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Suffolk City Public Schools
Address
Map
100 N. Main St

Suffolk
,
Virginia
23434

United States
Coordinates36°43′41″N 76°34′59″W / 36.72806°N 76.58306°W / 36.72806; -76.58306
Information
School typePublic, school division
School boardMichael J. Debranski, Chair (Suffolk Borough)
Enoch C. Copeland, Vice Chair (Holy Neck Borough)
Linda W. Bouchard (Chuckatuck Borough)
Dr. Judith Brooks-Buck, (Nansemond Borough)
Phyllis C. Byrum (Whaleyville Borough)
David P. Mitnick (Sleepy Hole Borough)
Lorraine B. Skeeter, (Cypress Borough) [1]
SuperintendentDr. John B. Gordon III
Staff1,838 [2]
GradesPre-K–12
Enrollment17,733 [3] (2014–2015)
CampusSuburban
AreaSuffolk, Virginia
Athletics conferenceSoutheastern District
Eastern Region
Websitehttp://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.

The Superindentent of Schools is Dr. John B. Gordon III. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction is Dr. LaToya Harrison and the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services is Dr. Suzanne Rice. The school system operates 12 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
  • Creekside Elementary
  • Elephant's Fork Elementary
  • Florence Bowser Elementary School
  • Hillpoint Elementary
  • Kilby Shores Elementary
  • Mack Benn, Jr. Elementary
  • Nansemond Parkway Elementary
  • Northern Shores Elementary
  • Oakland Elementary
  • Pioneer Elementary

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

  • College & Career Academy At Pruden
  • 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)

References

  1. ^ "SPS - School Board". www.spsk12.net. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=1&State=51&County=Suffolk+City&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&DistrictType=8&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchoolsRange=more&ID2=5103710&details=
  3. ^ http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=1&State=51&County=Suffolk+City&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&DistrictType=8&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchoolsRange=more&ID2=5103710&details=
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