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Simonsdale Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

4841 Clifford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23701 · (757) 465-2917 · Part of Portsmouth City Public Schools

Portsmouth’s School Grade D better than 11% of Virginia school districts

Students
613
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Simonsdale Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Portsmouth kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Portsmouth kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Simonsdale ElementaryYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

4841 Clifford Street, Portsmouth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten95
Grade 187
Grade 298
Grade 387
Grade 479
Grade 570
Grade 697
Enrollment over time
625’20
586’21
612’22
609’23
613’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%White 41%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Simonsdale Elementary from Portsmouth families.

Other schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Portsmouth’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.