1003 of 1111	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1054 of 1110	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	981 of 1114	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	914 of 1114	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	994 of 1109	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	994 of 1103	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	916 of 1105	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	720 of 1097	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	770 of 1099	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	824 of 1096	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.6	628 of 1100	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.6	713 of 1110	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.2	910 of 1120	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.7	678 of 1117	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	680 of 1117	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	847 of 1113	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.5	711 of 1082	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.1	931 of 1081	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	991 of 1083	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	1020 of 1071	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.9	944 of 1062	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	472 of 591	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	519 of 579	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	473 of 588	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	396 of 579	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	880 of 1100	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	997 of 1096	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	953 of 1098	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	853 of 1100	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	885 of 1040	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	998 of 1046	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	857 of 1036	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	1044 of 1099	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	1063 of 1093	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	977 of 1101	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	970 of 1093	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics54%-18 vs state

English Reading51%-21 vs state

Science47%-21 vs state

VA Studies34%-36 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 (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 (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 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
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%)	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		$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%)	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		$11,018	$2,750	$8,268
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	$11,927	$1,427	$10,500
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	$11,018	$1,447	$9,570
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		$8,887	$1,900	$6,987
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%)	27.9	868^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.9%		17.7	953^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	14.1%	85	73.8	67.9	67.1	52.0	51.3	65.5	63.0	51.9	57.1	58.0		$10,658	$2,577	$8,081
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%)	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		$9,237	$2,293	$6,943
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	20.1%	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	$11,008	$1,307	$9,701
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	$14,861	$1,555	$13,307
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%)	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		$11,875	$2,810	$9,065

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeview Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lakeview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakeview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William E. Waters Middle
High : I.C. Norcom High

Is Lakeview Elementary a good school?

Lakeview Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Lakeview Elementary in?

Portsmouth City Public Schools

How many students attend Lakeview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Lakeview Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lakeview Elementary?

Students at Lakeview Elementary are 80% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 6% White.

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