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Northern Shores Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6701 Respass Beach Rd, Suffolk, VA 23435 · (757) 923-4169 · Part of Suffolk City Public Schools

Suffolk’s School Grade C better than 29% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
798
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Northern Shores Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Suffolk kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Northern Shores ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency61%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6701 Respass Beach Rd, Suffolk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K44
Kindergarten109
Grade 1135
Grade 2125
Grade 3130
Grade 4125
Grade 5130
Enrollment over time
761’20
776’21
822’22
837’23
798’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%White 31%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 9%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northern Shores Elementary from Suffolk families.

Other schools in Suffolk City Public Schools

The district →
Florence Bowser Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suffolk
B−
926 students21:1
Hillpoint Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suffolk
C−
780 students20:1
Creekside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suffolk
C+
764 students16:1
Mack Benn Jr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suffolk
D
713 students16:1
Elephant's Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suffolk
C−
653 students18:1
Southwestern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suffolk
C
579 students19:1

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; Suffolk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.