Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS), also known as Chesapeake City Public Schools, is the
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that administers
public education
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Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, it is the second-most populous independent city in Virginia, tenth-largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 90th ...
. The Superintendent is Dr. Jared A. Cotton. On July 27, 2020, the division school board voted a 100% online start to the 2020-2021 school year.
History
In 2004 the school board revealed a building plan that stated that the renovations needed to the schools would total $500,000.
Schools
;High schools
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Deep Creek High School
Deep Creek High School is a public secondary school in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools and is located on 2900 Margaret Booker Drive.
History
In 1845, Norfolk County, Virginia constructed the first public schoo ...
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Grassfield High School
Grassfield High School is a public high school located in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, and is administered by Chesapeake City Public Schools. It was built to ease overcrowding at Deep Creek High School, Great Bridge High School, and Hickory High S ...
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Great Bridge High School
Great Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. It is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools.
History
Great Bridge opened in 1907, holding students from 1st through 12th grade. Another larger build ...
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Hickory High School
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Indian River High School
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Oscar Smith High School
Oscar F. Smith High School (also known as Smith High or OSHS) is a public high school with an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students in grades 9- 12. The school is located on a campus in the Greenbrier West area of the city of Chesapeake, V ...
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Western Branch High School
Western Branch High School is a suburban high school in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. Established in 1968, it currently has over 2200 students. The two feeder schools of WBHS are Joliff Middle School and Western Branch Middle School. After it was det ...
;Middle schools
* Crestwood Middle School
* Deep Creek Middle School
* Great Bridge Middle School
* Greenbrier Middle School
* Hickory Middle School
** As of 2004 the official capacity is 1,500, but the school had 1,871. To deal with the overcrowding the school had 26 portable classrooms.
* Indian River Middle School
* Jolliff Middle School
* Hugo Owens Middle School
** In 2004 Matthew Bowers of ''
The Virginian Pilot
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'' wrote that the building's condition was deteriorating and that compared to Hickory Middle, "is even more crowded".
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* Oscar Smith Middle School
* Western Branch Middle School
;Elementary schools
* B. M. Williams Primary
* Butts Road Intermediate
* Butts Road Primary School
* Camelot Elementary School
* Carver Intermediate School
* Cedar Road Elementary
* Chittum Elementary School
* Crestwood Intermediate
* Deep Creek Central Elementary
* Deep Creek Elementary
* Georgetown Primary
* Grassfield Elementary School
* Great Bridge Intermediate
* Great Bridge Primary School
* Greenbrier Intermediate
* Greenbrier Primary School
* Hickory Elementary School
* Norfolk Highlands Primary
* Portlock Primary School
* Rena B. Wright Primary
* Southeastern Elementary
* Southwestern Elementary
* Sparrow Road Intermediate
* Thurgood Marshall Elementary
* Treakle Elementary School
* Truitt Intermediate
* Western Branch Intermediate
* Western Branch Primary
]
References
External links
Chesapeake Public Schools
(Official site)
School divisions in Virginia
Education in Chesapeake, Virginia
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