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Larkspur Middle

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Larkspur Middle ranks 263 rd of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Larkspur Middle is a large public school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 1,488 students in grades 6–8 as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools — a district ranked 29th in the state. Larkspur itself currently ranks in the 37th percentile of Virginia middle schools, a steady decline from the 63rd percentile five years ago. The school serves a high-need population, with roughly 76% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch — a rate far above most nearby schools like Salem Middle (36%) or Landstown Middle (39%).

Academically, Larkspur is something of a "two-speed" school. Grade-level proficiency in reading, math, and science generally falls 15–20 points behind top nearby schools and below district averages — for example, 7th-grade reading sits at 66.5% compared to 83.6% at Salem Middle, and 8th-grade civics is 72.2% versus 88.4% at Plaza Middle. However, students in accelerated coursework perform exceptionally well: 100% of 7th graders passed Algebra I, 97.5% of 8th graders passed Algebra I, and 96.6% passed Earth Science. This suggests advanced learners thrive while grade-level students may need additional support.

Encouragingly, chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 29.3% two years ago to 15.4% now, though it still exceeds district and state averages. English Learners rank in the 71st percentile statewide — a genuine bright spot. A significant concern is military-connected students, who rank in the 11th percentile, especially important given Virginia Beach's large military community. Parents should also note that Larkspur has a higher student–teacher ratio (17.1) and lower per-student spending ($13,929) than Bayside Middle, which serves even higher poverty and receives more resources per student. Finally, Greenbrier Middle in Chesapeake has similar poverty levels (74%) but ranks in the 78th percentile statewide — proof that high need does not predetermine lower outcomes.

1,488

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,929

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4696 Princess Anne Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

(757) 648-4800

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Larkspur Middle usually attend:

High:

Kempsville High

Feeder schools for Larkspur Middle:

Elementary:	Arrowhead Elementary
	Green Run Elementary
	Kempsville Meadows Elementary
	Parkway Elementary
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	Point O' View Elementary
	Rosemont Elementary
	White Oaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.6%

White:

28.7%

Hispanic:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg78%

Virginia avg70%

263^rd of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Middle 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	45.1	263 of 416	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	250 of 419	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	226 of 417	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	200 of 422	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	189 of 415	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	154 of 419	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	261 of 424	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	290 of 413	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	249 of 415	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.8	213 of 409	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.7	220 of 412	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.1	253 of 416	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.4	303 of 416	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	310 of 413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.3	302 of 413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.3	155 of 408	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.6	160 of 390	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	135 of 391	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	131 of 387	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	150 of 383	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.0	199 of 340	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	175 of 297	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	186 of 297	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	152 of 299	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	130 of 298	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	120 of 137	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	61.6	58 of 136	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	91 of 128	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	51 of 132	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	132 of 292	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	139 of 281	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	164 of 278	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	39 of 134	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	40.6	71 of 135	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	44 of 122	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	252 of 409	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	245 of 403	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	218 of 407	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	213 of 411	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	150 of 283	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	158 of 279	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	142 of 272	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	105 of 275	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	207 of 401	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	186 of 403	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	161 of 402	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	260 of 410	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	245 of 404	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	222 of 407	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	169 of 409	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	109 of 130	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	92 of 123	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	80 of 114	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	153 of 249	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	159 of 244	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	132 of 237	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	130 of 231	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	181 of 400	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	173 of 400	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	115 of 396	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	154 of 402	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2026)55th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2026)11th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I98%+3 vs state

Earth Science97%+6 vs state

Geometry95%-3 vs state

Civics and Economics72%~ state avg

English Reading72%~ state avg

Science55%-10 vs state

Mathematics51%-4 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Maybe it's only me but every year I've had teacher who don't actually teach and spent the whole class yelling to make children shut up causing low grades and horrible results on tests if you are a parent go a head and send your kids here and play russian roulette with who teaches your kid of course you can change the class but the moment your child gets a bad teacher they will have that whole year be messed up I've been here for three years this is my last year and I'm glad to because I can finally leave this place Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 30, 2018

