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Oakland Elementary School

5505 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434 · Home of the Braves

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
This year · 2025–26
6.5/10
Above state average
Last year · 2024–25
7.6/10
Above state average
▼ Down 1.1 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.

Oakland Elementary School phone & mascot

Phone
(757) 923-5248
Mascot
Braves
Principal
Candace Myrick
Address
5505 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434
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.

7.4 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 80.6% across all subjects — 71th percentile statewide.

7.2 · Academic progress

85% of students showed growth in reading and 89% in math — 69th percentile.

3.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 11.9% — better attendance than 27% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 6.5 for 2025–26, compared with 7.6 for 2024–25 — down 1.1.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average
Grade 5 Science
79%state 69%
Virginia Studies
62%state 71%
Grade 3 Mathematics
93%state 74%
Grade 4 Mathematics
79%state 73%
Grade 5 Mathematics
90%state 72%
Grade 3 English Reading
81%state 68%
Grade 4 English Reading
76%state 74%
Grade 5 English Reading
87%state 73%

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

Oakland Elementary School & its school zone

Oakland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Suffolk, VA 23434, part of Suffolk Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Oakland 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 6.5/10 — 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 7.6 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 80.6%, with standout results in Grade 3 Mathematics (93% vs a 74% state average) and Grade 5 Mathematics (90% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 85% of students showed growth in English reading and 89% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, compared with 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 Oakland 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
Enrollment
433 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio
18:1
Classroom teachers
26 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510371001626

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026
Reading
81%
Mathematics
87%
Science
79%
History & Social Sci.
62%

Attendance

2025-2026

11.9% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Oakland Elementary School

Oakland Elementary School is a public Pre-K through grade 5 school in the Suffolk City Public Schools division, located at 5505 Godwin Boulevard in the Chuckatuck area of northern Suffolk, Virginia. Its NCES-assigned locale is classified as 'Rural, Fringe,' reflecting its setting along the Godwin Boulevard (Route 10/32) corridor on the outskirts of the city.

In the 2024-2025 school year the school enrolled 464 students and employed the equivalent of 26 full-time teachers, for a student-teacher ratio of about 17.9 to 1. The Virginia Department of Education rated the school Fully Accredited for 2025-2026. The school's mascot is the Braves.

Data sources

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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