Oscar Smith Middle School, Chesapeake, VA: Phone & Scores

Oscar Smith Middle School phone & website

Phone: (757) 494-7590
Principal: Dr. Amanda Turk
Address: 2500 Rodgers Street, Chesapeake, VA 23324

Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

2.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 55.3% across all subjects — 12th percentile statewide.

3.5 · Academic progress

68% of students showed growth in reading and 75% in math — 28th percentile.

1.3 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 26.8% — better attendance than 3% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 2.4 for 2025–26, compared with 3.7 for 2024–25 — down 1.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Algebra I

99%state 86%

Civics & Econ

36%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

41%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

54%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

54%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

67%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

56%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

60%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

61%state 74%

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

Oscar Smith Middle School & its school zone

Oscar Smith Middle School serves Chesapeake, VA 23324 students as a public middle school in Chesapeake Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Oscar Smith Middle School are shopping this Chesapeake school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Chesapeake middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 2.4/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 3.7 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 55.3%, with standout results in Algebra I (99% vs an 86% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 68% of students showed growth in English reading and 75% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 26.8%, compared with the 11.9% state median for middle schools.

For house hunters comparing Chesapeake school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Oscar Smith Middle 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: 6-8
School type: Public
Established: 1994
Enrollment: 1,011 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 10:1
Classroom teachers: 93.9 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081000310

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

59%

Mathematics

63%

Science

41%

History & Social Sci.

36%

Attendance

2025-2026

26.8% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Oscar Smith Middle School

Oscar Smith Middle School occupies the building at 2500 Rodgers Street in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake, Virginia. The structure originally opened in 1954 as Oscar F. Smith High School, replacing the older South Norfolk High School. When Oscar F. Smith High School relocated to Great Bridge Boulevard in the Greenbrier section of the city in 1994, the Rodgers Street building was converted into Oscar Smith Middle School. Both schools are named for Oscar Frommel Smith (1891-1950), a Hampton Roads fertilizer businessman and civic leader; he is the only person to be the namesake of two Chesapeake schools.

The school is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools and serves students in grades 6 through 8. It sits in a large-city locale near the Elizabeth River in the older, formerly independent city of South Norfolk, which merged with Norfolk County to form the city of Chesapeake in 1963.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Oscar Smith Middle (510081000310) ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total & by-grade enrollment, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, free-lunch eligibility, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Oscar Smith Middle ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading, math, science, history/social science), enrollment, demographics percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism, principalSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Oscar Smith Middle School official site (Chesapeake Public Schools) ↗ — Official website URL, school identity/district2026
Wikipedia - Oscar F. Smith High School ↗ — Namesake biography (Oscar Frommel Smith), building history, 1954 construction, 1994 relocation and conversion to the middle schoolcurrent

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.

Oscar Smith Middle School