Simonsdale Elementary School

Portsmouth, VA 23701

Phone: (757) 465-2917
District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

5

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-6 • 731 students

Portsmouth's Simonsdale Elementary School serves grades K-6 in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Simonsdale Elementary School is a public school in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district located in Portsmouth, VA. The principal of Simonsdale Elementary School is Mrs. Darlene F. Bright. As of 2014, the students are 59.9% White, non-Hispanic; 29.4% Black, non-Hispanic; 5.6% Hispanic; 3.7% Multiracial; 1.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan. 50.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 59.9% 21.1% 52.2%
Black, non-Hispanic 29.4% 71.4% 23.3%
Hispanic 5.6% 3% 13.1%
Multiracial 3.7% 3.1% 4.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.9% 6.3%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.2% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 50.6% — —
English learners — 0.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 First Watch at River Pointe Condominium/Townhouse Portsmouth VA 2.6 mi
2 Park View Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 3.2 mi
3 Western Branch Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 3.5 mi
4 Dock Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 3.6 mi
5 Deep Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 3.7 mi
6 Wellington Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 3.8 mi
7 Merrimac Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4.1 mi
8 Residences at Hampton Roads Crossing Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 4.4 mi
9 Long Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 4.4 mi
10 West Ghent Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 4.4 mi
11 Ghent Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 4.4 mi
12 Burbage Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 4.6 mi
13 Jolliff Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4.6 mi
14 Ghent Area of Town Norfolk VA 4.7 mi
15 Park Place Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 5.3 mi
16 Steeplechase Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 5.8 mi
17 Riverfront at Harbour View Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 5.8 mi
18 Larchmont Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 5.9 mi
19 Colonial Place Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Western Branch Chesapeake VA 4.6 mi
2 Ghent Square Norfolk VA 4.7 mi
3 Colley Avenue and 21st Norfolk VA 4.8 mi
4 Park Place Norfolk VA 5.3 mi
5 Colonial Place Norfolk VA 5.8 mi
6 Harbour View Area Suffolk VA 5.9 mi
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