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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Suffolk City Public Schools

This page covers 11 elementary schools in Suffolk City Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Booker T. Washington Elementary
Grades PK–05355 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Nansemond Parkway Elementary
Grades PK–05457 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary
Grades PK–05684 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Oakland Elementary
Grades PK–05469 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Kilby Shores Elementary
Grades PK–05449 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Creekside Elementary
Grades PK–05752 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Northern Shores Elementary
Grades PK–05822 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Elephant's Fork Elementary
Grades PK–05599 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Hillpoint Elementary
Grades PK–05737 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Florence Bowser Elementary
Grades PK–05831 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
17.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,809
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
1 more elementary schools in Suffolk City Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
19
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.