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Rena B. Wright Primary School

600 Park Avenue, Chesapeake, VA 23324

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
Not scored
Grades PK-2 — Virginia SOL testing begins in grade 3

No VaHome School Score: this school serves grades PK-2 and Virginia's SOL tests begin in grade 3, so there is no test data to rank statewide. Its accreditation and attendance figures below come from the Virginia DOE; students test at the receiving school. Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE. Verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

Rena B. Wright Primary School phone & website

Phone
(757) 494-7585
Principal
Dr. Jessica Ferguson Dace
Address
600 Park Avenue, Chesapeake, VA 23324
Official school website ↗

At a glance

School district
Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served
PK-2
School type
Regular public primary school (non-charter)
Enrollment
296 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
13:1
Classroom teachers
24 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510081000306

Attendance

2025-2026

28.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Rena B. Wright Primary School

Rena B. Wright Primary School is a public school in the Chesapeake City Public Schools division, serving students in grades PK through 2 at 600 Park Avenue in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake, Virginia. The school carries a name with long roots in the community: a Rena B. Wright Elementary School operated in the South Norfolk area (near 20th Street and B Street) as far back as the 1950s, before South Norfolk merged into the present-day city of Chesapeake.

Classified by the National Center for Education Statistics as a large-city school, Rena B. Wright Primary enrolled roughly 300 students in the 2024-2025 school year. It functions as an early-grades feeder within the Chesapeake City Public Schools system and was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Data sources

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.

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