John Yeates Middle School, Suffolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Suffolk City Public Schools
Grades served: 6-8
School type: Public middle school
Principal: Steve Smith
Mascot & colors: Chargers
Enrollment: 509 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 10:1
Classroom teachers: 50.98 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510371001623

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

83%

Mathematics

81%

Science

74%

History & Social Sci.

80%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

90.8%

9.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About John Yeates Middle School

John Yeates Middle School is a public school in Suffolk, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 as part of Suffolk City Public Schools. It is located at 4901 Bennetts Pasture Road in the northern Suffolk area near Bennetts Creek, in a locale the National Center for Education Statistics classifies as rural fringe. Its athletic teams and student body are known as the Chargers.

The school's name honors John Yeates, an early Suffolk-area landowner who, before his death, provided for free schooling in the community. By his will dated September 18, 1781, Yeates left property to support two free schools he had established on either side of Bennetts Creek, and the present-day school carries forward his name and educational legacy.

Contact

Phone: (757) 923-4105

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — John Yeates Middle — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment and by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — John Yeates Middle — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (Reading, Math, Science, History), demographics (econ disadvantaged, EL, SWD, race/ethnicity %), chronic absenteeism, principal name2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
John Yeates Middle School official website — Website URL, phone, mascot (Chargers), mission2026 link ↗
Historical Marker Database — Yeates School — History of John Yeates and the free schools he endowed near Bennetts Creek (1781 will)historical link ↗

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