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Strawbridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Strawbridge Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving approximately 610 students as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, and it consistently ranks among the very best elementary schools in the state. Over the past decade, Strawbridge Elementary has earned a 5-star SchoolDigger rating in 7 of the last 10 reported years, never dropping below the 87th percentile statewide. In the most recent year, it ranked 46th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (96th percentile), following a #24 ranking the year before.

Academically, Strawbridge posts outstanding SOL proficiency rates across every subject and grade level tested, averaging about 91.6% proficient compared to roughly 77.5% districtwide and 72.1% statewide. The school is strong across the board—reading, math, science, and Virginia Studies all sit well above average, with even its lowest score (5th grade science at 85.9%) coming in about 17 points above the state average. Strawbridge also delivers exceptional results for student subgroups: economically disadvantaged students have ranked in the 97th–99th percentile statewide for three straight years, and military-connected students rank in the 87th–92nd percentile. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 4.5%, compared to 10.1% districtwide and 14.8% statewide.

Within a cluster of strong nearby schools, Strawbridge is consistently at or near the top, recently ranking ahead of Princess Anne Elementary (#72), Three Oaks Elementary (#92), North Landing Elementary (#96), and Red Mill Elementary (#109). Yet schools just a few miles away—such as Corporate Landing Elementary, Holland Elementary, Birdneck Elementary, and Seatack Elementary—rank in the bottom half of Virginia while spending significantly more per student. Strawbridge posts top-tier results with a per-pupil cost of about $13,547, highlighting exceptional efficiency. The main opportunities for continued improvement lie in special education outcomes and support for African American students, though both areas currently sit near or above statewide averages.

610

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,547

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2553 Strawbridge Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23456

(757) 648-3800

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Strawbridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Corporate Landing Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (92% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school92%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

46^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 53Elementary Schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools

29^th of 131Virginia 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	46 of 1111	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	24 of 1110	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	57 of 1114	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	145 of 1114	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	83 of 1109	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	80 of 1103	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	49 of 1105	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	118 of 1097	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	111 of 1099	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	98 of 1096	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	85.3	67 of 1100	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	85.0	92 of 1110	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	81.8	119 of 1120	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	85.0	53 of 1117	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	74.3	206 of 1117	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	130 of 1113	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	79.9	104 of 1082	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	37 of 1081	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	46 of 1083	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	87.4	25 of 1071	97.7%	★★★★★
2005	80.7	125 of 1062	88.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	69.1	158 of 579	72.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	118 of 420	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	42 of 355	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	114 of 324	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	62 of 1100	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	18 of 1096	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	62 of 1098	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	207 of 1100	81.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	79 of 619	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	92.7	12 of 606	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	18 of 580	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	9 of 564	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	32 of 1040	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	15 of 1046	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	8 of 1036	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	45 of 1099	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	40 of 1093	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	59 of 1101	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	110 of 1093	89.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	26 of 206	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	15 of 192	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	44 of 195	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	28 of 182	84.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	30 of 306	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	64.4	97 of 245	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	78 of 974	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	28 of 973	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	134 of 979	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	200 of 984	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)87th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2026)72nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies93%+19 vs state

English Reading93%+21 vs state

Mathematics92%+18 vs state

Science86%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Strawbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2553 Strawbridge Rd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3800	610	36	16.8	20.8%	405 (66.4%)	21 (3.4%)	89 (14.6%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.8%)	89.9	46^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.8	24^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.8%	22	94.3	87.9	93.6	85.9	90.5	95.7	91.4	93.3	$13,547	$896	$12,652
Three Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Elson Green Avenue	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3960	706	41	17.1	17.4%	517 (73.2%)	26 (3.7%)	70 (9.9%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.4%)	87	92^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	91.7%		83.7	148^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.7%	56	89.1	86.3	92.4	84.6	90.0	89.3	92.4	91.3	$13,911	$1,135	$12,776
Princess Anne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2444 Seaboard Rd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3480	654	38	17.1	11.2%	471 (72.0%)	23 (3.5%)	61 (9.3%)	35 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.5%)	88.1	72^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.7	26^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.7%	46	95.5	95.0	92.2	78.9	89.0	88.2	91.4	93.7	$14,607	$1,530	$13,077
Corporate Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1590 Corporate Landing Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2360	415	34	12.3	71.1%	210 (50.6%)	72 (17.3%)	66 (15.9%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.5%)	56.2	536^th of 1111 public elementary schools	51.8%		71.7	329^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.4%	207	75.8	70.5	69.5	74.6	75.4	78.7	72.9	72.9	$19,029	$1,333	$17,696
Red Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1860 Sandbridge Rd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3560	586	32	18.1	14.7%	429 (73.2%)	18 (3.1%)	55 (9.4%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	53 (9.0%)	85.8	109^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.2%		82.4	172^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	84.5%	63	100.0	84.8	87.6	84.1	91.1	89.0	87.7	89.1	$14,641	$1,086	$13,555
Ocean Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Upton Dr	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3200	530	35	15.2	32.1%	339 (64.0%)	54 (10.2%)	57 (10.8%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	62 (11.7%)	70.5	347^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.8%		80.4	210^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.1%	137	81.4	88.1	83.7	67.4	83.7	85.1	79.1	75.6	$14,386	$1,649	$12,738
Christopher Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2828 Pleasant Acres Dr	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2240	626	39	15.9	36.7%	296 (47.3%)	63 (10.1%)	138 (22.0%)	35 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	91 (14.5%)	72.9	306^th of 1111 public elementary schools	72.5%		82.5	169^th of 1110 public elementary schools	84.8%	137	78.9	92.1	82.4	68.9	79.4	87.5	76.4	88.0	$13,908	$883	$13,026
Birdneck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	957 S Birdneck Rd	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2120	584	51	11.4	77.2%	182 (31.2%)	178 (30.5%)	132 (22.6%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.7%)	29.2	853^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	23.2%		24.4	882^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	20.5%	29	56.0	55.3	63.2	65.3	57.9	65.9	57.3	80.0	$17,916	$1,849	$16,068
Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	912 S Birdneck Road	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3720	393	35	11.1	86.8%	41 (10.4%)	243 (61.8%)	62 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.7%)	18	966^th of 1111 public elementary schools	13.1%		25.1	879^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.8%	87	57.9	66.7	49.3	41.3	57.9	68.3	58.7	47.1	$19,274	$2,366	$16,908
North Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2929 N Landing Rd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3160	463	28	16.4	19.0%	290 (62.6%)	33 (7.1%)	55 (11.9%)	34 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.4%)	86.6	96^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.1	102^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	90.8%	6	89.6	89.9	93.9	78.8	93.4	95.0	90.9	83.3	$15,768	$1,001	$14,767

Frequently Asked Questions about Strawbridge Elementary

Is Strawbridge Elementary a good school?

Yes! Strawbridge Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 46^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Strawbridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Strawbridge Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Strawbridge Elementary?

Students at Strawbridge Elementary are 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Strawbridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Strawbridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Corporate Landing Middle

What district is Strawbridge Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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