Western Branch Intermediate School, Chesapeake, VA

Western Branch Intermediate School phone & hours

Phone: (757) 638-7941
Hours: School hours 8:15 a.m. - 2:44 p.m.
Principal: Craig W. Daniel
Address: 4013 Terry Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23321

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

6.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 75.5% across all subjects — 57th percentile statewide.

5.5 · Academic progress

80% of students showed growth in reading and 84% in math — 50th percentile.

7.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 6.5% — better attendance than 73% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 6.2 for 2025–26, compared with 5.5 for 2024–25 — up 0.7.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

70%state 69%

Virginia Studies

74%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

80%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

79%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

78%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

76%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

76%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

73%state 73%

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

Western Branch Intermediate School & its school zone

Western Branch Intermediate School serves Chesapeake, VA 23321 students as a public elementary school in Chesapeake Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Western Branch Intermediate 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 6.2/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 5.5 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 75.5%, with stronger-than-state results in Grade 3 English Reading (76% vs a 68% state average) and Grade 3 Mathematics (80% vs a 74% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 80% of students showed growth in English reading and 84% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Chesapeake school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Western Branch Intermediate 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: 3-5
School type: Public elementary (intermediate) school
Enrollment: 846 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 46.1 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081000311

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

75%

Mathematics

79%

Science

70%

History & Social Sci.

74%

Attendance

2025-2026

6.5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Western Branch Intermediate School

Western Branch Intermediate School is a public school in the Chesapeake City Public Schools division, serving students in grades 3 through 5 at 4013 Terry Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is one of several schools bearing the Western Branch name, and along with Western Branch Primary it feeds into Western Branch Middle and Western Branch High School.

The school sits in the Western Branch section of Chesapeake, a largely residential, suburban area in the northwestern part of the city near the Portsmouth and Suffolk lines. As of the 2024-2025 school year the school enrolled about 795 students and was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Western Branch Intermediate ↗ — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, free/reduced lunch, race/ethnicity counts, district, school type2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Western Branch Intermediate ↗ — Accreditation status, principal, SOL pass rates (reading/math/science/history), demographics percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Chesapeake City Public Schools - Western Branch Intermediate (official site) ↗ — Official website, principal, phone, school hours2025-2026

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.

Western Branch Intermediate School