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Victory Elementary

Public Grades K-6

953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Victory Elementary is a public elementary school in Portsmouth, Virginia, serving 570 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Victory Elementary's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 66.67%, compared to the district's 55.92% and the state's 72.89%. The school's performance is particularly concerning in subjects like science and reading, where the proficiency rates are significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, Victory Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.7% to 30.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the typical chronic absenteeism rate of around 15% for the district and state.

When compared to nearby schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district, such as Brighton Elementary, Westhaven Elementary, and Lakeview Elementary, Victory Elementary's performance is generally similar or slightly lower across academic measures. However, these nearby schools also face challenges with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, when compared to schools in the neighboring Chesapeake City Public Schools district, such as G.A. Treakle Elementary and Camelot Elementary, Victory Elementary's performance is significantly lower, with much higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism in the Chesapeake schools.

586

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,658

Per pupil spending ?

100.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2828 Greenwood Drive
Portsmouth, VA 23701-4347

(757) 393-8806

District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Students who attend Victory Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cradock Middle
High:	Manor High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.4%

White:

18.3%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (53% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Virginia avg70%

953^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	17.7	953 of 1110	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	863 of 1114	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	706 of 1114	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	767 of 1109	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	818 of 1103	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	885 of 1105	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	678 of 1097	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	763 of 1099	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.1	762 of 1096	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.4	592 of 1100	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.5	740 of 1110	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.1	678 of 1120	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.4	320 of 1117	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	337 of 1117	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.4	775 of 1113	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	804 of 1082	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	912 of 1081	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	975 of 1083	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	436 of 579	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	385 of 588	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	278 of 579	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	966 of 1096	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	904 of 1098	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	698 of 1100	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	838 of 1046	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	705 of 1036	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	907 of 1093	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	789 of 1101	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	714 of 1093	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	179 of 192	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	161 of 195	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	118 of 182	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	900 of 973	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	830 of 979	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	672 of 984	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading56%-15 vs state

Mathematics56%-15 vs state

VA Studies49%-19 vs state

Science39%-30 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	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	76.4	271^st of 1110 public elementary schools	75.6%		65.7	417^th of 1114 public elementary schools	62.6%	146	83.1	93.3	86.4		78.8	78.0	85.3	76.6			74.6	$14,861	$1,555	$13,307
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
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%)	47.3	635^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.8%		40.4	722^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	35.2%	87	75.3	71.6	80.8		71.6	60.0	64.6	72.9			51.4	$11,927	$1,427	$10,500
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Victory Elementary

How many students attend Victory Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Victory Elementary.

Is Victory Elementary a good school?

Victory Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Victory Elementary?

Students at Victory Elementary are 61% African American, 18% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What district is Victory Elementary in?

Portsmouth City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Victory Elementary attend?

Students who attend Victory Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cradock Middle
High : Manor High

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