Butts Road Primary

1000 Mt Pleasant Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322

498 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 2nd

School Overview

Butts Road Primary School, located at 1000 Mt Pleasant Road in Chesapeake, Virginia, serves as a foundational educational institution within the Chesapeake Public Schools district. The school is specifically dedicated to the early developmental years of childhood education, typically catering to students in the primary grade levels. By focusing on a specialized age group, the school aims to create a nurturing and age-appropriate environment that emphasizes literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional growth during a critical stage of a child’s academic journey.

As part of the broader Chesapeake community, the school benefits from the district's commitment to standardized curriculum goals while maintaining a localized approach to student engagement. The facility on Mt. Pleasant Road is situated in a growing area of Chesapeake, reflecting the district's efforts to provide accessible, high-quality public education to the families in that region. Parents and community members often view the school as an integral starting point that prepares young learners for a seamless transition into the upper elementary grades and beyond.

498

Total Students

30.8

Full-Time Teachers

16.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

12.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Butts Road Primary
Demographic	Student Count
White	364
Hispanic	47
Black	8
Asian	27
Two or More	50
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	1

White
364 (73.1%)
Two or More
50 (10.0%)
Hispanic
47 (9.4%)
Asian
27 (5.4%)
Black
8 (1.6%)
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Chesapeake City Public Schools
Phone:	(757)482-5820
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 2nd
Total Students:	498
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	30.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	58
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	5

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 30

Kindergarten 123

Grade 1 169

Grade 2 176