Elephant's Fork Elementary School, Suffolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Suffolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Mrs. Dana Cherry Bilby
Mascot & colors: Elephant (unverified)
Enrollment: 653 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 36 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510371001876

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

60%

Mathematics

57%

Science

52%

History & Social Sci.

47%

Attendance

2024-2025

19.6% 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.

Contact

Phone: (757) 923-5250

Official school website ↗

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 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Elephant's Fork Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, chronic absenteeism, principal2024-2025 data; accreditation 2025-2026 link ↗
Elephant's Fork Elementary School official website — Address, phone, fax, website URL2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES enrollment/staffing & VA School Quality Profiles); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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