Brighton Elementary School, Portsmouth, VA

At a glance

School district: Portsmouth City Public Schools
Grades served: KG-6
School type: Public
Principal: Dr. Heather Neal
Mascot & colors: Bumblebees
Enrollment: 483 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 31 FTE
Accreditation: Conditionally Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510300002472

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

47%

Mathematics

61%

Science

32%

History & Social Sci.

41%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

95%

5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Brighton Elementary School

Brighton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portsmouth, Virginia, serving grades kindergarten through 6 as part of Portsmouth City Public Schools. It sits at 1100 Portsmouth Boulevard in the 23704 ZIP code, and its mascot is the Bumblebees. NCES classifies its setting as a small city.

The school served 483 students in the 2024-2025 school year with about 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. Its student body is majority Black, and roughly 80 percent of students were identified as economically disadvantaged. The campus has longstanding ties to the local Navy community; U.S. Navy personnel have volunteered on its grounds, as documented in a 2003 Navy photograph.

Contact

Phone: (757) 393-8870

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Brighton Elementary (510300002472) — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment and enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Brighton Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (econ disadvantaged, EL, SWD, race/ethnicity), enrollment, chronic absenteeism, principal, division, address, phone2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Brighton Elementary School official website — Official school website URL2026 link ↗
Brighton Elementary School official Facebook page (Brighton Bumblebees PPS) — Mascot (Bumblebees)2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons — US Navy photo at Brighton Elementary School — Freely-licensed (public domain) photo depicting the school grounds2003 link ↗

Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Crystal M. Raner (2003), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons., Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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

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