Truitt Intermediate School, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: 3-5
School type: Regular public intermediate school
Principal: Elizabeth A. Coker
Established: 1930
Enrollment: 256 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 15.87 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081001899

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

63%

Mathematics

63%

Science

39%

History & Social Sci.

47%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

82%

17% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Truitt Intermediate School

Truitt Intermediate School occupies a historic building at 1100 Holly Avenue in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake, Virginia. The structure was originally built in 1929-1930 as South Norfolk High School. It was later named for Dorothy Truitt and operated for years as Truitt Junior High School before being reorganized; since April 2014 it has served as Truitt Intermediate School.

Part of Chesapeake City Public Schools, the school serves students in grades 3 through 5. It sits within the South Norfolk Historic District, an early-20th-century residential and civic area adjacent to a public park in the eastern part of the city.

Contact

Phone: (757) 494-8014

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Truitt Intermediate — NCES ID, address, phone, district, grades 3-5, school type, locale (City, Large), 2024-25 enrollment (256) with grade/gender/race breakdown, 15.87 FTE teachers, 16.13 student-teacher ratio, free/reduced lunch counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Truitt Intermediate — Fully Accredited (2025-26); 2024-25 SOL pass rates (reading 63%, math 63%, science 39%, history/social science 47%); demographics; economically disadvantaged 66.3%, EL 5.0%, SWD 15.5%; chronic absenteeism; principal Elizabeth A. Coker; enrollment 2582024-2025 / 2025-2026 link ↗
Truitt Intermediate School official website (Chesapeake Public Schools) — Official website URL, phone, principal, general information2026 link ↗
Norfolk Public Library / Sargeant Memorial Collection - South Norfolk High School 1930 — Founding history: building constructed 1929-1930 as South Norfolk High School at 1100 Holly, later Dorothy Truitt Junior Highhistorical (1930) link ↗
SAH Archipedia - Chesapeake (South Norfolk) Historic District — Neighborhood/historic-district context for the South Norfolk buildinghistorical link ↗

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

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