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Creekside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk, VA 23435 · (757) 923-4251 · Part of Suffolk City Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
764
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Creekside Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below 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–5Creekside ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts66%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K51
Kindergarten117
Grade 196
Grade 2120
Grade 3132
Grade 4124
Grade 5124
Enrollment over time
731’20
727’21
752’22
747’23
764’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%White 23%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 10%Asian 2%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 Creekside 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
Northern Shores Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suffolk
B
798 students19:1
Hillpoint Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suffolk
C−
780 students20:1
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.