I believe larkspur middle school system hires only desperate staff that need work because no one that is properly educated will work there, especially assistant principal roles! its quite obvious the assistant principals have no education or clue when dealing with pre teens and pressures these kids experience on a daily basis of being bullied! If a child defends himself from a bully the victim child also gets suspended! oh if the victim child walks away, they dont get punished by assistant principals, but will have to deal with peers laughing and taunting them throughout the school year, which is worse than suspension...not to mention causing the victim students to fail their school grade. The principal staff seem to praise the bullying behavior to continue instead of correcting and resolving bullying, causing mental torture to innocent victims defending themself. Do you agree? viewers of this comment like if you agree Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 6th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Larkspur Middle	Public	6-8	4696 Princess Anne Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4800	1,488	87	17.1	76.3%	427 (28.7%)	529 (35.6%)	290 (19.5%)	55 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	180 (12.1%)	45.1	263^rd of 416 public middle schools	36.8%		44.6	250^th of 419 public middle schools	40.3%	13	94.6	100.0	97.5				59.8	40.2	48.4		54.6	96.6				74.9	66.5	73.2		72.2		$13,929	$1,339	$12,590
Kempsville Middle	Public	6-8	860 Churchill Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4700	727	48	15.2	42.5%	348 (47.9%)	154 (21.2%)	81 (11.1%)	41 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	90 (12.4%)	56.2	193^rd of 416 public middle schools	53.6%		63.5	155^th of 419 public middle schools	63.0%	38	100.0	100.0	97.4				68.4	36.3	43.6		53.5	96.2				77.2	77.6	76.3		79.3		$15,157	$929	$14,227
Salem Middle	Public	6-8	2380 Lynnhaven Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5000	1,072	61	17.6	36.1%	380 (35.4%)	228 (21.3%)	152 (14.2%)	160 (14.9%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	139 (13.0%)	74.2	84^th of 416 public middle schools	79.8%		74.8	87^th of 419 public middle schools	79.2%	3	97.5	100.0	100.0				73.3	345.0	58.5		65.4	97.5				84.3	83.6	83.1		88.0		$13,081	$996	$12,086
Brandon Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Pope St	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4450	1,053	69	15.3	67.4%	368 (34.9%)	329 (31.2%)	132 (12.5%)	77 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	136 (12.9%)	53	217^th of 416 public middle schools	47.8%		55.9	197^th of 419 public middle schools	53.0%	20	95.9	100.0	93.3				58.9	17.3	50.3		51.1	96.7				77.0	77.8	78.9		76.8		$14,006	$890	$13,115
Landstown Middle	Public	6-8	2204 Recreation Dr	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4750	1,272	75	17.0	39.3%	492 (38.7%)	315 (24.8%)	176 (13.8%)	137 (10.8%)	4 (0.3%)	12 (0.9%)	136 (10.7%)	64.3	143^rd of 416 public middle schools	65.6%		68.7	122^nd of 419 public middle schools	70.9%	21	100.0	100.0	96.3				73.6	40.1	42.6		61.9	97.1				80.0	83.6	82.6		78.6		$13,304	$941	$12,363
Plaza Middle	Public	6-8	3080 S Lynnhaven Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4900	1,033	67	15.5	44.6%	474 (45.9%)	244 (23.6%)	137 (13.3%)	54 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (11.6%)	69.2	108^th of 416 public middle schools	74.0%		70.2	116^th of 419 public middle schools	72.3%	8	100.0	100.0	100.0				71.2	30.6	43.7		50.9	98.0				83.9	81.4	87.8		88.4		$14,077	$828	$13,249
Bayside Middle	Public	6-8	965 Newtown Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-4400	628	61	10.2	96.3%	100 (15.9%)	340 (54.1%)	106 (16.9%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (10.4%)	38.5	290^th of 416 public middle schools	30.3%		42.3	265^th of 419 public middle schools	36.8%	25	100.0	100.0	100.0				54.1	46.3	58.2		54.3	98.1				61.1	62.7	69.8		73.4		$16,229	$1,936	$14,293
Old Donation School	Public, Magnet	3-8	4633 Honeygrove Road	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 648-3240	1,377	86	15.9	14.3%	761 (55.3%)	72 (5.2%)	95 (6.9%)	285 (20.7%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	150 (10.9%)	84.8	20^th of 416 public middle schools	95.2%		85.7	18^th of 419 public middle schools	95.7%	2	100.0	99.3	483.0	100.0	100.0	100.0				100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	$12,549	$657	$11,892
Independence Middle	Public	6-8	1370 Dunstan Ln	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4600	1,193	76	15.6	47.3%	534 (44.8%)	311 (26.1%)	168 (14.1%)	45 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	130 (10.9%)	57.1	187^th of 416 public middle schools	55.0%		58.6	186^th of 419 public middle schools	55.6%	1	93.0	100.0	96.4				64.2	38.1	36.8		54.3	98.8				79.7	78.5	80.7		81.0		$13,654	$999	$12,654
Indian River Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Old Greenbrier Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7030	743	70	10.5	72.1%	177 (23.8%)	388 (52.2%)	87 (11.7%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (10.6%)	28	333^rd of 416 public middle schools	20.0%		26.8	341^st of 419 public middle schools	18.6%	8	100.0	90.9	96.6				37.2	37.7	40.6		53.4	≥ 50%				68.6	63.4	69.5	47.1			$11,059	$445	$10,615

Frequently Asked Questions about Larkspur Middle

How many students attend Larkspur Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,488 students attended Larkspur Middle.

Is Larkspur Middle a good school?

Larkspur Middle ranks 263^rd of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Larkspur Middle in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Larkspur Middle attend?

Students who attend Larkspur Middle usually go on to attend Kempsville High

What is the racial makeup of Larkspur Middle?

Students at Larkspur Middle are 36% African American, 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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