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College Park Elementary

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College Park Elementary ranks 598 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

College Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving 479 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, which is ranked 25th out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While College Park Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 513 out of 1,105 Virginia elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 598 out of 1,110 in 2024-2025, the school performs relatively well compared to other Virginia elementary schools in terms of its African American and Hispanic student groups, ranking in the top 40% and top 30% respectively in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance for Multi-racial students and Low Socioeconomic Status students is in the bottom 20% and bottom 30% of Virginia elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, College Park Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.7% in 2023-2024 to 19.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

In general, College Park Elementary's test scores in Mathematics, English Reading, and Science are below the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district average and the statewide average, with some exceptions in 3rd and 5th-grade Mathematics. The school's performance in VA Studies is particularly low, with only 43.66% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the district average of 74.09% and the state average of 70.04%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Tallwood Elementary and Fairfield Elementary, College Park Elementary's performance is generally lower, but it outperforms some schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools district, such as Thurgood Marshall Elementary and Sparrow Road Intermediate, in certain subject areas.

496

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,204

Per pupil spending ?

100.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 Bennington Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23464-3764

(757) 648-2280

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend College Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brandon Middle
High:	Tallwood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.0%

Hispanic:

12.5%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!VA Studies scores 26 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

598^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	49.8	598 of 1110	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	624 of 1114	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	812 of 1114	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	691 of 1109	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	748 of 1103	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	513 of 1105	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	549 of 1097	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.1	544 of 1099	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.0	705 of 1096	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	6.1	1075 of 1100	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	1091 of 1110	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	1060 of 1120	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	987 of 1117	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.5	910 of 1117	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	984 of 1113	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.4	987 of 1082	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	968 of 1081	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	747 of 1083	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.0	670 of 1071	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.5	775 of 1062	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	184 of 579	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	222 of 588	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	372 of 579	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	619 of 1096	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	602 of 1098	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	785 of 1100	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	186 of 606	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	324 of 1046	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	397 of 1036	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	577 of 1093	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	632 of 1101	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	833 of 1093	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	192 of 247	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+3 vs state

English Reading73%~ state avg

Science65%-4 vs state

VA Studies44%-26 vs state

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Schools Near College Park Elementary

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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
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Bennington Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2280	496	38	12.9	100.4%	47 (9.5%)	342 (69.0%)	62 (12.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	49.8	598^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.1%		49.6	624^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.0%	26	79.2	64.7	83.1	65.3	75.0	76.1	67.6	43.7	$18,204	$2,677	$15,526
Woodstock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6016 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4200	689	46	15.1	68.4%	287 (41.7%)	202 (29.3%)	89 (12.9%)	37 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.7%)	66.7	395^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.4%		43.7	685^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.5%	290	79.2	86.3	76.2	69.3	78.1	81.2	75.3	71.9	$14,308	$1,084	$13,224
Sparrow Road Intermediate	Public	4-5	1605 Sparrow Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7050	413	29	14.3	72.9%	113 (27.4%)	207 (50.1%)	47 (11.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	30.1	825^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.7%		28.1	864^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.4%	39		72.6	62.6	50.5		71.4	56.9	49.7	$11,799	$1,722	$10,077
Greenbrier Intermediate	Public	3-5	1701 River Birch Run N	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7080	657	37	17.6	72.5%	204 (31.1%)	231 (35.2%)	76 (11.6%)	59 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (12.8%)	60.8	468^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.8%		65.9	412^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.0%	56	77.5	76.4	79.8	71.4	65.0	71.7	77.2	85.0	$10,292	$1,393	$8,899
Norfolk Highlands Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	1115 Myrtle Ave	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7092	294	23	12.8	73.5%	131 (44.6%)	89 (30.3%)	41 (13.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)								(n/a)	84.6				69.2				$16,155	$2,045	$14,109
Georgetown Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	436 Providence Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7060	804	54	14.8	72.6%	188 (23.4%)	382 (47.5%)	136 (16.9%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (9.3%)								(n/a)	62.4				58.3				$10,504	$1,562	$8,942
Tallwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2025 Kempsville Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3840	601	41	14.8	43.9%	199 (33.1%)	156 (26.0%)	97 (16.1%)	57 (9.5%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	81 (13.5%)	74.9	291^st of 1110 public elementary schools	73.8%		78.6	235^th of 1114 public elementary schools	78.9%	56	78.4	78.7	82.8	73.6	81.8	86.2	89.5	82.1	$15,277	$989	$14,288
Fairfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5428 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2480	478	30	15.7	39.3%	218 (45.6%)	85 (17.8%)	80 (16.7%)	38 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.3%)	69	366^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.9	490^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.0%	124	80.9	81.7	83.7	67.4	82.0	81.7	78.8	71.4	$15,787	$1,128	$14,659
Arrowhead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5549 Susquehanna Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2040	500	37	13.4	68.4%	223 (44.6%)	133 (26.6%)	79 (15.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	60.3	473^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	57.4%		57.6	516^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.7%	43	75.7	76.5	75.0	70.0	71.4	75.3	75.6	77.3	$15,171	$1,749	$13,422
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Border Road	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7515	395	32	12.2	74.9%	26 (6.6%)	313 (79.2%)	29 (7.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	20.1	927^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.5%		37.5	754^th of 1114 public elementary schools	32.3%	173	65.2	67.4	59.1	34.1	47.0	56.3	60.5	45.2	$14,573	$2,844	$11,730

Frequently Asked Questions about College Park Elementary

How many students attend College Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended College Park Elementary.

Is College Park Elementary a good school?

College Park Elementary ranks 598^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of College Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend College Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brandon Middle
High : Tallwood High

What is the racial makeup of College Park Elementary?

Students at College Park Elementary are 69% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is College Park Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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