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Victory Elementary

Public Grades K-6

868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Victory Elementary in Portsmouth, VA, serves 586 students in grades K-6 and is part of Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school serves a very high-poverty population, with essentially 100% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, yet it stands out for a notably low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.0% — well below the district and state average of 14.8% and dramatically lower than nearby schools like Waterview Elementary (28.0%) and Simonsdale Elementary (16.6%).

Among nearby Portsmouth elementary schools, Victory is the highest ranked in the state, placing in the 22nd percentile for 2025–2026. That outranks Park View Elementary (16th percentile), Brighton Elementary (19th percentile), Westhaven Elementary (10th percentile), and Cradock Elementary (7th percentile). Victory’s early-grade results are especially strong: 3rd grade math proficiency reached 73.8%, nearly matching the state average and far exceeding the district’s 57.6%. Third grade reading hit 65.5% proficiency, well above Park View’s 44.4% and Brighton’s 45.9%. The school also shows particular effectiveness with African American students, ranking in the 44th percentile statewide for that subgroup — far stronger than its overall ranking.

The challenge is that Victory’s early-grade momentum fades by 6th grade. In 2025–2026, 6th grade math proficiency was 51.95%, below the district average of 62.42%, while nearby Park View (76.3%) and Brighton (71.7%) performed much better. Reading followed a similar pattern at 57.14% versus the state’s 73.0%. Victory is relatively efficient with resources, spending $10,658 per student in 2023–2024 — less than lower-ranked schools like Lakeview Elementary ($12,417) — and achieving better results with larger class sizes (a 15.8 student-teacher ratio). Even compared to Camelot Elementary in Chesapeake City Public Schools, which has lower poverty, smaller classes, and more spending per student but ranks nearly identically at the 24th percentile, Victory holds its own. The school’s early-grade strengths and strong attendance suggest real potential, but keeping that momentum through 5th and 6th grade remains the key challenge.

586

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,379

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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 — 30th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg56%

Virginia avg71%

868^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	27.9	868 of 1111	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	48.6	331 of 591	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.3	801 of 1100	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.0	779 of 1040	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.1	933 of 1099	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.4	168 of 206	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.3	819 of 974	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)44th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%-6 vs state

English Reading60%-12 vs state

VA Studies58%-12 vs state

Science51%-17 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 (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	99.5%	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
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	99.4%	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
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	99.5%	58 (9.4%)	410 (66.6%)	78 (12.7%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.8%)	9.2	1033^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	7.0%		3.7	1082^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	2.5%	49	54.8	44.3	41.3	48.1	38.7	44.1	48.9	44.0	67.1	48.8		$11,247	$2,834	$8,413
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
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	99.3%	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
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	$16,852	$1,348	$15,505
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	99.3%	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		$13,468	$2,767	$10,701
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	$12,760	$1,300	$11,460
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		$11,329	$2,952	$8,378
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	99.5%	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

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 21.9% 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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