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Hillpoint Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

869^th

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of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Hillpoint Elementary is a PK–5 school in Suffolk, Virginia, serving 780 students as part of Suffolk City Public Schools. The school currently ranks in the bottom quarter of Virginia's elementary schools — 869th out of 1,111 — with a one-star rating for the 2025–2026 school year, a position it has held consistently over the past decade.

Hillpoint's biggest academic challenge is 5th grade science, where only 48.6% of students passed in 2025–2026 — the lowest of any nearby school and roughly 20 points below the state average. Early grades are also a concern: 3rd grade math (57.3%) was the lowest among all neighboring schools, and 3rd grade reading (52.9%) trailed the state average by nearly 15 points. By contrast, 4th grade reading and math scores (68.8% and 67.5%) were much closer to district averages. Among its local peers, only Elephant's Fork Elementary ranks lower overall. Schools with nearly identical poverty rates, such as Creekside Elementary and Florence Bowser Elementary, outperform Hillpoint by 15–30 points in multiple subjects, and Southwestern Elementary in nearby Chesapeake — which serves an even higher share of low-income students — outperforms Hillpoint by 15–25 points in nearly every subject.

There are bright spots worth noting. Hispanic students at Hillpoint perform in the 78th percentile statewide, and military-connected students rank in the 72nd percentile, demonstrating that the school can produce strong outcomes for certain groups. Chronic absenteeism also dropped sharply, from 23.9% in 2023–2024 to 16.5% in 2024–2025, now below the district average. However, resource constraints are real: at $6,465 per student, Hillpoint spends less than any nearby school, and its 20:1 student–teacher ratio is among the highest in the area. The key takeaway is that Hillpoint has shown capacity for success, but closing the wider achievement gap — especially in science and early-grade skills — will likely require additional investment and a sustained schoolwide focus.

780

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,465

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Hillpoint Rd
Suffolk, VA 23434

(757) 925-6750

District: Suffolk City Public Schools

Students who attend Hillpoint Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.4%

White:

18.3%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

869^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	27.9	869 of 1111	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	846 of 1110	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	805 of 1114	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	824 of 1114	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	954 of 1109	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	829 of 1103	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	758 of 1105	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	847 of 1097	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.8	721 of 1099	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	695 of 1096	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	717 of 1100	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.1	707 of 1110	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.9	630 of 1120	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.8	688 of 1117	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	766 of 1117	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.3	948 of 1113	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	441 of 591	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	430 of 579	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	435 of 588	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	427 of 579	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	791 of 1100	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	846 of 1096	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	908 of 1098	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	884 of 1100	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	134 of 619	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	160 of 606	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	883 of 1040	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	918 of 1046	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	900 of 1036	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	899 of 1099	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	827 of 1093	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	703 of 1101	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	727 of 1093	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	58 of 206	71.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	267 of 271	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	239 of 247	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	168 of 245	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	656 of 974	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	714 of 973	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	659 of 979	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	623 of 984	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+57 vs school

Military Connected (2026)72nd percentile+50 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies65%-5 vs state

Mathematics64%-9 vs state

English Reading61%-10 vs state

Science49%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, October 6, 2016

I am sad to say our family has not had a very good experience at Hillpoint Elementary. I have two children that attend there. We are going into our second year with this school. One of my children is special needs. She is on the Autism Spectrum. We have had countless meetings regarding our daughters educational needs and have come to realize The Principal and all teachers that we have dealt with thus far with the exception of one do the bare minimum when teaching our child. We feel like she is getting left behind.
In addition My daughter has encountered severe bulling. In the 2015 school year she was chocked by another student in the bathroom. This school year (2016) she was hit in the head at the playground causing a concussion and laceration to the back of her head. Mind you the very same day there were two other major injuries. Granted accidents happen and kids do occasionally get hurt but I feel like there is a pattern here. Maybe teachers should monitor the children a little better. I live right behind the school and on occasion when I'm taking my walks most of the time you will see the teachers hanging out by the door of the school that leads out to the play ground chatting instead of walking around monitoring the kids on the playground. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, January 29, 2012

This is the newest and best school in the area. Safe neighborhood, excellent facilities and staff which were pillaged from surround schools. They took the cream of the crop. Send them somewhere else and you will be disappointed. Close Quote

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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	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Southwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Benefit Road	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-6310	549	40	13.5	74.1%	69 (12.6%)	383 (69.8%)	59 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	63.6	431^st of 1111 public elementary schools	61.2%		57.2	514^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.7%	83	81.6	85.5	78.8	70.4	75.9	73.2	73.4	67.9	87.3	$11,018	$1,447	$9,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillpoint Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hillpoint Elementary?

Students at Hillpoint Elementary are 61% African American, 18% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hillpoint Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillpoint Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Hillpoint Elementary in?

Suffolk City Public Schools

Is Hillpoint Elementary a good school?

Hillpoint Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Hillpoint Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Hillpoint Elementary.

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