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Kilby Shores Elementary

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Kilby Shores Elementary ranks 738 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Kilby Shores Elementary is a PK–5 school in Suffolk, VA, serving 494 students within Suffolk City Public Schools, a district ranked in the middle tier of Virginia divisions. Like several neighboring elementary schools, Kilby Shores serves a high-needs population, with roughly 69% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch.

In the most recent state ranking, Kilby Shores placed at the 34th percentile with 2 stars, down notably from the prior year. That puts it in the lower-middle range of nearby schools: Oakland Elementary (70th percentile) and Southwestern Elementary (67th percentile) perform significantly better with similar poverty levels, while Booker T. Washington Elementary (31st) and Hillpoint Elementary (22nd) rank lower. One genuine bright spot is attendance: Kilby Shores' chronic absenteeism rate of 10.8% is well below the district average of 17.6% and the state average of 14.8%, improving dramatically from a post-pandemic high of 25.5%. Despite that strength, academic performance has not improved, suggesting attendance is not the primary barrier to higher achievement.

A distinctive pattern emerges by grade level. Kilby Shores' 3rd grade math proficiency was 80%, above district and state averages, but by 5th grade math fell to 62.1%, well below both. Reading and science show similar drops, and 4th grade Virginia Studies proficiency was 56.4%, a 14-point gap behind the district. This suggests students lose momentum in upper elementary. Subgroup rankings also fell sharply across all major student groups in the latest year. The school spends $9,375 per student, mid-range compared with its peers, and has a student-teacher ratio of 17.0. Given that nearby schools with similar demographics are achieving stronger results, the evidence points to instructional and curricular challenges, particularly around sustaining gains from 3rd to 5th grade, rather than resource or attendance issues.

494

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,375

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Kilby Shores Dr
Suffolk, VA 23434

(757) 934-6214

District: Suffolk City Public Schools

Students who attend Kilby Shores Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Glen Middle
High:	Lakeland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.7%

White:

36.2%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (67% vs 72% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

738^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

72^nd of 131Suffolk 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	39.6	738 of 1111	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	573 of 1110	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	653 of 1114	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	612 of 1114	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	591 of 1109	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	646 of 1103	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	509 of 1105	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	631 of 1097	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.1	562 of 1099	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.5	408 of 1096	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.7	704 of 1100	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	569 of 1110	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	662 of 1120	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.3	553 of 1117	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.5	809 of 1117	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.0	681 of 1113	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	492 of 1082	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.7	899 of 1081	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.0	707 of 1083	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.6	867 of 1071	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.5	708 of 1062	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	370 of 591	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.7	226 of 579	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	348 of 588	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	308 of 579	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	738 of 1100	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	537 of 1096	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	593 of 1098	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	557 of 1100	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	766 of 1040	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.5	555 of 1046	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	629 of 1036	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	740 of 1099	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	590 of 1093	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	725 of 1101	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	665 of 1093	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	167 of 206	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	794 of 974	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	659 of 973	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	556 of 979	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	569 of 984	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)37th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)19th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%~ state avg

English Reading68%-3 vs state

Science59%-10 vs state

VA Studies56%-14 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 (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 (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 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
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%)	39.6	738^th of 1111 public elementary schools	33.6%		52.1	573^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	48.4%	165	80.0	71.3	62.1	59.1	64.3	75.5	62.1	56.4	$9,375	$1,045	$8,330
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%)	37.3	764^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.2%		17.1	960^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.5%	196	65.0	63.1	72.5	60.9	55.0	73.9	71.0	64.6	$12,312	$2,563	$9,749
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%)	26.9	877^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.1%		21.1	916^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.5%	39	72.9	60.2	43.4	49.1	64.7	69.9	63.2	59.2	$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%)	27.9	869^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.8%		28.3	846^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.8%	23	57.3	67.5	68.6	48.6	52.9	68.8	62.3	65.1	$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%)	32.6	814^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.7%		35.4	766^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.0%	48	60.2	76.3	57.1	58.1	50.4	77.4	64.8	66.7	$8,133	$1,251	$6,882
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%)	68.1	372^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	66.5%		64.8	423^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	61.9%	51	71.8	81.5	92.7	81.5	63.1	87.0	78.1	85.7	$7,804	$717	$7,087
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%)	48.6	622^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	44.0%		53.3	562^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	49.4%	60	59.2	82.7	76.4	65.5	46.7	80.0	74.6	77.3	$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%)	71.5	329^th of 1111 public elementary schools	70.4%		77.3	258^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.8%	71	93.3	79.4	89.6	79.1	81.4	76.2	86.6	61.9	$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%)	54.5	564^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.2%		66.4	401^st of 1110 public elementary schools	63.9%	163	70.1	76.7	76.9	71.4	60.5	76.7	77.4	74.1	$6,667	$285	$6,381
Carrsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5355 Carrsville Hwy	Carrsville	23315	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 357-8844	232	16	14.9	69.4%	163 (70.3%)	33 (14.2%)	17 (7.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	73.3	301^st of 1111 public elementary schools	72.9%		78.9	234^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.9%	67	93.0	78.4	86.0	82.0	83.7	69.4	84.0	72.2	$11,625	$1,032	$10,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Kilby Shores Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kilby Shores Elementary?

Students at Kilby Shores Elementary are 43% African American, 36% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Kilby Shores Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kilby Shores Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Glen Middle
High : Lakeland High

How many students attend Kilby Shores Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Kilby Shores Elementary.

Is Kilby Shores Elementary a good school?

Kilby Shores Elementary ranks 738^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Kilby Shores Elementary in?

Suffolk City Public Schools

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