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Linkhorn Park Elementary

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Linkhorn Park Elementary ranks 225 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Linkhorn Park Elementary is a PK–5 school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 514 students as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, and despite 68.5% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school consistently earns 4 out of 5 stars and ranks in the 80th percentile statewide (225th of 1,111 schools). The school's test scores far outpace district and state averages: 5th grade math proficiency reached 92.2% (vs. 77.9% district), and 5th grade reading hit 88.3% (vs. 79.1% district). This is especially notable when compared to neighboring schools with similar poverty levels — Lynnhaven Elementary, Birdneck Elementary, and Brookwood Elementary all post proficiency rates 10–30 points lower in nearly every subject.

Linkhorn Park delivers exceptional results for student groups that often face systemic barriers. Low-income students rank in the 90th percentile statewide, Hispanic students in the 91st percentile, and African American students in the 82nd percentile. The school has also made dramatic progress in attendance: chronic absenteeism fell from 20.0% in 2022–2023 to just 7.9% in 2024–2025, well below the state average of 14.8%. This turnaround coincides with significant academic gains — 3rd grade reading jumped from 62.3% to 84.7% in three years, and the school's overall rank improved from 401st to 225th.

While the school's 5th grade scores rival top-tier nearby schools like Kingston Elementary and Trantwood Elementary — which serve far fewer low-income families — there are areas for growth. Fourth grade math dipped below the district average, and military-connected students rank in the 54th percentile, suggesting targeted support could help. Linkhorn Park spends $15,673 per student with a 13.2 student-teacher ratio, and outperforms schools that spend more, like Seatack Elementary an Achievable Dream Academy ($19,274) and Lynnhaven Elementary ($18,980). With its proven capacity for improvement, Linkhorn Park has the potential to return to the 5-star, 93rd-percentile ranking it achieved in 2017–2018.

514

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,673

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

977 First Colonial Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23454

(757) 648-2920

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Linkhorn Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Virginia Beach Middle
High:	Frank W. Cox High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

African American:

21.0%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (84% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

225^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	78.3	225 of 1111	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	301 of 1110	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	244 of 1114	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	401 of 1114	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	217 of 1109	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	231 of 1103	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	214 of 1105	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	72 of 1097	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	79.7	157 of 1099	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.6	229 of 1096	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	275 of 1100	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	67.0	335 of 1110	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.8	200 of 1120	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	64.6	366 of 1117	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.3	407 of 1117	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.3	321 of 1113	71.2%	★★★★☆
2009	69.7	281 of 1082	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.2	224 of 1081	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	85.5	47 of 1083	95.7%	★★★★★
2006	74.1	209 of 1071	80.5%	★★★★☆
2005	68.9	286 of 1062	73.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	108 of 591	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.8	225 of 579	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	184 of 588	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	271 of 1100	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	369 of 1096	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	254 of 1098	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	456 of 1100	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	54 of 619	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	62.6	229 of 606	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	116 of 580	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	91 of 564	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	108 of 1040	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	166 of 1046	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	200 of 1036	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	235 of 1099	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	241 of 1093	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	254 of 1101	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	352 of 1093	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	94 of 206	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	75 of 192	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	229 of 974	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	62.5	386 of 973	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	148 of 979	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	452 of 984	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2026)54th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies86%+12 vs state

English Reading86%+15 vs state

Mathematics84%+11 vs state

Science77%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Absolutely love all of the teachers and staff at Linkhorn Park!!! With a special needs child it's nice to have such wonderful and caring help. 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
Linkhorn Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	977 First Colonial Rd	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2920	514	39	13.2	68.5%	272 (52.9%)	108 (21.0%)	77 (15.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.1%)	78.3	225^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.7%		73.5	301^st of 1110 public elementary schools	72.9%	76	84.7	75.0	92.2	76.6	84.7	85.5	88.3	86.3	$15,673	$1,206	$14,468
Trantwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2344 Inlynnview Rd	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4000	561	36	15.4	23.2%	380 (67.7%)	46 (8.2%)	59 (10.5%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.3%)	88.5	65^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.1%		88.8	67^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.0%	2	91.1	95.3	89.9	78.9	85.6	94.1	95.5	96.6	$14,796	$1,008	$13,788
Alanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Stephens Rd	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2000	632	43	14.8	67.4%	338 (53.5%)	137 (21.7%)	79 (12.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (10.6%)	81.9	175^th of 1111 public elementary schools	84.2%		82	183^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	83.5%	8	89.2	87.1	87.5	81.3	90.0	82.0	85.6	86.1	$15,255	$1,527	$13,728
W.T. Cooke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Mediterranean Ave	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2320	555	39	14.1	76.6%	301 (54.2%)	38 (6.8%)	153 (27.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (9.0%)	63.5	433^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	61.0%		57.7	508^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.2%	75	81.2	81.6	73.2	65.9	75.0	76.9	79.0	80.8	$14,125	$906	$13,220
John B. Dey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 N Great Neck Road	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2440	744	42	17.8	20.8%	565 (75.9%)	36 (4.8%)	59 (7.9%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (7.7%)	82.8	161^st of 1111 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.1	65^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.1%	96	85.7	88.4	89.5	76.6	84.6	89.7	87.8	88.4	$13,717	$967	$12,750
King's Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	612 N Lynnhaven Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2800	475	34	13.8	83.2%	265 (55.8%)	89 (18.7%)	59 (12.4%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.7%)	64	427^th of 1111 public elementary schools	61.6%		67.7	379^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.9%	48	77.3	84.4	78.7	71.6	74.7	80.5	77.3	71.4	$16,793	$1,392	$15,401
Lynnhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Dillon Dr	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3000	339	31	10.8	100.6%	94 (27.7%)	126 (37.2%)	54 (15.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.4%)	45.3	675^th of 1111 public elementary schools	39.2%		49.9	596^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.3%	79	72.3	61.7	70.0	56.0	78.7	75.0	76.0	66.0	$18,980	$2,314	$16,665
Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3532 Kings Grant Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2840	518	33	15.6	10.8%	404 (78.0%)	14 (2.7%)	34 (6.6%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.2%)	88.2	69^th of 1111 public elementary schools	93.8%		90	51^st of 1110 public elementary schools	95.4%	18	92.5	90.9	91.4	87.3	80.7	97.4	90.1	92.4	$14,466	$1,192	$13,275
Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	912 S Birdneck Road	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3720	393	35	11.1	86.8%	41 (10.4%)	243 (61.8%)	62 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.7%)	18	966^th of 1111 public elementary schools	13.1%		25.1	879^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.8%	87	57.9	66.7	49.3	41.3	57.9	68.3	58.7	47.1	$19,274	$2,366	$16,908
Brookwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 S Lynnhaven Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2160	574	42	13.7	67.9%	232 (40.4%)	117 (20.4%)	110 (19.2%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	90 (15.7%)	44.8	682^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	38.6%		41.5	706^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.4%	24	76.9	82.7	66.7	62.2	63.0	75.0	67.9	64.2	$15,204	$1,238	$13,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Linkhorn Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Linkhorn Park Elementary?

Students at Linkhorn Park Elementary are 53% White, 21% African American, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Linkhorn Park Elementary a good school?

Linkhorn Park Elementary ranks 225^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Linkhorn Park Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

How many students attend Linkhorn Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Linkhorn Park Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Linkhorn Park Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Virginia Beach Middle
High : Frank W. Cox High

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