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Park View Elementary

Public Grades K-6

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Park View Elementary is a K-6 school in Portsmouth, Virginia, serving roughly 400 students within the Portsmouth City Public Schools district. The school's student body is almost entirely economically disadvantaged, with universal meal eligibility reported at 100% or above in recent years, a profile similar to neighboring Portsmouth schools like Waterview Elementary, Douglass Park Elementary, Westhaven Elementary, and Brighton Elementary. Park View currently ranks 935th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools for 2025–2026, placing it at the 16th percentile with a 1-star rating.

Despite that low overall ranking, Park View shows several genuine strengths that set it apart from nearby schools. Its chronic absenteeism rate has fallen from 32.4% in 2021–2022 to 11.1% in 2024–2025, now below the district and state average of 14.8% and far better than P.B. Young Senior Elementary (34.9%), Rena B. Wright Primary (28.6%), Waterview Elementary (28.0%), and St. Helena Elementary (27.0%). The school also displays an unusual "reverse slide" pattern: its upper grades outperform its early grades. In 6th grade math, 76.27% of Park View students are proficient, well above the district's 62.42% and the state's 63.19%. Its 5th grade science scores jumped from 25.45% proficiency in 2023–2024 to 63.79% in 2025–2026, making it the top Portsmouth elementary in science, ahead of Brighton Elementary (60.71%) and Victory Elementary (51.28%).

The biggest remaining concern is early literacy and early math. Only 44.44% of 3rd graders are proficient in reading, below the district's 50.53% and far below the state's 67.61%. Nearby Walter Herron Taylor Elementary in Norfolk City Public Schools, serving a similarly high-poverty population, achieves 81.03% on that same measure, showing room for growth. Park View's results for economically disadvantaged students land at the 33rd percentile statewide, somewhat better than its overall 16th percentile rank, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.7 and per-student spending of $11,253 suggest solid resources. If Park View can bring its early grades up to the level of its 5th and 6th grade classrooms, it could build on the attendance and science momentum it has already established.

400

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,626

Per pupil spending ?

101%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Elm Ave
Portsmouth, VA 23704-2113

(757) 393-8647

District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Students who attend Park View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Churchland Middle
High:	I.C. Norcom High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.8%

White:

9.3%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (56% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 22 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Virginia avg71%

935^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	20.6	935 of 1111	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	898 of 1110	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	873 of 1114	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	905 of 1114	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	964 of 1109	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	982 of 1103	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	906 of 1105	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	792 of 1097	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.1	840 of 1099	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.0	916 of 1096	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	941 of 1100	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	988 of 1110	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	903 of 1120	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	1017 of 1117	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	31.4	924 of 1117	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	1043 of 1113	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.3	1069 of 1082	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	33.5	846 of 1081	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	1072 of 1083	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	996 of 1071	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	30.4	867 of 1062	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	448 of 591	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	371 of 579	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	403 of 588	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	365 of 579	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	911 of 1100	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	894 of 1096	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	821 of 1098	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	804 of 1100	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	699 of 1040	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	703 of 1046	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	715 of 1036	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	956 of 1099	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	900 of 1093	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	893 of 1101	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	952 of 1093	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	884 of 979	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science64%-5 vs state

Mathematics59%-12 vs state

English Reading53%-19 vs state

VA Studies49%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Geography (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (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/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
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%)	20.6	935^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.8%		22.2	898^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.1%	37				53.2	44.4	65.5	76.3			63.8		44.4	50.0	55.2	64.4						48.6		$14,626	$3,364	$11,262
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%)	23.9	905^th of 1111 public elementary schools	18.5%		16.4	967^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.9%	62				56.7	56.3	83.9	71.7			60.7		45.9	52.8	60.7	48.3						50.0		$12,100	$2,036	$10,064
St. Helena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	903 S Main St	Norfolk	23523	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-3884	229	19	12.0	99.6%	3 (1.3%)	201 (87.8%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	7.9	1045^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.9%		12.6	1002^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	9.7%	43				50.0	47.4	39.4				35.3		47.7	55.3	58.8							42.1	52.9	$18,662	$1,052	$17,609
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%)	10.4	1025^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.7%		6.6	1058^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.7%	33				43.5	32.9	65.7	62.9			47.8		46.4	35.7	42.9	44.3						30.9		$12,477	$2,471	$10,006
P.B. Young Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	543 E. Olney Rd	Norfolk	23510	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2588	241	19	12.6	101.2%	2 (0.8%)	217 (90.0%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)																							$19,193	$1,324	$17,869
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		$13,040	$4,199	$8,841
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1122 W. Princess Anne Road	Norfolk	23507	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 628-2525	403	26	15.5	101.5%	160 (39.7%)	172 (42.7%)	34 (8.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.9%)	65.4	406^th of 1111 public elementary schools	63.5%		65.4	410^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.1%	4				81.0	80.9	72.2				64.8		81.0	77.9	79.6							80.9	79.6	$12,816	$783	$12,032
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		$14,948	$4,009	$10,939
Ghent K-8	Public	K-8	200 Shirley Ave	Norfolk	23517	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 628-2565	501	36	13.9	99.4%	213 (42.5%)	215 (42.9%)	28 (5.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	77.9	234^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.9%		70.5	347^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.7%	113	≥ 50%	100.0	88.6	78.3	80.4	93.6	67.6	375.0	366.0	87.1	71.4	75.0	84.3	93.6	78.6	91.1	70.2	100.0	100.0	29.2	88.2	96.8	$13,654	$429	$13,225
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		$11,379	$1,826	$9,553

Frequently Asked Questions about Park View Elementary

Is Park View Elementary a good school?

Park View Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Park View Elementary?

Students at Park View Elementary are 76% African American, 9% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Park View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Park View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Park View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Churchland Middle
High : I.C. Norcom High

What district is Park View Elementary in?

Portsmouth City Public Schools

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