Simonsdale Elementary School, Portsmouth, VA

At a glance

School district: Portsmouth City Public Schools
Grades served: KG-6
School type: Public
Principal: Tammy King
Mascot & colors: Eagles
Enrollment: 613 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 40 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510300001257

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

64%

Mathematics

52%

Science

44%

History & Social Sci.

60%

Attendance

2024-2025

16.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Simonsdale Elementary School

Simonsdale Elementary School is a public K-6 school in Portsmouth City Public Schools, located at 4841 Clifford Street in the Simonsdale neighborhood on the west side of Portsmouth, Virginia. It enrolls approximately 613 students and is staffed by about 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, giving a student-teacher ratio of roughly 15 to 1.

The school occupies a modern, LEED-certified two-story facility. Its student body is roughly split between Black and White students, with smaller shares of Hispanic and multiracial students, and about two-thirds of students are economically disadvantaged. For the 2025-2026 school year the school holds Full Accreditation from the Virginia Department of Education.

Contact

Phone: (757) 465-2917

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Simonsdale Elementary — NCES School ID, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, grades served, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale classification, race/ethnicity counts, phone, district2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Simonsdale Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, economically disadvantaged %, English learner %, students with disabilities %, race/ethnicity %, chronic absenteeism, principalSOL/demographics 2024-2025; accreditation 2025-2026 link ↗
Simonsdale Elementary School official website — Official website URL, principal, mascot (Eagles)2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons media search — Confirmed no freely-licensed photo of the school exists2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the NCES CCD 2024-2025; Virginia School Quality Profile SOL and demographics 2024-2025; accreditation status 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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