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Virginia Beach City Public Schools


At a glance
29thof 131 Virginia districts▼ 4
Better than 77% of Virginia districts
2512 George Mason Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23456-6038
·(757) 263-1007·All Virginia district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 77.9% of districts
87
Schools
64,402
Students
14
5-star schools
Top rankedNew Castle Elementary39th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Malibu Elementary up 213 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Lynnhaven Middle 9.9 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
2★
1★
8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Virginia Beach City Public Schools serves approximately 64,400 students across 81 schools in the Virginia Beach, Virginia area, including 55 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 12 high schools spanning grades K-12. The district ranks 29th of 131 Virginia school divisions — the 78th percentile — and carries a 4-star SchoolDigger rating, reflecting strong overall performance that nevertheless contains a very wide range of outcomes, from elite 5-star schools to struggling 1-2 star campuses.

Among the district's standouts, Old Donation School ranks #20 among Virginia middle schools with 100% proficiency in nearly every tested subject and just 2.0% chronic absenteeism, while Princess Anne Middle (#17) and Great Neck Middle (#28) also earn 5-star ratings. New Castle Elementary leads elementary schools at #39, followed by Strawbridge Elementary (#46) and Thoroughgood Elementary (#63). At the high school level, Floyd Kellam High is the district's top performer at #19 with a 98.4% graduation rate, while Frank W. Cox High (#27) shows strong momentum. Green Run Collegiate is a remarkable exception: despite 85.9% FRPL, it achieves a 100% graduation rate and #73 state ranking. At the opposite end, Green Run High (#206) and Bayside High (#153) anchor the bottom, Bayside Middle (#290) is the lowest middle school, and Williams Elementary (#1,024) is the lowest elementary school.

Several patterns stand out. Advanced math is a bright spot — Algebra I and Geometry proficiency runs 94-100% at nearly every middle school — yet on-grade-level math is a challenge, with districtwide 7th-grade math proficiency at just 39.4%. Tenth-grade writing is also a weakness: Landstown High posts only 50% proficiency. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest non-academic indicator of success — top schools like New Castle Elementary (2.9%) and Old Donation School (2.0%) have the lowest rates, while Green Run High (20.5%) and Williams Elementary (17.5%) have the highest. The district directs more funding to high-poverty schools — Green Run Elementary spends $20,505 per student versus $12,549 at Old Donation School — yet achievement gaps persist, showing poverty is a major risk factor but not a determinant of outcomes.

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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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