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Elephant's Fork Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Elephant's Fork Elementary is a public elementary school in Suffolk, Virginia, serving 644 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Suffolk City Public Schools district, which is ranked 74 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite consistent funding and resources, Elephant's Fork Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 20.4%, are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Southwestern Elementary and Creekside Elementary. Additionally, Elephant's Fork Elementary's test scores are consistently lower than the Suffolk City Public Schools district and the state of Virginia averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

When comparing Elephant's Fork Elementary to other nearby schools within the Suffolk City Public Schools district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. Schools like Southwestern Elementary, Creekside Elementary, and Florence Bowser Elementary have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall performance. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and the relatively high student-teacher ratio at Elephant's Fork Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance, which has not shown significant improvement over the past decade.

653

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,038

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2316 William Reid Dr
Suffolk, VA 23434

(757) 923-5250

District: Suffolk City Public Schools

Students who attend Elephant's Fork Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King's Fork Middle
High:	King's Fork High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.5%

White:

21.4%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 29th percentile in 2021 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 29th-percentile peak (2021) to 17th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg70%

Virginia avg71%

916^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Suffolk City Public Schools

74^th of 129Suffolk 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	21.1	916 of 1110	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	836 of 1114	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	859 of 1114	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	847 of 1109	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	784 of 1103	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	827 of 1105	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	950 of 1097	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	971 of 1099	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	1035 of 1096	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	972 of 1100	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1059 of 1110	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	929 of 1120	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	753 of 1117	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.5	897 of 1117	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	828 of 1113	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1064 of 1082	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	976 of 1081	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	782 of 1083	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	1051 of 1071	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	937 of 1062	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	458 of 579	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	470 of 588	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	445 of 579	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	879 of 1096	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	831 of 1098	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	916 of 1100	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	898 of 1046	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	871 of 1036	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	947 of 1093	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	827 of 1101	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	757 of 1093	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	120 of 192	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	116 of 195	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	233 of 245	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	788 of 973	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	510 of 979	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.1	234 of 984	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading59%-11 vs state

Mathematics57%-16 vs state

Science51%-18 vs state

VA Studies47%-21 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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elephant's Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2316 William Reid Dr	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 923-5250	653	36	18.1	69.1%	140 (21.4%)	408 (62.5%)	56 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	21.1	916^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.5%		30.6	836^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.0%	80	69.4	50.4	49.4	51.2	65.4	54.9	58.0	47.3	$8,038	$1,038	$6,999
Hillpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Hillpoint Rd	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 925-6750	780	39	20.0	69.2%	143 (18.3%)	479 (61.4%)	81 (10.4%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.9%)	28.3	846^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.8%		32.6	805^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.7%	41	70.6	63.5	62.0	51.8	60.8	65.3	58.6	50.5	$6,465	$664	$5,801
Mack Benn Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1253 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 934-6224	713	44	16.2	69.3%	105 (14.7%)	480 (67.3%)	72 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.0%)	35.4	766^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.0%		29.3	850^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.7%	84	75.8	61.7	68.5	64.0	58.6	63.6	67.8	53.9	$8,133	$1,251	$6,882
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	204 Walnut Street	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 934-6226	362	25	14.4	70.4%	39 (10.8%)	277 (76.5%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	17.1	960^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.5%		29.3	849^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.8%	111	46.7	72.3	55.0	46.2	45.0	61.7	57.5	45.7	$12,312	$2,563	$9,749
Kilby Shores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Kilby Shores Dr	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 934-6214	494	29	17.0	69.2%	179 (36.2%)	211 (42.7%)	52 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (9.1%)	52.1	573^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	48.4%		46.4	653^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	41.4%	80	81.3	71.8	71.8	76.1	65.6	70.0	66.2	65.7	$9,375	$1,045	$8,330
Nansemond Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3012 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 923-4167	456	29	15.7	69.3%	135 (29.6%)	245 (53.7%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.4%)	53.3	562^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	49.4%		60.2	487^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.3%	75	75.3	71.4	75.4	75.4	70.4	66.7	72.1	66.7	$9,716	$1,110	$8,606
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 Godwin Blvd	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-5248	464	26	17.8	68.8%	137 (29.5%)	245 (52.8%)	34 (7.3%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	77.3	258^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.8%		84.1	136^th of 1114 public elementary schools	87.8%	122	79.1	87.3	91.3	78.3	74.6	91.6	82.6	78.9	$8,640	$897	$7,744
Florence Bowser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4540 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 923-4106	926	44	21.0	69.3%	350 (37.8%)	358 (38.7%)	128 (13.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (8.3%)	66.4	401^st of 1110 public elementary schools	63.9%		64.4	433^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	61.1%	32	71.9	80.1	81.2	81.9	67.3	79.4	81.2	78.0	$6,667	$285	$6,381
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 923-4251	764	47	16.2	69.4%	175 (22.9%)	403 (52.7%)	89 (11.6%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (9.9%)	49.1	612^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.9%		57.8	512^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.0%	100	71.6	77.5	77.7	73.8	59.0	70.8	69.4	61.2	$7,668	$685	$6,983
Southwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Pioneer Rd	Suffolk	23437	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 925-5782	579	31	18.6	69.4%	324 (56.0%)	153 (26.4%)	53 (9.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	64.8	423^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	61.9%		47.8	642^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	42.4%	219	81.2	81.9	77.9	79.0	72.9	73.5	77.2	67.1	$7,804	$717	$7,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Elephant's Fork Elementary

What district is Elephant's Fork Elementary in?

Suffolk City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Elephant's Fork Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elephant's Fork Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : King's Fork Middle
High : King's Fork High

How many students attend Elephant's Fork Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Elephant's Fork Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elephant's Fork Elementary?

Students at Elephant's Fork Elementary are 62% African American, 21% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Elephant's Fork Elementary a good school?

Elephant's Fork Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

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