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Suffolk, VA
Public School Ratings




Suffolk Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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Suffolk City Public Schools School District details

Suffolk City Public Schools School District
100 N Main St
Suffolk, VA 23434

14,520 Students enrolled in District

22 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Suffolk City Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.8% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
69%
70%
72%
73%
67%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Booker T. Washington Elementary School
204 Walnut Street
Suffolk, VA, 23434
PK-05
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle School
7401 Burbage Drive
Suffolk, VA, 23435
06-08
Creekside Elementary School
1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road
Suffolk, VA, 23435
PK-05
Elephant's Fork Elementary School
2316 William Reid Dr
Suffolk, VA, 23434
PK-05
First Academy School
4169 Pruden Blvd
Suffolk, VA, 23434
N-N
Florence Bowser Elementary School
4540 Nansemond Pkwy
Suffolk, VA, 23435
PK-05
Forest Glen Middle School
200 Forest Glen Dr
Suffolk, VA, 23434
06-08
Hillpoint Elementary School
1101 Hillpoint Rd
Suffolk, VA, 23434
PK-05
John F. Kennedy Middle School
2325 E Washington St
Suffolk, VA, 23434
06-08
John Yeates Middle School
4901 Bennetts Pasture Rd
Suffolk, VA, 23435
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.8% 47.5%
Black 59.3% 23.1%
Hispanic 8.9% 20.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 8.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.9% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 67.9% 55.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,813 $113,452,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $7,511,000 3.6%
Staff $500 $7,261,000 3.5%
General Administration $242 $3,517,000 1.7%
School Administration $658 $9,557,000 4.6%
Operation $1,576 $22,888,000 11.0%
Transportation $627 $9,097,000 4.4%
Other $209 $3,038,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,330 $62,869,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,184 $31,715,000 15.2%
Total Expenditures $14,328 $208,036,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,921 $11,230,472,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $832 $1,047,548,000 5.0%
Staff $1,155 $1,453,542,000 7.0%
General Administration $231 $290,427,000 1.4%
School Administration $850 $1,069,632,000 5.1%
Operation $1,368 $1,722,122,000 8.3%
Transportation $745 $937,854,000 4.5%
Other $280 $352,448,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,460 $6,873,573,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,197 $2,765,110,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $16,578 $20,869,155,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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