Southwestern Elementary School

Chesapeake, VA 23321

Phone: (757) 465-6310
Fax: (757) 465-6314
District: Chesapeake Public Schools

4

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 515 students

Chesapeake's Southwestern Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Chesapeake Public Schools district. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10.

Southwestern Elementary School is a public school in the Chesapeake Public Schools district located in Chesapeake, VA. The principal of Southwestern Elementary School is Mrs. Sonya L. Beasley. As of 2014, the students are 73.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 12.1% White, non-Hispanic; 7.6% Hispanic; 5.1% Multiracial; 1.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 64.5% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 73.9% 33.4% 23.3%
White, non-Hispanic 12.1% 50.1% 52.2%
Hispanic 7.6% 7.2% 13.1%
Multiracial 5.1% 6.3% 4.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1% 2.7% 6.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2% 0.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.3% 0.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 64.5% — —
English learners — 1.8% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Dock Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 0.5 mi
2 Western Branch Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 1.2 mi
3 Jolliff Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 2.2 mi
4 Deep Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 3.5 mi
5 Wellington Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4.2 mi
6 Merrimac Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4.4 mi
7 Elmwood Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 4.7 mi
8 Steeplechase Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 5.1 mi
9 Sawyers Mill Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 5.5 mi
10 First Watch at River Pointe Condominium/Townhouse Portsmouth VA 5.7 mi
11 Residences at Hampton Roads Crossing Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 5.8 mi
12 Burbage Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 6.3 mi
13 Park View Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 6.3 mi
14 Long Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth VA 6.4 mi
15 Riverfront at Harbour View Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 6.5 mi
16 Regency Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Suffolk VA 6.6 mi
17 Dominion Lakes Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 7.6 mi
18 West Ghent Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 7.7 mi
19 Ghent Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 7.7 mi
20 Ghent Area of Town Norfolk VA 8 mi
21 Island Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake VA 8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Western Branch Chesapeake VA 2.2 mi
2 Harbour View Area Suffolk VA 6.6 mi
3 Ghent Square Norfolk VA 7.9 mi
4 Colley Avenue and 21st Norfolk VA 8 mi
Refine Search