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Florence Bowser Elementary School

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4540 Nansemond Pkwy, Suffolk, VA 23435

2025–26
5.7/10
Around state average
VaHome School Score

Rating: VaHome School Score, computed from Virginia Department of Education data (2025–26) — methodology on this page. Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

Florence Bowser Elementary School phone & website

Phone
(757) 923-4106
Principal
Dr. Shalise Taylor
Address
4540 Nansemond Pkwy, Suffolk, VA 23435
Official school website ↗

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.

5.4 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 73.3% across all subjects — 49th percentile statewide.

6.0 · Academic progress

85% of students showed growth in reading and 82% in math — 56th percentile.

5.8 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 8.6% — better attendance than 54% of peers statewide.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average
Grade 5 Science
71%state 69%
Virginia Studies
74%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
70%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
77%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
77%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
61%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
77%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
77%state 73%

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

Florence Bowser Elementary School & its school zone

Florence Bowser Elementary School is a public elementary school in Suffolk, VA 23435, part of Suffolk Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Florence Bowser 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 5.7/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 73.3%, with stronger-than-state results in Grade 5 Mathematics (77% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 85% of students showed growth in English reading and 82% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 8.6%, better than 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 Florence Bowser 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
NCES school ID
510371001615

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
72%
Mathematics
75%
Science
71%
History & Social Sci.
74%

Attendance

2025-2026

8.6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Florence Bowser Elementary School

Florence Bowser Elementary School is a public elementary school in Suffolk City Public Schools serving prekindergarten through grade 5. It is located at 4540 Nansemond Parkway in the Driver area of northern Suffolk, Virginia 23435.

The current building opened on the first day of the 2018-2019 school year. It replaced the former Florence Bowser Elementary and Driver Elementary School, which closed at the end of the 2017-2018 school year.

Data sources

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance) unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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