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First Academy

4169 Pruden Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434

Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE (sources cited below). Rating: GreatSchools.org, April 2026. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

At a glance

School district
Suffolk City Public Schools
Grades served
10-12 (per host College and Career Academy at Pruden; NCES grade span is suppressed for this record)
School type
Public vocational / CTE school (Governor's STEM Academy)
Established
1970
NCES school ID
510371003070

About First Academy

"First Academy" is the NCES/state directory name for the FIRST STEM Academy, a public career and technical education program operated by Suffolk City Public Schools and housed at The College and Career Academy at Pruden (CCAP) at 4169 Pruden Boulevard, Suffolk, Virginia. FIRST stands for "Fostering Innovation and Relevance Through STEM and Trades" and is one of Virginia's Governor's STEM Academies. It offers two career pathways: Interactive Media with a specialization in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Engineering and Technology with a specialization in Modeling and Simulation. It draws students from Suffolk's three comprehensive high schools (King's Fork, Lakeland, and Nansemond River) rather than enrolling a standalone comprehensive student body.

The host facility, the College and Career Academy at Pruden, traces to 1970 when it opened as the Pruden Center for Industry and Technology, a regional vocational center named for Suffolk philanthropist Peter DeWitt Pruden. The campus sits on Pruden Boulevard (U.S. Route 460 Business) on the western side of the city of Suffolk, an area the U.S. Department of Education classifies as rural fringe.

Contact

Phone
(757) 923-5254
Official school website ↗

Data sources

  • NCES Common Core of Data — First Academy (school detail) — NCES School ID, address, phone, district, school type (vocational), locale (Rural Fringe 41), charter status. Enrollment, grades, teachers, and student/teacher ratio are suppressed/not reported for this record.2024-2025 (preliminary 2025-2026) link ↗
  • Virginia Department of Education — FIRST: Fostering Innovation and Relevance Through STEM and Trades (Governor's STEM Academy) — FIRST Academy identity, career pathways (GIS Interactive Media; Engineering & Technology / Modeling & Simulation), partner organizations, host locationcurrent (accessed 2026) link ↗
  • The College & Career Academy at Pruden — official Suffolk City Public Schools site — Host facility name, address, phone, history (founded 1970 as Pruden Center for Industry and Technology), grades 10-12 served, principalcurrent (accessed 2026) link ↗
  • Virginia School Quality Profiles — Suffolk City Public Schools division — Confirmation that First Academy / CCAP has no standalone school-level profile (no SOL, graduation, demographic, or accreditation data reported for this entity)2024-2025 link ↗

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

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