Corporate Landing Elementary

Corporate Landing Elementary is a PK-5 school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 415 students as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, a district ranked 29th out of 131 in Virginia. In the 2025–2026 school year, Corporate Landing ranked 536th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (52nd percentile, 3 stars), a notable drop from the prior year’s 329th ranking (70th percentile, 4 stars). This puts it in the middle of the pack locally—well below top performers like Strawbridge Elementary, Princess Anne Elementary, Three Oaks Elementary, and Red Mill Elementary, but ahead of Brookwood Elementary, Birdneck Elementary, and Seatack Elementary. One striking pattern is that African American students ranked in the 83rd percentile and low-income students in the 75th percentile, while White students fell to the 18th percentile—a sharp decline from 53rd the year before. Military-connected students, once a top strength (90th percentile in 2024–25), dropped to the 40th percentile in the most recent year.

Corporate Landing stands out for its strong investment in students: it spent $19,029 per student in 2023–2024, the second-highest amount among nearby schools, and has a low 12.3 student-teacher ratio. Compare that with Red Mill Elementary (18.1 ratio, $14,641 per student) or Christopher Farms Elementary (15.9 ratio). Despite these resources, the school’s overall scores are mixed—it generally falls below the district average in math and reading but beats the state average in 3rd grade reading and math, and it outperforms both the district and state in 5th grade science. Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from 16.0% in 2021–22 to 9.2% in 2024–25, which is better than the district (10.1%) and state (14.8%) averages.

For parents, it helps to look at Corporate Landing in context. The school serves a population where 71.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—far higher than the affluent schools nearby (ranging from 11% to 21% at Princess Anne, Strawbridge, Three Oaks, and Red Mill). Compared to schools with similar poverty levels, Corporate Landing performs well: it outranks W.T. Cooke Elementary in several subjects, and it significantly outperforms Birdneck and Seatack. The recent academic declines and the drop in White and military-connected student performance are worth monitoring, but Corporate Landing’s high per-pupil spending, small class sizes, and improving attendance make it a solid mid-tier choice—especially for families who value a diverse, well-resourced school community.