Douglass Park Elementary School, Portsmouth, VA

At a glance

School district: Portsmouth City Public Schools
Grades served: K-6
School type: Public elementary (regular school); math/science/technology magnet with a Gifted & Talented program
Principal: Deirdre Williams
Established: Built in the 1960s (on the site of the earlier Douglass Park school, which opened as a Norfolk County high school in September 1946)
Mascot & colors: Bears
Enrollment: 510 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 33 FTE
Accreditation: Conditionally Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510300001245

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

37%

Mathematics

36%

Science

35%

History & Social Sci.

22%

Attendance

2024-2025

14.1% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Douglass Park Elementary School

Douglass Park has served the Portsmouth-area community for generations. In September 1946 the Norfolk County School Board opened a Douglass Park school as an official high school serving all grade levels through the twelfth grade, offering an extended curriculum that included agricultural education, auto mechanics and brick masonry. The present Douglass Park Elementary School building was constructed in the 1960s on the same site as that earlier school.

In the 1993-94 school year the campus became home to Portsmouth's first elementary mathematics, science and technology magnet program, and in 2001-2002 the building underwent renovations that added classrooms, a new library, a multipurpose room, air conditioning and updated technology. Today it is part of Portsmouth City Public Schools, serving grades K-6 at 34 Grand Street in the 23701 ZIP code of Portsmouth, Virginia.

Contact

Phone: (757) 393-8646

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Douglass Park Elementary — NCES ID, district, grades K-6, enrollment 510, 33.00 teacher FTE, 15.45 student/teacher ratio, locale, charter/school type2024-2025 (directory 2025-2026) link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Douglass Park Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged %, chronic absenteeism, principal, magnet/G&T program2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Douglass Park Elementary official website (Portsmouth City Public Schools) — Website, principal, phone, school history / About Us content2026 link ↗
Douglass Park Elementary About Us (school/district site) and Virginian-Pilot archive — Founding/history: 1946 high school, 1960s building, 1993-94 magnet program, 2001-02 renovationhistorical link ↗
1st Place Spiritwear - Douglass Park (mascot reference) — Mascot: Bearscurrent link ↗

Figures reflect the NCES CCD 2024-2025 (directory 2025-2026); Virginia School Quality Profiles 2024-2025 school year; accreditation 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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