Suffolk City Public Schools

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Suffolk City Public Schools
Suffolk City Public Schools operations center, 2024.jpg
Suffolk City Public Schools operations center on Pruden Boulevard
Address
100 N. Main St
, Virginia , 23434
United States
Coordinates 36°43′41″N76°34′59″W / 36.72806°N 76.58306°W / 36.72806; -76.58306
District information
Type Public
GradesPre-K–12
SuperintendentDr. John B. Gordon III
School boardTyron D. Riddick, Chair (Suffolk Borough)
Heather S. Howell, Vice Chair (Sleepy Hole Borough)
Kimberly A. Slingluff (Chuckatuck Borough)
Karen L. Jenkins, (Cypress Borough)
Dr. Dawn Marie Brittingham, Ed.D. (Holy Neck Borough)
Dr. Judith Brooks-Buck, (Nansemond Borough)
Phyllis C. Byrum (Whaleyville Borough)
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NCES District ID 5103710 [2]
Students and staff
Enrollment13,869 (2020-2021) [2]
Staff1,838 [2]
Student–teacher ratio14.15 [2]
Athletic conference Southeastern District
Eastern Region
Other information
Website www.spsk12.net

Suffolk Public Schools is the branch of the government of the city of Suffolk, Virginia responsible for public K-12 education. Suffolk has multiple advanced/honors through its high schools, such as International Baccalaureate at King's Fork, Project Lead the Way Engineering at Nansemond River, and Project Lead the Way Biomedical at Lakeland.

Contents

The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. John B. Gordon III. The Chief of Schools is Dr. Stenette Bryd, III and Chief Academic Officer is Dr. Okema Branch. The school system operates 11 elementary schools, five middle schools, three high schools, one alternative center and one College and Career Academy.

History

Schools

Elementary schools

  • Booker T. Washington Elementary School
  • Creekside Elementary School
  • Elephant's Fork Elementary School
  • Florence Bowser Elementary School
  • Hillpoint Elementary School
  • Kilby Shores Elementary School
  • Mack Benn, Jr. Elementary School
  • Nansemond Parkway Elementary School
  • Northern Shores Elementary School
  • Oakland Elementary School
  • Southwestern Elementary School

Middle schools

  • Colonel Fred Cherry Middle School
  • Forest Glen Middle School
  • John F. Kennedy Middle School
  • John Yeates Middle School
  • King's Fork Middle School

High schools

Alternative Center

  • Turlington Woods Alternative School

Former schools

  • Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (1911-1990)
  • Booker T. Washington High School (1913-1969)
  • Florence Bowser Elementary School (1920-2016)
  • Suffolk High School (1922-1990)
  • Chuckatuck High School (1924-1965)
  • East Suffolk Elementary School (1929-1979)
  • East Suffolk High School (1938-1965)
  • Nansemond County Training School (1924-1964)
  • Southwestern High School (1964-1970)
  • Chuckatuck Junior High School (1965-1977)
  • John F. Kennedy High School (1965-1990)
  • John Yeates High School (1965-1990)
  • Forest Glen High School (1965-1990)
  • Southwestern Elementary School (1970-2014)
  • Driver Elementary School (1968-2018)

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References

  1. "SPS - School Board". www.spsk12.net. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for SUFFOLK CITY PBLC SCHS". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.