Edwin W. Chittum Elementary School

Chesapeake, VA 23321

Phone: (757) 465-6300
Fax: (757) 465-6304
District: Chesapeake Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 741 students

Edwin W. Chittum Elementary School, located in Chesapeake, Virginia, serves grades PK-5 in the Chesapeake Public Schools district. It is among the few public schools in Virginia to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Edwin W. Chittum Elementary School is a public school in the Chesapeake Public Schools district located in Chesapeake, VA. The principal of Edwin W. Chittum Elementary School is Mrs. Sharon W. Miles. As of 2014, the students are 73.6% White, non-Hispanic; 10.8% Black, non-Hispanic; 6.7% Hispanic; 5.5% Multiracial; 2.9% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.5% Native American or Native Alaskan. 11% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 73.6% 50.1% 52.2%
Black, non-Hispanic 10.8% 33.4% 23.3%
Hispanic 6.7% 7.2% 13.1%
Multiracial 5.5% 6.3% 4.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.9% 2.7% 6.3%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.5% 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 11% — —
English learners — 1.8% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Western Branch Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 0.9 mi
2 Dock Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 1.4 mi
3 Jolliff Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 2.1 mi
4 Wellington Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 2.7 mi
5 Merrimac Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 3 mi
6 Steeplechase Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 4 mi
7 Residences at Hampton Roads Crossing Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 4.3 mi
8 Deep Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4.3 mi
9 First Watch at River Pointe Condominium/Townhouse Portsmouth VA 4.6 mi
10 Burbage Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 4.8 mi
11 Long Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 5 mi
12 Riverfront at Harbour View Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 5.1 mi
13 Park View Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 5.8 mi
14 Elmwood Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 6 mi
15 Regency Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 6.7 mi
16 Sawyers Mill Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 6.9 mi
17 West Ghent Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 6.9 mi
18 Ghent Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 6.9 mi
19 Ghent Area of Town Norfolk VA 7.2 mi
20 Park Place Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 7.9 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Western Branch Chesapeake VA 2 mi
2 Harbour View Area Suffolk VA 5.2 mi
3 Ghent Square Norfolk VA 7.2 mi
4 Colley Avenue and 21st Norfolk VA 7.3 mi
5 Park Place Norfolk VA 7.8 mi
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