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Booker T. Washington Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

204 Walnut Street, Suffolk, VA 23434 · (757) 934-6226 · Part of Suffolk City Public Schools

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

Students
362
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Booker T. Washington Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Suffolk kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Booker T. Washington ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 69.5%

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

204 Walnut Street, Suffolk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten47
Grade 151
Grade 245
Grade 355
Grade 446
Grade 544
Enrollment over time
332’20
345’21
355’22
342’23
362’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 77%White 11%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Booker T. Washington Elementary from Suffolk families.

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