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Churchland Elementary School

5601 Michael Lane, Portsmouth, VA 23703

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
This year · 2025–26
5.2/10
Around state average
Last year · 2024–25
4.9/10
Around state average
▲ Up 0.3 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.

Churchland Elementary School phone & website

Phone
(757) 686-2523
Principal
Dr. Jamill Jones
Address
5601 Michael Lane, Portsmouth, VA 23703
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.

4.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 67.3% across all subjects — 34th percentile statewide.

5.0 · Academic progress

77% of students showed growth in reading and 84% in math — 45th percentile.

8.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 5.3% — better attendance than 82% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 5.2 for 2025–26, compared with 4.9 for 2024–25 — up 0.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average
Grade 5 Science
64%state 69%
Virginia Studies
55%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
67%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
67%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
77%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
57%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
60%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
70%state 73%

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

Churchland Elementary School & its school zone

Churchland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portsmouth, VA 23703, part of Portsmouth Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Churchland 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 5.2/10 — 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 4.9 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 67.3%, with stronger-than-state results in Grade 5 Mathematics (77% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 77% of students showed growth in English reading and 84% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, 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 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
Established
1958
Enrollment
693 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
16:1
Classroom teachers
44 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510300001239

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
67%
Mathematics
72%
Science
64%
History & Social Sci.
55%

Attendance

2025-2026

5.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Churchland Elementary School

Churchland Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Churchland section of Portsmouth, Virginia, serving grades K through 6 within Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school, located at 5601 Michael Lane, uses the longstanding tagline "Reaching for Excellence since 1958," indicating it has served the community since the late 1950s. It is one of several schools bearing the Churchland name in western Portsmouth, distinct from the separate Churchland Academy Elementary, Churchland Primary & Intermediate, Churchland Middle, and Churchland High schools.

The school sits in the residential Churchland area of Portsmouth, classified by NCES as a small-city locale. As of the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 721 students with 44 full-time teachers, for a student-teacher ratio of about 16 to 1. The school was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026 and offers a Gifted & Talented program.

Data sources

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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