Churchland Academy Elementary, Portsmouth, VA

Churchland Academy Elementary phone & website

Phone: (757) 686-2527
Principal: Ms. Kristine Castro
Address: 4061 River Shore Road, Portsmouth, VA 23703

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.

2.8 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 60.4% across all subjects — 20th percentile statewide.

3.1 · Academic progress

71% of students showed growth in reading and 76% in math — 23th percentile.

7.0 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 7.1% — better attendance than 67% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.7 for 2025–26, compared with 4.3 for 2024–25 — down 0.6.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

66%state 69%

Virginia Studies

55%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

54%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

63%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

71%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

43%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

62%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

67%state 73%

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

Churchland Academy Elementary & its school zone

Churchland Academy Elementary is a public elementary school in Portsmouth, VA 23703, part of Portsmouth Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Churchland Academy Elementary 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 3.7/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 4.3 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 60.4%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 71% of students showed growth in English reading and 76% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 7.1%, 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 Churchland Academy Elementary. 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 (regular)
Enrollment: 546 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 40 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510300002069

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

58%

Mathematics

63%

Science

66%

History & Social Sci.

55%

Attendance

2025-2026

7.1% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Churchland Academy Elementary

Churchland Academy Elementary is a public elementary school in the Churchland section of Portsmouth, Virginia, part of Portsmouth City Public Schools. It sits at 4061 River Shore Road, west of the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River, and serves kindergarten through sixth grade. In the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 626 students with about 40 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio near 15.7 to 1.

The school was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026. Its student body is majority Black (about 71 percent), with smaller shares of White, Hispanic, and multiracial students, and roughly 71 percent of students identified as economically disadvantaged in 2024-2025. The school offers a gifted and talented program and is led by principal Ms. Kristine Castro.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Churchland Academy Elementary ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, school type, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Churchland Academy Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status/year, SOL pass rates (reading, math, science, history), demographic percentages, economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, chronic absenteeism, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Churchland Academy Elementary School official website (Portsmouth City Public Schools) ↗ — Website URL, phone, principal, contact page (JavaScript-rendered; full content not machine-readable)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.

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