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Kempsville Meadows Elementary

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Kempsville Meadows Elementary ranks 694 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

694^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Kempsville Meadows Elementary is a PK–5 school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 438 students within Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The school currently ranks in the 38th percentile of Virginia elementary schools with a 2-star rating, a notable decline from its 70th percentile ranking in 2021-2022 and 72nd percentile in 2018-2019, with the steepest drop occurring between 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. About 43.8% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, a moderate poverty rate compared with surrounding schools. However, the school benefits from low chronic absenteeism at just 8.2% — below the district's 10.1% and the state's 14.8% — and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.7.

Academically, math is the clearest weakness. Only 57.9% of 3rd graders are proficient in math, compared with 79.2% districtwide and 74% statewide, and 4th and 5th grade math also trail district averages. Science is another gap, with 60% of 5th graders passing versus 71.8% districtwide. Reading results are mixed: 3rd and 4th grade reading lag slightly behind state averages, but 5th grade reading (76.7%) and VA Studies (78%) both exceed state averages. Spending is essentially average at about $16,320 per student, so the academic challenges do not appear to stem from a lack of resources.

There are bright spots worth building on. Hispanic students at Kempsville Meadows perform in the 89th percentile statewide — a clear strength — and upper-elementary reading and social studies are competitive. Yet compared with nearby schools serving similar student populations, the school lags: Providence Elementary ranks in the 68th percentile, Indian Lakes Elementary in the 54th, Fairfield Elementary in the 51st, and Kempsville Elementary in the 49th. With average funding, strong attendance, and smaller class sizes than most peers, the school has solid foundations to build on for future improvement.

438

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,320

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

736 Edwin Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-6410

(757) 648-2760

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Kempsville Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Larkspur Middle
High:	Kempsville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

African American:

30.8%

Two or more races:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 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 school69%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

694^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	43.7	694 of 1111	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	665 of 1110	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	662 of 1114	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	431 of 1114	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	335 of 1109	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	490 of 1103	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	307 of 1105	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	505 of 1097	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	546 of 1099	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	410 of 1096	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	510 of 1100	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.0	445 of 1110	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	411 of 1120	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.8	540 of 1117	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.2	671 of 1117	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	688 of 1113	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	806 of 1082	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.0	637 of 1081	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.7	475 of 1083	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.5	546 of 1071	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.6	621 of 1062	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	466 of 591	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	477 of 579	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	393 of 588	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	200 of 579	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	663 of 1100	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	713 of 1096	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	645 of 1098	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.3	360 of 1100	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	68 of 619	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	227 of 564	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	716 of 1040	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	676 of 1046	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	590 of 1036	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	706 of 1099	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	612 of 1093	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	696 of 1101	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	509 of 1093	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	159 of 206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	160 of 192	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	162 of 195	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	162 of 182	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	193 of 271	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	174 of 245	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	491 of 974	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	530 of 973	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	651 of 979	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	326 of 984	66.9%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+51 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2026)23rd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies78%+4 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

Mathematics66%-7 vs state

Science60%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

With a collection of friendly and very qualified teachers along with fantastic administration, security and clinic support, Kempsville Meadows has been a very positive and safe learning environment for my 3 boys. This is an excellent school. The staff is friendly and quick to answer any questions. Close Quote

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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
Kempsville Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Edwin Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2760	438	37	11.7	43.8%	165 (37.7%)	135 (30.8%)	54 (12.3%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	70 (16.0%)	43.7	694^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.5%		45.3	665^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.1%	29	57.9	67.7	71.7	60.0	64.9	72.3	76.7	78.0	$16,320	$1,953	$14,367
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4968 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3520	547	36	15.1	40.6%	244 (44.6%)	114 (20.8%)	73 (13.3%)	26 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (15.4%)	69.7	354^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.1%		70.4	349^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.6%	5	83.0	78.0	81.7	75.3	76.6	83.5	74.2	84.6	$15,925	$1,103	$14,822
Kempsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	570 Kempsville Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2720	498	37	13.5	37.6%	258 (51.8%)	76 (15.3%)	76 (15.3%)	21 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	59 (11.8%)	54.4	567^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.0%		67.5	382^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	65.6%	185	81.8	74.2	74.4	58.9	74.4	78.5	73.3	70.1	$15,812	$1,495	$14,317
Indian Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Homestead Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2680	516	39	13.1	39.5%	226 (43.8%)	114 (22.1%)	83 (16.1%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	67 (13.0%)	57.4	514^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.7%		58.5	497^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.2%	17	66.7	65.7	85.9	75.6	70.2	68.1	80.5	82.9	$15,058	$1,345	$13,713
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
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
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%)	55.7	543^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	51.1%		69	366^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.0%	177	77.3	84.3	69.2	62.8	77.3	80.7	73.1	62.8	$15,787	$1,128	$14,659
Point O' View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Parliament Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3440	692	54	12.8	100.7%	119 (17.2%)	270 (39.0%)	204 (29.5%)	21 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (10.5%)	13.6	998^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.2%		18	949^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.5%	49	62.5	53.4	46.8	45.4	56.2	65.4	46.8	43.5	$15,659	$2,251	$13,408
Windsor Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Van Buren Dr	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4120	497	37	13.3	76.7%	157 (31.6%)	146 (29.4%)	99 (19.9%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (13.3%)	55.8	542^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	51.2%		49.3	607^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.3%	65	79.0	73.3	71.6	69.5	67.1	78.9	78.1	71.3	$16,707	$1,573	$15,134
Thalia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Thalia Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3880	590	45	13.2	77.6%	191 (32.4%)	218 (36.9%)	86 (14.6%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.5%)	47.8	637^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.7%		50.8	590^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.8%	47	68.9	64.6	84.8	69.6	58.7	68.8	75.0	78.9	$16,626	$1,982	$14,644

Frequently Asked Questions about Kempsville Meadows Elementary

What district is Kempsville Meadows Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Kempsville Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kempsville Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Larkspur Middle
High : Kempsville High

How many students attend Kempsville Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Kempsville Meadows Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kempsville Meadows Elementary?

Students at Kempsville Meadows Elementary are 38% White, 31% African American, 16% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Kempsville Meadows Elementary a good school?

Kempsville Meadows Elementary ranks 694^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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