Portlock Primary School, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-2
School type: Public primary (elementary) school
Principal: Wade Sloan
Mascot & colors: Tiny Tigers
Enrollment: 518 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 41.4 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081000305

Attendance

2024-2025

14.1% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Portlock Primary School

Portlock Primary School is a public pre-kindergarten through second-grade school operated by Chesapeake Public Schools (Chesapeake City Public Schools division) in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is located at 1857 Varsity Drive in the 23324 ZIP code, in the South Norfolk/Portlock section of the city.

As a primary school, it serves only the earliest grades (PK-2), so it does not administer Standards of Learning (SOL) tests, which begin in grade 3, and has no graduation, dropout, Advanced Placement, or interscholastic athletics data. For the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 518 students and was classified by NCES in a 'City, Large' locale.

Contact

Phone: (757) 494-7555
Office hours: School hours 7:45 a.m. - 2:14 p.m.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Portlock Primary (510081000305) — NCES ID, state ID, district, enrollment, grades, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch eligible, phone, address2024-2025 (directory updated 2025-2026) link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Portlock Primary — Accreditation status, enrollment by grade, demographics (econ disadvantaged, EL, students with disabilities, race/ethnicity %), chronic absenteeism, principal, federal support designation2024-2025; accreditation 2025-2026 link ↗
Chesapeake Public Schools - Portlock Primary official site — Official website, principal, phone/fax, school hours, mascot2025-2026 link ↗
Chesapeake Public Schools - Portlock legacy page — Address, office phone 757-494-7555, fax 757-494-7650, school hours 7:45-2:14current link ↗

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

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