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Northern Shores Elementary School

6701 Respass Beach Road, Suffolk, VA 23435 · Home of the Dolphins

✓ Fully Accredited · 2024-2025
This year · 2025–26
6.8/10
Above state average
Last year · 2024–25
7.1/10
Above state average
▼ Down 0.3 from 2024–25
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.

Northern Shores Elementary School phone & mascot

Phone
(757) 923-4169
Mascot
Dolphins
Principal
Dr. Andrea Banks
Address
6701 Respass Beach Road, 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.

7.3 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 80.5% across all subjects — 70th percentile statewide.

6.0 · Academic progress

83% of students showed growth in reading and 84% in math — 55th percentile.

7.0 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 7.1% — better attendance than 67% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 6.8 for 2025–26, compared with 7.1 for 2024–25 — down 0.3.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average
Grade 5 Science
83%state 69%
Virginia Studies
81%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
83%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
79%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
86%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
78%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
76%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
82%state 73%

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

Northern Shores Elementary School & its school zone

Northern Shores Elementary School serves Suffolk, VA 23435 students as a public elementary school in Suffolk Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Northern Shores 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 6.8/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 7.1 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 80.5%, with standout results in Grade 5 Mathematics (86% vs a 72% state average) and Grade 5 Science (83% vs a 69% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 83% of students showed growth in English reading and 84% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 7.1%, 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 Northern Shores 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
Regular public elementary school (non-charter)
Enrollment
803 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
19:1
Classroom teachers
41 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2024-2025)
NCES school ID
510371001475

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
78%
Mathematics
82%
Science
83%
History & Social Sci.
81%

Attendance

2025-2026

7.1% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Northern Shores Elementary School

Northern Shores Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Suffolk City Public Schools division, located at 6701 Respass Beach Road in the northern part of Suffolk, Virginia. It sits in a large suburban setting near the Nansemond River and serves the growing residential communities of northern Suffolk.

The school's mascot is the Dolphins. As of the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 798 students and was designated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education. Founding-year and school-color details could not be verified from authoritative sources.

Data sources

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2024-2025 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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