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Landstown Elementary

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Landstown Elementary ranks 753 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Landstown Elementary is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving 624 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. It 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.

While Landstown Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 164th out of 1,099 Virginia elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 753rd out of 1,110 in 2024-2025, its performance varies across different student groups. The school's rankings for male students, Asian students, African American students, and white students are all in the bottom 30% of Virginia elementary schools, and its military-connected students are in the bottom 10%. Additionally, Landstown Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.6% in 2020-2021 to 19.3% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, such as Parkway Elementary, Green Run Elementary, and Glenwood Elementary, Landstown Elementary's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. However, the school does outperform some other nearby schools, such as Rosemont Elementary, in certain academic areas.

632

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,170

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2212 Recreation Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23456

(757) 648-2880

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Landstown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Landstown Middle
High:	Landstown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.6%

African American:

22.3%

Hispanic:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (64% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

753^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 53Elementary Schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools

25^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	753 of 1110	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	764 of 1114	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	512 of 1114	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	306 of 1109	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	245 of 1103	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	353 of 1105	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	271 of 1097	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	164 of 1099	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	192 of 1096	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	174 of 1100	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	62.3	408 of 1110	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.5	567 of 1120	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	529 of 1117	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.0	368 of 1117	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.9	624 of 1113	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.6	453 of 1082	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.2	188 of 1081	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	149 of 1083	86.2%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	88 of 1071	91.8%	★★★★★
2005	72.3	238 of 1062	77.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	474 of 579	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	390 of 588	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	254 of 579	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	188 of 249	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	209 of 238	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	149 of 230	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	767 of 1096	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	754 of 1098	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	555 of 1100	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	315 of 606	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	227 of 580	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	235 of 564	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	690 of 1046	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	709 of 1036	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	772 of 1093	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	779 of 1101	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.2	485 of 1093	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	183 of 192	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	193 of 195	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	161 of 182	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	216 of 271	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	193 of 247	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.1	110 of 245	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	792 of 973	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	877 of 979	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	699 of 984	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2025)5th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science67%~ state avg

English Reading66%-4 vs state

Mathematics64%-8 vs state

VA Studies51%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Landstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2212 Recreation Dr	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2880	632	49	12.8	41.5%	206 (32.6%)	141 (22.3%)	111 (17.6%)	80 (12.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (13.8%)	36.2	753^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	32.2%		36.9	764^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.4%	11	72.4	65.2	55.1	67.0	65.8	62.5	69.5	50.9	$15,170	$1,091	$14,079
New Castle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4136 Dam Neck Road	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3080	728	40	18.3	23.1%	337 (46.3%)	79 (10.9%)	101 (13.9%)	111 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	96 (13.2%)	85.9	105^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.5%		87.6	74^th of 1114 public elementary schools	93.4%	31	98.3	93.6	92.4	78.5	92.2	95.4	83.3	81.0	$13,434	$1,016	$12,418
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3961 Salem Lakes Blvd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3680	541	33	16.2	33.8%	157 (29.0%)	112 (20.7%)	76 (14.0%)	130 (24.0%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (10.7%)	79	229^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.4%		80.8	204^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.7%	25	82.1	86.2	84.0	76.6	85.9	92.9	84.0	78.3	$13,986	$738	$13,249
Rosemont Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1716 Grey Friars Chase	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3640	497	32	15.6	30.4%	202 (40.6%)	74 (14.9%)	81 (16.3%)	58 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	77 (15.5%)	76.3	272^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	75.5%		77.5	249^th of 1114 public elementary schools	77.6%	23	87.1	76.9	89.1	73.9	79.4	83.3	85.9	81.1	$15,072	$962	$14,110
Rosemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1257 Rosemont Rd	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3600	387	36	10.6	76.5%	80 (20.7%)	151 (39.0%)	66 (17.1%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.0%)	46.6	648^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.6%		52.6	582^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	47.8%	66	63.8	76.1	67.4	58.7	62.1	85.1	84.4	29.6	$19,897	$2,362	$17,535
Green Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Green Garden Circle	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2560	350	30	11.5	100.9%	74 (21.1%)	151 (43.1%)	52 (14.9%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (14.0%)	35.6	761^st of 1110 public elementary schools	31.4%		54.2	568^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.0%	193	64.3	75.0	55.1	55.1	60.0	75.0	57.1	64.6	$20,505	$2,828	$17,677
Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4180 O'Hare Dr	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3280	465	40	11.5	85.2%	77 (16.6%)	225 (48.4%)	66 (14.2%)	31 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (13.8%)	34.4	781^st of 1110 public elementary schools	29.6%		30.3	841^st of 1114 public elementary schools	24.5%	60	55.3	65.1	68.8	65.6	54.1	69.8	67.2	65.6	$18,913	$2,986	$15,927
Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2213 Round Hill Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2520	896	60	14.8	45.3%	330 (36.8%)	179 (20.0%)	137 (15.3%)	116 (12.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	127 (14.2%)	81.3	191^st of 1110 public elementary schools	82.8%		76.8	259^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.8%	68	80.4	92.8	86.4	82.5	79.1	90.4	83.1	87.8	$14,349	$1,019	$13,330
Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3340 Holland Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2640	435	37	11.6	100.9%	102 (23.4%)	172 (39.5%)	76 (17.5%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (14.3%)	42	697^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.2%		57.1	524^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.0%	173	79.7	64.8	75.0	63.2	67.2	64.3	65.7	54.8	$18,577	$3,091	$15,486
White Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	960 Windsor Oaks Blvd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4040	653	51	12.7	54.5%	207 (31.7%)	172 (26.3%)	140 (21.4%)	34 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	93 (14.2%)	56.2	531^st of 1110 public elementary schools	52.2%		54	571^st of 1114 public elementary schools	48.7%	40	71.4	72.9	92.3	75.6	63.7	65.4	75.0	80.0	$15,437	$1,428	$14,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Landstown Elementary

How many students attend Landstown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Landstown Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Landstown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Landstown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Landstown Middle
High : Landstown High

What is the racial makeup of Landstown Elementary?

Students at Landstown Elementary are 33% White, 22% African American, 18% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 13% Asian.

What district is Landstown Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Is Landstown Elementary a good school?

Landstown Elementary ranks 753^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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