Grassfield Elementary School, Chesapeake, VA: Phone & Mascot

Grassfield Elementary School phone, hours & mascot

Phone: (757) 558-8923
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM - 3:15 PM (instructional hours 7:35 AM - 2:05 PM)
Mascot: Gators
Principal: Mrs. Michael W. Ottley
Address: 2248 Averill Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23323

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

9.0 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 88.1% across all subjects — 89th percentile statewide.

9.3 · Academic progress

93% of students showed growth in reading and 94% in math — 93th percentile.

8.9 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 4.6% — better attendance than 88% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 9.1 for 2025–26, compared with 8.4 for 2024–25 — up 0.7.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

85%state 69%

Virginia Studies

87%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

89%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

90%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

94%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

82%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

87%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

91%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Grassfield Elementary School & its school zone

Grassfield Elementary School serves Chesapeake, VA 23323 students as a public elementary school in Chesapeake Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Grassfield Elementary School are shopping this Chesapeake school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Chesapeake elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 9.1/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 8.4 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 88.1%, with standout results in Grade 5 Mathematics (94% vs a 72% state average) and Grade 5 English Reading (91% vs a 73% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 93% of students showed growth in English reading and 94% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Chesapeake school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Grassfield Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Chesapeake Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Regular public elementary school
Enrollment: 1,272 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 74.8 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081002432

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

87%

Mathematics

91%

Science

85%

History & Social Sci.

87%

Attendance

2025-2026

4.6% 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.

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
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Grassfield Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Chesapeake Public Schools - Grassfield Elementary (official) ↗ — Phone, office/instructional hours, address, email, mascot (Gators)current

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Grassfield Elementary School