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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 23320

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Schools

1,336

Students

Top rankedGreenbrier Intermediate503^rd of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Crestwood Elementary School and 1 more

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Summary:

Zip code 23320 in Chesapeake, VA is home to two elementary schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools: Greenbrier Primary (serving grades PK-2 with 679 students) and Greenbrier Intermediate (serving grades 3-5 with 657 students), which together form a PK-5 pipeline for roughly 1,336 students in a predominantly low-income area, with about 72-73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Greenbrier Intermediate stands out as the academic leader among the two schools, with strong standardized test results despite the high poverty rate. In 2024-2025, 5th grade VA Studies proficiency reached 84.97%, far above the district (77.33%) and state (70.04%). More recently, 4th grade reading hit 80.37% in 2025-2026, exceeding both district and state averages. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism low at 8.2%, well below the district (11.1%) and state (14.8%) averages. Meanwhile, Greenbrier Primary, which serves younger students and has no standardized test data, shows a structural commitment to early education with a lower student-teacher ratio (16.0 vs. 17.6) and higher per-student spending ($10,826 vs. $10,292) than Greenbrier Intermediate.

Several trends are worth noting for parents. The chronic absenteeism gap between the two schools—11.2% at Greenbrier Primary versus 8.2% at Greenbrier Intermediate—is notable given their nearly identical poverty levels. Academically, Greenbrier Intermediate showed a dramatic 9-point jump in 3rd grade reading proficiency, from 65.04% to 74.00%, but 5th grade reading dropped from 77.20% to 71.30%, falling below both district and state averages. The school's statewide percentile rank has slipped from the 63rd to the 55th percentile over three years, even though many subject scores remain solid. Overall, the early-grade investment at Greenbrier Primary appears to be paying off, as 3rd grade performance at Greenbrier Intermediate is relatively strong, but the uneven 5th grade results will be worth monitoring.

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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
Greenbrier Intermediate	Public	3-5	1701 River Birch Run N	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7080	657	37	17.6	72.5%	204 (31.1%)	231 (35.2%)	76 (11.6%)	59 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (12.8%)	58.2	503^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	54.7%		60.8	468^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.8%	35	72.6	79.2	77.3	68.7	74.0	80.4	71.3	70.0	78.2	$10,292	$1,393	$8,899
Greenbrier Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1551 Eden Way South	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 436-3428	679	42	16.0	72.8%	223 (32.8%)	205 (30.2%)	96 (14.1%)	55 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (14.3%)								(n/a)										$10,826	$659	$10,166
B.M. Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Battlefield Boulevard N	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(757) 547-0238	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	55.3	554^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.1%					(n/a)	82.2	77.1	76.2	64.4	72.3	70.4	72.7	71.3	75.0
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Great Bridge Boulevard	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(757) 494-7565	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	57.1	522^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	53.0%					(n/a)	83.1	74.2	86.3	71.9	71.9	70.4	72.7	51.2	81.9

Cities Near Zip Code 23320

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chesapeake	0.7 mi	53	134^th
Virginia Beach	2.64 mi	88	125^th
Norfolk	6.25 mi	59	320^th
Portsmouth	6.43 mi	23	334^th
Suffolk	14.48 mi	23	231^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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