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Best public schools in Suffolk, VA

22 public schools in Suffolk: 11 elementary · 5 middle · 3 high · 3 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

11 schools in Suffolk, best first
1
Oakland Elementary 77.1
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 483 students
ELA 83%Math 86%Science 78%
#246 of 1,073 in Virginia
2
Northern Shores Elementary 76.3
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 837 students
ELA 79%Math 85%Science 87%
#255 of 1,073 in Virginia
3
Florence Bowser Elementary 64.4
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 874 students
ELA 76%Math 78%Science 81%
#382 of 1,073 in Virginia
4
Southwestern Elementary 63.9
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 609 students
ELA 75%Math 80%Science 79%
#388 of 1,073 in Virginia
5
Kilby Shores Elementary 50.4
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 460 students
ELA 67%Math 76%Science 76%
#533 of 1,073 in Virginia
6
Nansemond Parkway Elementary 49.4
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 448 students
ELA 70%Math 74%Science 75%
#543 of 1,073 in Virginia
7
Creekside Elementary 46.9
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 747 students
ELA 66%Math 75%Science 73%
#570 of 1,073 in Virginia
8
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary 33.5
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 704 students
ELA 64%Math 69%Science 65%
#714 of 1,073 in Virginia
9
Hillpoint Elementary 26.3
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 739 students
ELA 62%Math 66%Science 52%
#791 of 1,073 in Virginia
10
Elephant's Fork Elementary 18.9
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 644 students
ELA 60%Math 57%Science 52%
#871 of 1,073 in Virginia
11
Booker T. Washington Elementary 11.4
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 342 students
ELA 53%Math 56%Science 45%
#951 of 1,073 in Virginia

Middle schools

5 schools in Suffolk, best first
1
John Yeates Middle 78.0
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 517 students
ELA 83%Math 81%Science 74%
#73 of 329 in Virginia
2
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle 54.3
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 728 students
ELA 73%Math 72%Science 72%
#151 of 329 in Virginia
3
Forest Glen Middle 44.5
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 444 students
ELA 68%Math 74%Science 62%
#183 of 329 in Virginia
4
John F. Kennedy Middle 30.2
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 546 students
ELA 63%Math 66%Science 53%
#230 of 329 in Virginia
5
King's Fork Middle 24.5
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 984 students
ELA 65%Math 61%Science 49%
#249 of 329 in Virginia

High schools

3 schools in Suffolk, best first
1
Nansemond River High 53.7
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,681 students
ELA 89%Math 83%Science 73%
#144 of 310 in Virginia
2
King's Fork High 43.4
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,666 students
ELA 84%Math 84%Science 69%
#176 of 310 in Virginia
3
Lakeland High 35.6
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,067 students
ELA 78%Math 84%Science 71%
#200 of 310 in Virginia

Schools

3 schools in Suffolk
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FIRST Academy —
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades N
No published test results
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The College and Career Academy at Pruden —
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades N
No published test results
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Turlington Woods Alternative —
Suffolk City Public Schools · Grades N
No published test results

School districts serving Suffolk

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