Local Schools

The Riverfront residents can send their children to the Suffolk public schools listed below, or these nearby private schools with bus service.

Congratulations to Northern Shores Elementary for being awarded the 2012 Excellence Award by the Virginia Board of Education! The school has exceeded all state and federal benchmarks for at least two consecutive years.

Public Schools
Northern Shores Elementary School 6701 Respass Beach Road Suffolk, VA 23435 Telephone: (757) 923-4169	John Yeates Middle School 4901 Bennett’s Pasture Road Suffolk, VA 23435 Telephone: (757) 538-5400
Nansemond River High School 3301 Nansemond Parkway Suffolk, VA 23434 Telephone: (757) 538-5420

Private Schools
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 3373 Pruden Blvd. Suffolk, VA 23434 Telephone: (757) 539-8789	Norfolk Collegiate School 7336 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23505 Telephone: (757) 480-1495
Norfolk Academy 1585 Wesleyan Drive Norfolk, VA 23502 Telephone: (757) 461-6236	Portsmouth Christian 3214 Elliott Avenue Portsmouth VA, 23701 Telephone: (757) 393-0725
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School 45 Main Street Newport News, VA 23601 Telephone: (757) 596-6261	Stonebridge School 4225 Portsmouth Boulevard Chesapeake, VA 23321 Telephone: (757) 488-7586
Trinity Lutheran 6812 River Road Newport News, VA 23607 Telephone: (757) 245-2576	Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 100 Harpersville Road Newport News, VA 23601-2324 School Office – (757) 596-2754
Peninsula Catholic High School 600 Harpersville Road Newport News, VA 23601 School Office – (757) 596-7247	Hampton Roads Academy 739 Oyster Point Road Newport News, VA 23602 Telephone: (757) 249-1489