Northern Shores Elementary School, Suffolk, VA

At a glance

School district: Suffolk City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Regular public elementary school (non-charter)
Principal: Dr. Andrea Banks
Mascot & colors: Dolphins
Enrollment: 798 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 19:1
Classroom teachers: 41 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2024-2025)
NCES school ID: 510371001475

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

79%

Mathematics

85%

Science

87%

History & Social Sci.

78%

Attendance

2024-2025

7.6% 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.

Contact

Phone: (757) 923-4169

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Northern Shores Elementary — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades served, school type/charter status, locale, total enrollment and enrollment by grade, race/ethnicity counts, free lunch eligibility, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Northern Shores Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading/math/science/history), demographic percentages, economically disadvantaged %, English learners %, students with disabilities %, chronic absenteeism %, principal name2024-2025 link ↗
Northern Shores Elementary School official website — Official website URL, phone number, address, mascot (Dolphins)2026 link ↗

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