About Our School

Suburban Park Elementary School (1955-Present)

   

Suburban Park Elementary was a neighborhood school that opened in January of 1955 with 22 classrooms, and served first through seventh grades. The school's name was selected because of its location in the Suburban Acres neighborhood of Norfolk, VA. The school's first principal was Mrs. Frances Whitley. The Suburban Park P.T.A. held their first official meeting in February of 1955; and hosted the first "Open House" on May 15, 1955, with around 800 parents and students attending. In addition to the 22 classrooms, the original building had a cafeteria, library, auditorium, shop class, and home-economics kitchen. 

   

Suburban Park had an Annex wing added in the Spring of 1985. This space included 6 more classrooms and additional office space for staff. 

 

The school added its first computers to the library in 1985. Today, each Suburban Park scholar is assigned their own technology device, and classrooms are equipped with SMART Boards. This allows our staff and scholars the ability to stay up to date with the latest educational programs and resources. 

 

Suburban Park currently serves over 400 students from Pre-K through Fifth Grade. The school supports a diverse student population and is a proud supporter of our military community. The current principal is Dr. Andrea Jennings and Assistant Principal is Ms. Karen Pernell. 

The school motto is that Suburban Park Dolphins are "Diving towards equity and excellence, for all. No matter what."