Grassfield Elementary School, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Regular public elementary school
Principal: Mrs. Michael W. Ottley
Mascot & colors: Gators
Enrollment: 1,306 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 74.8 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081002432

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

86%

Mathematics

91%

Science

79%

History & Social Sci.

86%

Attendance

2024-2025

4.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Grassfield Elementary School

Grassfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Chesapeake City Public Schools division, located at 2248 Averill Drive in the Grassfield area of southern Chesapeake, Virginia. It serves students in grades PK through 5 and its mascot is the Gators.

The school sits in a rural-fringe section of Chesapeake near the community's newer residential growth and shares the Grassfield name with nearby Grassfield High School. As of the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled roughly 1,300 students and held a Fully Accredited rating from the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Contact

Phone: (757) 558-8923
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM - 3:15 PM (instructional hours 7:35 AM - 2:05 PM)

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail — NCES ID, grades, enrollment and by-grade counts, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch eligibility2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Grassfield Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism, principal2024-2025 (accreditation SY2025-2026) link ↗
Chesapeake Public Schools - Grassfield Elementary (official) — Phone, office/instructional hours, address, email, mascot (Gators)current link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (SOL, enrollment, demographics); accreditation SY 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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