Thurgood Marshall Elementary S…, Chesapeake, VA

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,106 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

2.3 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 54.4% across all subjects — 15th percentile statewide.

2.8 · Academic progress

Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 20th percentile.

1.9 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 20.6% — better attendance than 10% of peers statewide.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2024–2025.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

34%state 69%

Virginia Studies

45%state 69%

Grade 3 Mathematics

65%state 73%

Grade 4 Mathematics

67%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

59%state 71%

Grade 3 English Reading

47%state 67%

Grade 4 English Reading

56%state 73%

Grade 5 English Reading

59%state 72%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2024–2025.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School & its school zone

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School serves Chesapeake, VA 23324 students as a public elementary school in Chesapeake Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Thurgood Marshall 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 2.4/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,106 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 54.4%. Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 73% for English and 86% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 20.6%, compared with the 11.7% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Chesapeake school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Thurgood Marshall 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.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
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 (2024–2025) · 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
Principal: Jennifer Sagendorf
Enrollment: 395 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 12:1
Classroom teachers: 32.2 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081000304

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

53%

Mathematics

64%

Science

34%

History & Social Sci.

45%

Attendance

2024-2025

21% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Chesapeake City Public Schools division, located at 2706 Border Road in Chesapeake, Virginia. It serves students in prekindergarten through grade 5 and is named for Thurgood Marshall, the first African American U.S. Supreme Court justice.

The school sits in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake, an urban ('City, Large') setting in the South Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia. It enrolled 395 students in the 2024-2025 school year and was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Contact

Phone: (757) 494-7515

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Search for Public Schools — NCES School ID, address, phone, district, grades, school type, locale, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student-teacher ratio, race/ethnicity counts, lunch eligibility2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Thurgood Marshall Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading, math, science, history), enrollment, demographics (econ disadvantaged, SWD, EL, race/ethnicity %), chronic absenteeism, principal2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Chesapeake Public Schools — Thurgood Marshall Elementary official site — Official school website URL and district affiliation2026 link ↗

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

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