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Churchland Primary & Intermediate School

5700 Hedgerow Lane, Portsmouth, VA 23703

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
This year · 2025–26
5.3/10
Around state average
Last year · 2024–25
5.0/10
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 Primary & Intermediate School phone & website

Phone
(757) 686-2519
Principal
Dr. LaTonya Harris
Address
5700 Hedgerow 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.

4.5 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 69.1% across all subjects — 39th percentile statewide.

4.0 · Academic progress

81% of students showed growth in reading and 72% in math — 33th percentile.

9.1 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 4.2% — better attendance than 91% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 5.3 for 2025–26, compared with 5.0 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
57%state 69%
Virginia Studies
68%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
74%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
61%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
57%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
68%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
70%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
69%state 73%

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

Churchland Primary & Intermediate School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Portsmouth Public Schools, Churchland Primary & Intermediate School anchors its attendance zone in Portsmouth, VA 23703. Buyers searching homes for sale near Churchland Primary & Intermediate 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 5.3/10 — 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 5.0 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 69.1%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 81% of students showed growth in English reading and 72% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 4.2%, 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 Primary & Intermediate 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
Regular public elementary school
Enrollment
502 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
14:1
Classroom teachers
36 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510300001242

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
72%
Mathematics
69%
Science
57%
History & Social Sci.
68%

Attendance

2025-2026

4.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Churchland Primary & Intermediate School

Churchland Primary & Intermediate School is a public elementary school in the Churchland section of Portsmouth, Virginia, operated by Portsmouth City Public Schools. It is located at 5700 Hedgerow Lane and serves students in kindergarten through grade 6. The school is led by Principal Dr. LaTonya Harris and enrolled 503 students in the 2024-2025 school year.

Churchland is a residential area in the western part of Portsmouth, on the Peninsula side of the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River. The school is one of several Portsmouth City Public Schools campuses serving the Churchland community, which also includes Churchland Elementary, Churchland Academy Elementary, Churchland Middle, and Churchland High School.

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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