Elementary · Virginia

Churchland Elementary

Free meals for all

Churchland Elementary, a public elementary school in Portsmouth, Virginia: grades k–6, 721 students, 16.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Portsmouth City Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 721
Teachers (FTE): 44.0
Students per teacher: 16.4
Grades: K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

More students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 85% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 90% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Portsmouth City Public Schools.

Location

Address: 5601 Michael Ln, Portsmouth, VA 23703
Phone: (757)686-2523
City or town: Portsmouth
County: Portsmouth city

Quality of life in Portsmouth Schools in Portsmouth

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Western Branch IntermediateFree meals for all	3–5	795	17.2	1.2 mi
Western Branch PrimaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	801	16.6	1.3 mi
Churchland Academy ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	626	15.7	1.6 mi
Churchland Primary & IntermediateFree meals for all	K–6	503	14.0	2.3 mi
Waterview ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	576	15.2	2.4 mi
Simonsdale ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	613	15.3	2.4 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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