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Churchland Middle School

4051 River Shore Road, Portsmouth, VA 23703

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
This year · 2025–26
3.5/10
Below state average
Last year · 2024–25
2.7/10
Below state average
▲ Up 0.8 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 Middle School phone & website

Phone
(757) 686-2512
Principal
Khrista Brownlee
Address
4051 River Shore Road, Portsmouth, VA 23703
Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

2.7 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 58.8% across all subjects — 19th percentile statewide.

2.7 · Academic progress

71% of students showed growth in reading and 65% in math — 19th percentile.

6.6 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 10.3% — better attendance than 62% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.5 for 2025–26, compared with 2.7 for 2024–25 — up 0.8.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average
Geometry
98%state 82%
Algebra I
93%state 86%
Civics & Econ
66%state 73%
Grade 8 Science
51%state 66%
Grade 7 Mathematics
25%state 60%
Grade 8 Mathematics
42%state 62%
Grade 7 English Reading
61%state 73%
Grade 8 English Reading
63%state 74%

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

Churchland Middle School & its school zone

Churchland Middle School is a public middle school in Portsmouth, VA 23703, part of Portsmouth Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Churchland Middle School are shopping this Portsmouth school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Portsmouth middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 3.5/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 2.7 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 58.8%, with standout results in Geometry (98% vs an 82% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 71% of students showed growth in English reading and 65% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the 11.9% state median for middle schools.

For house hunters comparing Portsmouth school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Churchland Middle 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 Public Schools (Portsmouth City Public Schools)
Grades served
7-8
School type
Public
Enrollment
808 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
15:1
Classroom teachers
54 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510300001241

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
62%
Mathematics
56%
Science
51%
History & Social Sci.
66%

Attendance

2025-2026

10.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Churchland Middle School

Churchland Middle School is a public school serving grades 7 and 8 in the Churchland area of western Portsmouth, Virginia, and is operated by Portsmouth Public Schools. It is located at 4051 River Shore Road, a residential setting near the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River, and is one of several schools carrying the Churchland name in this part of the city.

The school enrolled 798 students in the 2024-2025 school year and holds a Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026. It is classified by the National Center for Education Statistics under a small-city locale.

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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