“If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and adore.”
— Ralph Emerson
Portsmouth City Public Schools
PK - 12
Open
Regular local school district
Po Box 998 Portsmouth, VA 23705-0998
(757) 393-8742
http://pps.k12.va.us
School List
CHURCHLAND HIGH
4301 Cedar Ln Portsmouth, VA 23703-2074, Portsmouth VA 23703
NEW DIRECTIONS CENTER
401 West Road Portsmouth, VA 23707-1227, Portsmouth VA 23707
CRADOCK MIDDLE
21 Alden Ave Portsmouth, VA 23702-2268, Portsmouth VA 23702
Churchland Elementary
5601 Michael Ln Portsmouth, VA 23703-3822, Portsmouth VA 23703
CHURCHLAND MIDDLE
4051 River Shore Rd Portsmouth, VA 23703-2001, Portsmouth VA 23703
CHURCHLAND PRIMARY & INTERMEDIATE
5700 Hedgerow Ln Portsmouth, VA 23703-1504, Portsmouth VA 23703
Douglass Park Elementary
34 Grand St Portsmouth, VA 23701-3012, Portsmouth VA 23701
Hodges Manor Elementary
1201 Cherokee Rd Portsmouth, VA 23701-1707, Portsmouth VA 23701
I.C. NORCOM HIGH
1801 London Blvd Portsmouth, VA 23704-2135, Portsmouth VA 23704
Cradock Elementary
18 Dahlgren Ave Portsmouth, VA 23702-2820, Portsmouth VA 23702
Waterview Elementary
3649 Hartford St Portsmouth, VA 23707-1205, Portsmouth VA 23707
Lakeview Elementary
1300 Horne Ave Portsmouth, VA 23701-3122, Portsmouth VA 23701
MANOR HIGH
1401 Elmhurst Ln Portsmouth, VA 23701-1725, Portsmouth VA 23701
Simonsdale Elementary
4841 Clifford Street Portsmouth, VA 23701-1004, Portsmouth VA 23701
Park View Elementary
260 Elm Ave Portsmouth, VA 23704-2113, Portsmouth VA 23704
Westhaven Elementary
3701 Clifford St Portsmouth, VA 23707-3921, Portsmouth VA 23707
William E. Waters Middle
600 Roosevelt Blvd Portsmouth, VA 23701-4021, Portsmouth VA 23701
Churchland Academy Elementary
4061 River Shore Rd Portsmouth, VA 23703-2001, Portsmouth VA 23703
Brighton Elementary
1100 Portsmouth Blvd. Portsmouth, VA 23704-5630, Portsmouth VA 23704
MOUNT HERMON PRESCHOOL CENTER
3000 North St. Portsmouth, VA 23707-1939, Portsmouth VA 23707
Victory Elementary
2828 Greenwood Drive Portsmouth, VA 23701-4347, Portsmouth VA 23701
Churchland Preschool Center
4061 River Shore Road Portsmouth, VA 23703, Portsmouth VA 23703
Olive Branch Preschool Center
415 Mimosa Road Portsmouth, VA 23701, Portsmouth VA 23701
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