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Landstown Elementary

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Landstown Elementary ranks 665 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

665^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Landstown Elementary is a PK-5 school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 632 students as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, a district rated 4 stars and ranked 29th of 131 in the state. The school itself currently ranks in the 40th percentile of Virginia elementary schools, a significant drop from its 85th-percentile ranking in 2016-17, when it earned 4 stars. About 41.5% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, chronic absenteeism is a relatively low 7.5%, and the school spends $15,170 per student with a favorable 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio — meaning resources and attendance are not the main obstacles.

Landstown has a clear bright spot in 3rd grade math, where 84.62% of students were proficient in 2025-26, above the district (79.24%) and state (74.04%) averages. However, that strength fades by upper grades: 4th grade math drops to 71.67% and 5th grade math falls to 63.04%, the lowest among 11 nearby schools and roughly 17 points below the local average. Fifth grade reading (62.64%), science (60.44%), and VA Studies (64.77%) are also near the bottom of the local group. This pattern has persisted for several years, suggesting students are not sustaining early math gains as they advance.

Compared to nearby schools, Landstown sits in the lower-middle of its cluster. Within two miles, New Castle Elementary (96th percentile), Salem Elementary (89th), Glenwood Elementary (80th), and Christopher Farms Elementary (72nd) all outperform it. The contrast with Glenwood is especially telling: Glenwood has a similar poverty rate (45.3% vs. 41.5%), spends less per student, yet posts far higher scores — 91.73% proficiency in 5th grade math versus Landstown's 63.04%. One urgent concern is the military-connected subgroup, which ranked in the 7th percentile statewide last year. Low-SES and White students have improved to around the 47th and 44th percentiles, but African American (22nd) and Multiracial (28th) subgroups lag. Landstown has stabilized after a multi-year decline, but the path forward likely requires targeted support in upper grades and for specific student groups.

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 — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Virginia Beach City Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

665^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th 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	45.8	665 of 1111	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.3	459 of 591	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.5	147 of 246	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	43.5	685 of 1100	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	51.4	304 of 619	50.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.7	549 of 1040	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.4	653 of 1099	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	16.1	191 of 206	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.5	219 of 306	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	49.4	548 of 974	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)51st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Asian (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2026)7th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%~ state avg

English Reading71%~ state avg

VA Studies65%-10 vs state

Science60%-8 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
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%)	45.8	665^th of 1111 public elementary schools	40.1%		36.2	753^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	32.2%	88	84.6	71.7	63.0	60.4	71.8	77.5	62.6	64.8	$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%)	90.5	39^th of 1111 public elementary schools	96.5%		85.9	105^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.5%	66	95.6	91.4	94.9	87.2	89.3	90.5	94.0	92.9	$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%)	85.2	122^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	89.0%		79	229^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.4%	107	84.5	89.2	92.2	81.6	83.1	91.6	93.5	89.3	$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%)	74.5	284^th of 1111 public elementary schools	74.4%		76.3	272^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	75.5%	12	76.8	87.1	84.2	72.0	85.2	83.9	85.2	82.5	$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%)	57.3	517^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.5%		46.6	648^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.6%	131	60.0	68.0	79.7	81.4	70.9	72.0	89.8	74.1	$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%)	34.1	801^st of 1111 public elementary schools	27.9%		35.6	761^st of 1110 public elementary schools	31.4%	40	58.3	66.0	71.7	64.2	56.3	58.5	64.8	78.0	$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	804^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.6%		34.4	781^st of 1110 public elementary schools	29.6%	23	62.5	56.0	68.3	65.1	62.5	64.3	73.0	69.4	$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%)	78.9	218^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.3	191^st of 1110 public elementary schools	82.8%	27	80.9	81.8	91.7	84.2	74.7	84.2	90.2	90.6	$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%)	41.8	712^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.9%		42	697^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.2%	15	80.7	77.8	63.2	52.9	68.4	82.5	62.3	53.1	$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%)	46.3	654^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.1%		56.2	531^st of 1110 public elementary schools	52.2%	123	70.9	63.5	76.3	66.0	59.2	70.8	78.4	75.6	$15,437	$1,428	$14,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Landstown Elementary

Is Landstown Elementary a good school?

Landstown Elementary ranks 665^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Landstown Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Landstown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Landstown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Landstown Middle
High : Landstown High

How many students attend Landstown Elementary?

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

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.

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