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Creekside Elementary

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Creekside Elementary ranks 499 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary in Suffolk, VA, is a PK-5 school serving 764 students as part of Suffolk City Public Schools, with a large share of students (about 69%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has shown clear improvement over the past year, jumping to the 55th percentile statewide in 2025-2026 after hovering in the 40s for several years, and it now outperforms several nearby elementary schools in its own district.

One of Creekside’s standout strengths is its upper-grade performance. In 5th grade, 84.2% of students were proficient in math and 75.6% in science, both well above district and state averages. Fourth-grade math and reading also exceed district averages. Early reading is a weaker spot—3rd-grade reading proficiency (60.9%) trails the state (67.6%)—but by 5th grade, reading proficiency (78.3%) surpasses the state. Creekside also achieves these results with the lowest per-pupil spending among its Suffolk peers ($7,668), while nearby Nansemond Parkway Elementary spends more ($9,716) but ranks lower. Its overall rank (499) is better than Florence Bowser Elementary (564) and Nansemond Parkway (622), though slightly behind Northern Shores Elementary (323). Creekside’s test scores are dramatically higher than nearby Portsmouth schools like Churchland Academy Elementary, making it a relative bright spot in the immediate region.

Attendance is a positive area: Creekside’s chronic absenteeism rate is 11.7%, below the district (17.6%) and state (14.8%), though several neighboring schools have even lower rates. The school also serves military-connected families well, with these students ranking in the 66th–88th percentile in recent years. Two challenges stand out: early literacy gaps and outcomes for students with disabilities, whose statewide percentile dropped to 20th in 2025-2026. With its recent upward trend and strong upper-grade results, Creekside appears to be on a positive trajectory, but sustaining gains will likely require targeted support in early reading and for students with disabilities.

764

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,668

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road
Suffolk, VA 23435

(757) 923-4251

District: Suffolk City Public Schools

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually attend:

High:

Nansemond River High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.7%

White:

22.9%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

499^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	58.5	499 of 1111	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	612 of 1110	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	512 of 1114	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	553 of 1114	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	636 of 1109	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	650 of 1103	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	519 of 1105	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	615 of 1097	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	687 of 1099	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	776 of 1096	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.3	712 of 1100	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.1	566 of 1110	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	548 of 1120	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	408 of 1117	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.1	597 of 1117	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	720 of 1113	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.8	789 of 1082	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	959 of 1081	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	787 of 1083	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	193 of 591	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	362 of 579	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	260 of 588	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	261 of 579	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	338 of 420	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.5	221 of 355	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	179 of 324	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	456 of 1100	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	552 of 1096	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	423 of 1098	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	434 of 1100	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	183 of 619	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	63 of 606	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	31 of 580	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	14 of 564	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	516 of 1040	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.5	720 of 1046	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	691 of 1036	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	543 of 1099	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	649 of 1093	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	594 of 1101	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	644 of 1093	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	70 of 206	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.9	23 of 192	88.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	152 of 306	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.5	211 of 271	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	158 of 245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	269 of 974	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	282 of 973	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	312 of 979	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	344 of 984	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+12 vs school

Military Connected (2026)66th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2026)20th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics78%+4 vs state

Science76%+7 vs state

VA Studies73%~ state avg

English Reading73%~ state avg

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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	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
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%)	58.5	499^th of 1111 public elementary schools	55.1%		49.1	612^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.9%	113	69.1	78.9	84.2		75.6	60.9	77.2	78.3		73.0		$7,668	$685	$6,983
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
Western Branch Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	4122 Terry Dr	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7951	801	48	16.6	73.7%	272 (34.0%)	305 (38.1%)	99 (12.4%)	29 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (11.5%)								(n/a)												$9,100	$499	$8,602
Western Branch Intermediate	Public	3-5	4013 Terry Dr	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7941	795	46	17.2	73.7%	306 (38.5%)	286 (36.0%)	78 (9.8%)	33 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	88 (11.1%)	59.8	480^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.8%		59.2	485^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.3%	5	80.1	79.2	77.4		69.6	75.6	75.5	72.8		71.2	76.2	$9,546	$684	$8,862
Northern Shores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Respass Beach Rd	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-4169	798	41	19.4	69.0%	249 (31.2%)	335 (42.0%)	95 (11.9%)	36 (4.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (9.3%)	71.9	323^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	70.9%		75.2	285^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.3%	38	82.4	78.1	86.1		83.5	77.4	75.0	82.0		81.3		$7,174	$544	$6,630
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2008 Dock Landing Rd	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 465-6300	762	51	15.0	20.1%	470 (61.7%)	128 (16.8%)	64 (8.4%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (11.2%)	79.5	208^th of 1111 public elementary schools	81.3%		83	163^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	85.3%	45	89.1	88.6	89.2		81.5	76.2	82.9	83.9		80.5	88.4	$11,008	$1,307	$9,701
Churchland Elementary	Public	K-6	5601 Michael Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 686-2523	721	44	16.3	99.6%	196 (27.2%)	351 (48.7%)	77 (10.7%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.5%)	40.1	734^th of 1111 public elementary schools	33.9%		51.3	583^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	47.5%	151	66.0	67.3	76.5	79.0	63.3	56.0	60.0	69.4	84.0	54.6		$9,406	$1,438	$7,969
Churchland Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	4061 River Shore Rd	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 686-2527	626	40	15.6	118.1%	63 (10.1%)	446 (71.2%)	58 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.1%)	27	876^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.2%		29.5	834^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.9%	42	53.6	62.8	71.4	64.6	65.7	42.0	61.5	67.1	58.5	55.1		$10,207	$2,337	$7,870
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%)	26.7	879^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.9%		15.6	976^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.1%	97	50.0	59.4	64.1	69.7	51.6	50.0	62.5	65.6	67.7	60.9		$11,018	$2,750	$8,268
Churchland Primary & Intermediate	Public	K-6	5700 Hedgerow Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 686-2519	503	36	13.9	100.4%	59 (11.7%)	371 (73.8%)	35 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	45	676^th of 1111 public elementary schools	39.2%		42.4	693^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	37.6%	17	73.9	61.0	56.6	81.3	56.6	67.7	69.5	67.9	80.0	68.3		$9,887	$2,314	$7,572

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Nansemond River High

Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Creekside Elementary ranks 499^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Creekside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Creekside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary?

Students at Creekside Elementary are 53% African American, 23% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Creekside Elementary in?

Suffolk City Public Schools

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