📍 4051 River Shore Rd, Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, 23703
Churchland Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Portsmouth city. The school has 890 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portsmouth City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Churchland Middle enrolls 890 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 19% White and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 631 | 71% |
| White | 167 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
886 of the school's 890 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 886 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.
Churchland Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 2, state house district 79.
Churchland Middle is one of 24 schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools, based in Portsmouth, Virginia. The district serves 12,905 students district-wide and employs 959 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 890 students, Churchland Middle is larger than the district average of about 538 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small