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Best public schools in Portsmouth, VA

23 public schools in Portsmouth: 16 elementary · 3 middle · 3 high · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Virginia.

Elementary schools

16 schools in Portsmouth, best first
1
Churchland Elementary 44.0
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 760 students
ELA 72%Math 72%Science 65%
#601 of 1,073 in Virginia
2
Churchland Primary & Intermediate 32.5
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 511 students
ELA 66%Math 70%Science 52%
#725 of 1,073 in Virginia
3
Churchland Academy Elementary 23.0
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 600 students
ELA 63%Math 63%Science 46%
#827 of 1,073 in Virginia
4
Park View Elementary 20.4
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 473 students
ELA 56%Math 57%Science 66%
#855 of 1,073 in Virginia
5
Simonsdale Elementary 17.8
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 609 students
ELA 64%Math 52%Science 44%
#882 of 1,073 in Virginia
6
Hodges Manor Elementary 13.1
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 457 students
ELA 49%Math 53%Science 63%
#933 of 1,073 in Virginia
7
Victory Elementary 13.0
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 570 students
ELA 56%Math 56%Science 39%
#934 of 1,073 in Virginia
8
Brighton Elementary 10.5
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 445 students
ELA 47%Math 61%Science 32%
#961 of 1,073 in Virginia
9
Lakeview Elementary 6.1
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 405 students
ELA 51%Math 48%Science 35%
#1,008 of 1,073 in Virginia
10
Westhaven Elementary 4.8
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 474 students
ELA 47%Math 49%Science 21%
#1,022 of 1,073 in Virginia
11
Cradock Elementary 2.7
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 606 students
ELA 41%Math 43%Science 36%
#1,044 of 1,073 in Virginia
12
Waterview Elementary 1.2
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 614 students
ELA 38%Math 40%Science 30%
#1,061 of 1,073 in Virginia
13
Douglass Park Elementary 1.0
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades K-6 · 528 students
ELA 37%Math 36%Science 35%
#1,063 of 1,073 in Virginia
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Churchland Preschool Center —
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades PK · 114 students
No published test results
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Mount Hermon Preschool Center —
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades PK · 227 students
No published test results
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Olive Branch Preschool Center —
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades PK · 194 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Portsmouth, best first
1
Churchland Middle 16.9
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades 7-8 · 840 students
ELA 61%Math 56%Science 51%
#274 of 329 in Virginia
2
William E. Waters Middle 14.7
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades 7-8 · 562 students
ELA 61%Math 56%Science 42%
#281 of 329 in Virginia
3
Cradock Middle 6.2
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades 7-8 · 526 students
ELA 58%Math 45%Science 44%
#309 of 329 in Virginia

High schools

3 schools in Portsmouth, best first
1
Churchland High 82.1
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,452 students
ELA 95%Math 87%Science 85%
#55 of 310 in Virginia
2
Manor High 29.5
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,167 students
ELA 81%Math 80%Science 61%
#219 of 310 in Virginia
3
I.C. Norcom High 16.6
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,027 students
ELA 78%Math 71%Science 65%
#259 of 310 in Virginia

Schools

1 school in Portsmouth
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New Directions Center —
Portsmouth City Public Schools · Grades N
No published test results

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