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About this school
Suburban Park Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Norfolk, Virginia that is part of Norfolk Public Schools.
It serves 415 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Its teachers have had 222 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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79%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Apr 3, 2026
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Suburban Park Elementary School
$89,353
raised using DonorsChoose
222
projects
funded
45
teachers
funded
291
donors
33
projects
for
basic supplies
39
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Suburban Park Elementary School has received support from
184 individuals from Virginia and
107 individuals out-of-state.