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Brighton Elementary School

1100 Portsmouth Boulevard, Portsmouth, VA 23704 · Home of the Bumblebees

✓ Conditionally Accredited · 2025-2026
This year · 2025–26
3.6/10
Below state average
Last year · 2024–25
3.0/10
Below state average
▲ Up 0.6 from 2024–25
VaHome School Score

Rating: VaHome School Score, computed from Virginia Department of Education data (2025–26) — methodology on this page. Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

Brighton Elementary School phone & mascot

Phone
(757) 393-8870
Mascot
Bumblebees
Principal
Dr. Heather Neal
Address
1100 Portsmouth Boulevard, Portsmouth, VA 23704
Official school website ↗

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.

2.6 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 58.9% across all subjects — 18th percentile statewide.

3.4 · Academic progress

69% of students showed growth in reading and 79% in math — 26th percentile.

6.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 7.8% — better attendance than 60% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.6 for 2025–26, compared with 3.0 for 2024–25 — up 0.6.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average
Grade 5 Science
61%state 69%
Virginia Studies
50%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
59%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
57%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
84%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
48%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
53%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
61%state 73%

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

Brighton Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Portsmouth Public Schools, Brighton Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Portsmouth, VA 23704. Buyers searching homes for sale near Brighton Elementary School are shopping this Portsmouth school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Portsmouth elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 3.6/10 — below 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 3.0 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 58.9%, with standout results in Grade 5 Mathematics (84% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 69% of students showed growth in English reading and 79% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 7.8%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Portsmouth school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Brighton Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Portsmouth 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
Portsmouth City Public Schools
Grades served
KG-6
School type
Public
Enrollment
457 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
16:1
Classroom teachers
31 FTE
Accreditation
Conditionally Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510300002472

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
53%
Mathematics
67%
Science
61%
History & Social Sci.
50%

Attendance

2025-2026
Consistent attenders
92.2%

7.8% 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.

Data sources

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 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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