📍 1857 Varsity Dr, Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, 23324
Portlock Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chesapeake, Chesapeake city. The school has 541 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesapeake City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portlock Primary enrolls 541 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 258 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 27% |
| White | 87 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
503 of the school's 541 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Portlock Primary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-30, state senate district 5, state house district 77.
Portlock Primary is one of 48 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools, based in Chesapeake, Virginia. The district serves 40,607 students district-wide and employs 2,946 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 541 students, Portlock Primary is smaller than the district average of about 846 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large