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Rosemont Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
648th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 42% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Rosemont Elementary is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving 388 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, which is ranked 25th out of 129 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rosemont Elementary has faced some challenges in recent years, with a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 10.6% in 2023-2024 to 19.3% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance on SOL assessments is also generally below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 projected school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in SOL/Science is 58.7% at Rosemont Elementary, compared to 73.18% for the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district and 68.94% for the state of Virginia.

Interestingly, Rosemont Elementary's performance varies among different student subgroups, with some subgroups, such as African American students, performing better than the overall student population. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.26% in 2021-2022 to 92.53% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Nearby schools, such as Rosemont Forest Elementary and New Castle Elementary, consistently outperform Rosemont Elementary on SOL assessments, which may suggest a correlation between socioeconomic factors and academic achievement.

387
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,897
Per pupil spending ?
76.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1257 Rosemont Rd
       Virginia Beach, VA  23453

(757) 648-3600

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools


Students who attend Rosemont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Larkspur Middle
High:    Green Run High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
39.0%
White:
20.7%
Hispanic:
17.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!VA Studies scores 40 pts below the Virginia average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school67%
District avg77%
Virginia avg71%
648th of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From top 34% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
40th of 53Elementary Schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools
25th of 129Virginia Beach City Public Schools among Virginia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202546.6648 of 111041.6%★★☆☆☆
202452.6582 of 111447.8%★★☆☆☆
202356.0537 of 111451.8%★★★☆☆
202262.6445 of 110959.9%★★★☆☆
202156.9511 of 110353.7%★★★☆☆
201981.7135 of 110587.8%★★★★☆
201887.951 of 109795.4%★★★★★
201773.2252 of 109977.1%★★★★☆
201674.0244 of 109677.7%★★★★☆
201565.6371 of 110066.3%★★★☆☆
201470.6286 of 111074.2%★★★★☆
201363.6401 of 112064.2%★★★☆☆
201273.5228 of 111779.6%★★★★☆
201154.0558 of 111750.0%★★★☆☆
201052.4598 of 111346.3%★★☆☆☆
200954.9518 of 108252.1%★★★☆☆
200868.7295 of 108172.7%★★★★☆
200779.8125 of 108388.5%★★★★☆
200667.9305 of 107171.5%★★★★☆
200549.9577 of 106245.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202556.3272 of 57953.0%★★★☆☆
202461.2232 of 58860.5%★★★☆☆
202356.6266 of 57954.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202561.9435 of 109660.3%★★★☆☆
202453.3563 of 109848.7%★★☆☆☆
202356.5510 of 110053.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202556.5458 of 104656.2%★★★☆☆
202468.1290 of 103672.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202542.5682 of 109337.6%★★☆☆☆
202448.8616 of 110144.1%★★☆☆☆
202353.7538 of 109350.8%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202331.0149 of 18218.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202444.5617 of 97937.0%★★☆☆☆
202363.4365 of 98462.9%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Female (2025)60th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school
White (2024)37th percentile-11 vs school
Military Connected (2023)18th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
English Reading77%+6 vs state
Mathematics70%-3 vs state
Science59%-10 vs state
VA Studies30%-40 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, July 26, 2015

Open Quote Rosemont Forest is a family friendly school. Teachers as well as parents are very involved in the education and wellbeing of the students. This small school exudes a safe comfortable learning environment for it's students. Close Quote





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Rosemont Elementary ranks 648th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Rosemont Elementary are 39% African American, 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Rosemont Elementary.

Students who attend Rosemont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Larkspur Middle
High : Green Run High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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