Summary
North Landing Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 463 students and part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, which ranks 29th out of 131 districts in Virginia. The school has earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger in every year shown and currently ranks in the 91st-92nd percentile statewide, surrounded by a cluster of other strong elementary schools. Its most distinctive feature, though, is its trajectory: it was ranked as high as #5 in Virginia in 2018-2019 and 2021-2022, then fell to #96, #102, and #91 in the most recent three years. That's still a top-9% school, but a step back from its own elite past — and it has shown the ability to rebound from such dips before.
Academically, North Landing's strengths are reading and math, especially in the early grades. In 2025-2026, 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 93.4%, the highest among nearby elementary schools, and 4th-grade reading was 95.0%, second only to Strawbridge Elementary. Math proficiency ranged from 89.6% to 93.9% across grades 3–5, well above district and state averages. The school also gets standout results for specific groups: low-income students rank in the 92nd percentile statewide, and male students in the 94th — an unusual bright spot, since boys often struggle more with reading. Disabled students also ranked in the 96th percentile in the most recent year available.
Chronic absenteeism is low at 6.8%, though a few neighbors — New Castle Elementary at 2.9% and Strawbridge at 4.5% — do even better, and the school's rate ticked up from 4.8% the prior year. Its relative weak spots are 5th-grade science (78.8% proficiency) and Virginia Studies (83.3%), both below several nearby peers like Princess Anne Elementary, New Castle, and Three Oaks Elementary. North Landing also spends more per student ($15,768) than most comparable schools. For families weighing options, it is comparable to Strawbridge, New Castle, Three Oaks, and Princess Anne — a dependable, well-resourced school with particularly strong early literacy and an admirable record with underserved students.
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