Western Branch Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Western Branch Primary in Chesapeake, Virginia enrolled 801 students in 2024-25 with 48.2 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

813 students in 2022-23, 805 students in 2023-24, 801 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.5 to 48.2.

Students enrolled at Western Branch Primary by school year2022-23: 813, 2023-24: 805, 2024-25: 80102505007501k2022-238132023-248052024-25801
Students enrolled at Western Branch Primary by school year2022-23: 813, 2023-24: 805, 2024-25: 80102505007501k2022-238132023-248052024-25801
Students enrolled at Western Branch Primary by school year2022-23: 813, 2023-24: 805, 2024-25: 80102505007501k2022-238132023-248052024-25801
Students enrolled at Western Branch Primary by school year2022-23: 813, 2023-24: 805, 2024-25: 80102505007501k2022-238132023-248052024-25801
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381348.516.8
2023-2480550.216.0
2024-2580148.216.6

16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Western Branch Primary 16.6; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWestern Branch Primary 16.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Western Branch Primary 16.6; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWestern Branch Primary 16.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Western Branch Primary 16.6; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWestern Branch Primary 16.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Western Branch Primary 16.6; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWestern Branch Primary 16.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 850 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Western Branch Primary enrolled 680 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 850 of the 680 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.1% of students were Black, 34.0% White, 12.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black38.1%
  2. White34.0%
  3. Hispanic12.4%
  4. Two or more races11.5%
  5. Asian3.6%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Chesapeake

28 public elementary schools in Chesapeake report 2024-25 enrollment; Western Branch Primary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Grassfield Elementary1,30617.513.7%
Cedar Road Elementary98818.014.5%
Deep Creek Central Elementary88816.819.4%
Southeastern Elementary82815.711.5%
B.M. Williams Primary82513.874.2%
Georgetown Primary80414.872.6%
Western Branch Primary80116.673.7%
Western Branch Intermediate79517.273.7%

All public schools in Chesapeake →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Western Branch Primary

  1. Western Branch IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 795 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Edwin W. Chittum ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 762 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Western Branch Primary with Western Branch IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chesapeake City Public Schools spends per student$15,274 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,274
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaWestern Branch Primary is the number 91 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#91 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.16.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Western Branch Primary

  1. How many students attend Western Branch Primary?
    801 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 813 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chesapeake, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Western Branch Primary?
    16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Western Branch Primary a Title I school?
    Western Branch Primary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Western Branch Primary in?
    Chesapeake City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510081001910 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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