Elephant's Fork Elementary School, Suffolk, VA

Elephant's Fork Elementary School phone & website

Phone: (757) 923-5250
Mascot: Elephant (unverified)
Principal: Mrs. Dana Cherry Bilby
Address: 2316 William Reid Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434

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.

2.8 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 59.9% across all subjects — 20th percentile statewide.

2.5 · Academic progress

76% of students showed growth in reading and 58% in math — 17th percentile.

1.9 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 16.1% — better attendance than 10% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 2.5 for 2025–26, compared with 2.2 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

49%state 69%

Virginia Studies

59%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

72%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

60%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

43%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

66%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

70%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

63%state 73%

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

Elephant's Fork Elementary School & its school zone

Elephant's Fork Elementary School serves Suffolk, VA 23434 students as a public elementary school in Suffolk Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Elephant's Fork Elementary School are shopping this Suffolk school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Suffolk elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 2.5/10 — below 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 2.2 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 59.9%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 76% of students showed growth in English reading and 58% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 16.1%, compared with the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Suffolk school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Elephant's Fork Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Suffolk 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: Suffolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Enrollment: 640 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 36 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510371001876

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

66%

Mathematics

58%

Science

49%

History & Social Sci.

59%

Attendance

2025-2026

16.1% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Elephant's Fork Elementary School

Elephant's Fork Elementary School is a public preschool-through-grade-5 school in Suffolk, Virginia, operated by Suffolk City Public Schools. It sits at 2316 William Reid Drive and serves roughly 650 students, and is classified by the federal government as being in a fringe-town setting. The school takes its name from the Elephant's Fork area of Suffolk.

In the 2024-2025 school year the school enrolled 653 students with about 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, and it held Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026. Its student body is majority Black, with sizeable White and Hispanic populations, and just over half of students are economically disadvantaged.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail ↗ — NCES ID, enrollment total and by grade, grades served, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, free/reduced lunch, charter status, address, phone2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Elephant's Fork Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Elephant's Fork Elementary School official website ↗ — Address, phone, fax, website URL2026

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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