We are proud to announce that 30 of our schools received the Purple Star designation! The Purple Star designation is awarded to military-friendly schools that have demonstrated their commitment to meeting the needs of military-connected students and their families. Each of the 30 schools in this award class previously earned the Purple Star designation three years ago - affirming their uninterrupted commitment to our military families!
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on the Educational Opportunity for Military Children recently awarded the Purple Star designation for the 2024-2025 award year to the following schools.
B. M. Williams Primary | Georgetown Primary | Rena B. Wright Primary |
Butts Road Intermediate | Grassfield Elementary | Southeastern Elementary |
Camelot Elementary | Grassfield High | Southwestern Elementary |
Cedar Road Elementary | Great Bridge Primary | Sparrow Road Intermediate |
Chittum Elementary | Great Bridge Intermediate | Thurgood Marshall Elementary |
Crestwood Intermediate | Greenbrier Primary | G.A. Treakle Elementary |
Deep Creek Elementary | Hickory Middle | Truitt Intermediate |
Deep Creek Central Elementary | Hickory High | Western Branch Primary |
Deep Creek Middle | Indian River High | Western Branch Intermediate |
Deep Creek High | Oscar Smith High | Western Branch High |
The VDOE press release lists all 190 public and private schools that earned the “Purple Star” designation for the 2024-2025 award year. We are thrilled to share that Chesapeake Public Schools successfully maintains our Purple Star division status this year. To reach and maintain Purple Star division status, all schools in the school division must have an active Purple Star School Designation. Purple Star schools retain the designation for three years before being required to reapply.
Virginia is home to several of the largest and most important military installations in the nation. Currently, there are over 78,000 school age military connected students attending public schools in the commonwealth whose parents serve on active duty, in the Reserves, or in the Virginia National Guard. To learn more about military family resources available in Chesapeake, please visit our Military Resources webpage.