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Westhaven Elementary

Public Grades K-6

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Westhaven Elementary is a public elementary school in Portsmouth, Virginia, serving 474 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Portsmouth City Public Schools district, which is ranked 117 out of 129 districts in the state.

Westhaven Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student proficiency rates in SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments for Mathematics, Science, and English Reading are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rate in SOL Science was only 20.37%, compared to 43.05% for the district and 68.94% for the state. Westhaven Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 30.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Victory Elementary, Park View Elementary, and Simonsdale Elementary schools generally perform better than Westhaven Elementary on key metrics like statewide ranking, student proficiency rates, and chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Westhaven Elementary's per-student spending is higher than these nearby schools, suggesting that additional funding has not translated into improved student outcomes.

401

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,875

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 Clifford St
Portsmouth, VA 23707-3921

(757) 393-8855

District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Students who attend Westhaven Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William E. Waters Middle
High:	Manor High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.8%

White:

16.0%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (44% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg52%

Virginia avg70%

1,043^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	8.2	1043 of 1110	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1065 of 1114	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1091 of 1114	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1026 of 1109	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	958 of 1103	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1061 of 1105	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	1066 of 1097	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	1087 of 1099	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	987 of 1096	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	971 of 1100	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	907 of 1110	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	923 of 1120	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1038 of 1117	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	879 of 1117	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	961 of 1113	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.5	504 of 1082	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	19.8	1005 of 1081	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.5	928 of 1083	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	1021 of 1071	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	986 of 1062	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	532 of 579	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	577 of 588	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	557 of 579	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	919 of 1096	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1012 of 1098	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1076 of 1100	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	984 of 1046	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	987 of 1036	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	1080 of 1093	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1086 of 1101	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1074 of 1093	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	544 of 973	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	516 of 979	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	6.5	960 of 984	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)44th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies48%-21 vs state

Mathematics47%-23 vs state

English Reading45%-26 vs state

Science20%-49 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 8, 2019

This is by far one of the worst schools in Portsmouth. If you have any choice to were you can send your child DO NOT send them here Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 4, 2018

I rate Westhaven Elementary the worse school even Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Westhaven Elementary

What district is Westhaven Elementary in?

Portsmouth City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Westhaven Elementary?

Students at Westhaven Elementary are 67% African American, 16% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Westhaven Elementary a good school?

Westhaven Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Westhaven Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westhaven Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William E. Waters Middle
High : Manor High

How many students attend Westhaven Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Westhaven Elementary.

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