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Pembroke Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

904^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Pembroke Elementary is a PK-5 elementary school in Virginia Beach City Public Schools serving 529 students in the Virginia Beach area. The school serves a high-need population — about 80% of students are economically disadvantaged — and has experienced a dramatic and steady decline in its state ranking over the past six years. Pembroke fell from the 80th percentile (4 stars) in 2018-19 to the 19th percentile (1 star) in 2025-26, with the most recent single-year drop from 38th to 19th percentile being especially sharp.

On 2025-26 Virginia SOL tests, Pembroke scored below both the district and state in every reported subject and grade. The gaps are substantial: 5th-grade math proficiency was 49.3% compared to 77.9% district and 72.4% state, and 4th-grade reading was 60.3% versus 80.5% district and 73.7% state. Even the strongest subject, 3rd-grade math at 70.3%, trailed the district by nearly 9 points. What makes this particularly frustrating is that the school spends more per student ($19,129) than any nearby elementary school, including high-performing Kingston Elementary ($14,466) and Thoroughgood Elementary ($12,759), and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 10.7 — yet those resources have not translated into better outcomes.

The decline is not limited to any single group of students. Effectiveness ratings for economically disadvantaged students fell from the 61st percentile in 2023-24 to the 15th percentile in 2025-26, with similar drops for other student groups. Nearby schools serving similar populations offer a notable contrast: Pembroke Meadows Elementary, just 0.73 miles away with a similar poverty rate (68.7%), ranks in the 74th percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism, a key challenge, has improved from 21.5% in 2022-23 to 14.1% in 2024-25 — below the state average but still above the district's 10.1%. There is a bright spot: in 2024-25, Pembroke's 5th-grade math, reading, and VA Studies scores all exceeded state averages, suggesting that year-to-year volatility — not uniformly weak performance — is part of the picture.

529

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,129

Per pupil spending ?

80.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4622 Jericho Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2225

(757) 648-3320

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Pembroke Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Independence Middle
High:	Bayside High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

African American:

22.5%

Hispanic:

20.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (59% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

904^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 52 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	24.1	904 of 1111	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.5	692 of 1110	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	549 of 1114	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	486 of 1114	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	467 of 1109	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	334 of 1103	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	223 of 1105	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	454 of 1097	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	369 of 1099	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.1	323 of 1096	70.5%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	328 of 1100	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	70.4	290 of 1110	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	69.3	317 of 1120	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	61.2	421 of 1117	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	496 of 1117	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.6	169 of 1113	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	272 of 1082	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.6	278 of 1081	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	72.6	225 of 1083	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.9	369 of 1071	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.8	302 of 1062	71.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	63.6	215 of 588	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	216 of 579	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	40.2	243 of 324	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	882 of 1100	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.2	696 of 1096	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	470 of 1098	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	550 of 1100	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	290 of 619	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	376 of 606	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	233 of 580	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	879 of 1040	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.8	471 of 1046	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	402 of 1036	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	900 of 1099	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	701 of 1093	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	607 of 1101	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	430 of 1093	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	142 of 206	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	130 of 182	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	43.7	154 of 245	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	856 of 974	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	732 of 973	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.3	400 of 979	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	416 of 984	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)63rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)37th percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2026)31st percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2023)25th percentile-31 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading64%-7 vs state

VA Studies59%-16 vs state

Mathematics57%-16 vs state

Science53%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Pembroke is an excellent school that definitely has school pride. Our teachers love our students and our students love the teachers! Everyone pitches in to help the students learn.

My only regret? That all of my children did not get to go to PES. 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
Pembroke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4622 Jericho Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3320	529	49	10.7	80.2%	215 (40.6%)	119 (22.5%)	109 (20.6%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.7%)	24.1	904^th of 1111 public elementary schools	18.6%		42.5	692^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	37.7%	212	70.3	53.4	49.3	52.9	65.2	60.3	66.2	58.8	$19,129	$1,421	$17,707
Pembroke Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Cathedral Dr	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3360	485	35	13.9	68.7%	222 (45.8%)	111 (22.9%)	74 (15.3%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (12.6%)	74.3	286^th of 1111 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.5	279^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.9%	7	75.3	83.1	85.7	81.8	73.2	84.5	84.4	89.6	$15,016	$1,153	$13,863
Luxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4808 Haygood Rd	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2960	476	39	12.1	78.2%	197 (41.4%)	129 (27.1%)	55 (11.6%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (12.2%)	45.3	673^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	39.4%		47.9	628^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.4%	45	63.3	80.3	69.2	58.5	65.4	84.6	67.7	68.4	$16,782	$2,060	$14,722
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
Diamond Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	5225 Learning Circle	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-4240	467	47	10.0	100.6%	35 (7.5%)	289 (61.9%)	87 (18.6%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.6%)								(n/a)									$18,288	$2,365	$15,923
Newtown Elementary	Public	2-3	5277 Learning Circle	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3120	409	39	10.4	96.8%	36 (8.8%)	267 (65.3%)	63 (15.4%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)								(n/a)	62.9				58.3				$17,981	$2,325	$15,656
Williams Elementary	Public	4-5	892 Newtown Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-4080	443	35	12.5	85.6%	30 (6.8%)	291 (65.7%)	73 (16.5%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (7.7%)	10.6	1024^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.8%		11.8	1010^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.0%	14		38.8	49.4	49.4		59.0	58.5	47.4	$17,305	$2,743	$14,562
Malibu Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3632 Edinburgh Dr	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3040	398	31	12.9	68.1%	212 (53.3%)	74 (18.6%)	63 (15.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.6%)	56.3	535^th of 1111 public elementary schools	51.8%		36.9	748^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.6%	213	80.9	74.6	63.2	68.4	72.3	84.8	80.7	66.1	$16,411	$1,911	$14,500
Thoroughgood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1444 Dunstan Lane	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3920	767	42	18.4	18.4%	543 (70.8%)	40 (5.2%)	66 (8.6%)	42 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.6%)	88.6	63^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	94.3%		86.7	91^st of 1110 public elementary schools	91.8%	28	90.9	91.1	93.6	85.5	84.2	91.9	92.3	93.0	$12,759	$792	$11,967
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pembroke Elementary

What district is Pembroke Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

How many students attend Pembroke Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Pembroke Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pembroke Elementary?

Students at Pembroke Elementary are 41% White, 22% African American, 21% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Pembroke Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pembroke Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Independence Middle
High : Bayside High

Is Pembroke Elementary a good school?

Pembroke Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

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