Hodges Manor Elementary School, Portsmouth, VA

At a glance

School district: Portsmouth City Public Schools
Grades served: KG-6
School type: Public elementary school
Principal: Dennis C. Chalk
Mascot & colors: Mustangs
Enrollment: 466 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 31 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510300001249

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

49%

Mathematics

53%

Science

63%

History & Social Sci.

49%

Attendance

2024-2025

9.9% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Hodges Manor Elementary School

Hodges Manor Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Hodges Manor section of Portsmouth, Virginia, operated by Portsmouth City Public Schools. Located at 1201 Cherokee Road, it serves students from kindergarten through grade 6. The school shares its name with the surrounding Hodges Manor community; the nearby former Manor High School drew its name from the adjacent Hodges Manor and Elizabeth Manor neighborhoods.

The school sits in a small-city residential area on the mainland (western) side of Portsmouth, part of the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia. For the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 466 students across seven grade levels and employed about 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and it held Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Contact

Phone: (757) 465-2921

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Hodges Manor Elementary — NCES ID, address, grades, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free-lunch eligibility2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Hodges Manor Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading/math/science/history), demographics percentages, chronic absenteeism, principal, grades served2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Hodges Manor Elementary School official website (Portsmouth Public Schools) — Official website URL, phone, principal2026 link ↗
Hodges Manor Elementary official Facebook (@hmesmustangs) — Mascot (Mustangs)current link ↗
Manor High School (Portsmouth, Virginia) - Wikipedia — Origin of the 'Manor' name (Hodges Manor and Elizabeth Manor communities)n/a link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES & SOL/demographics); accreditation 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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