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Pembroke Meadows Elementary

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Pembroke Meadows Elementary ranks 286 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Pembroke Meadows Elementary is a PK–5 school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving 485 students as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, a district rated 4 stars and ranked 29th out of 131 districts in the state. On Virginia's 2025–2026 school rankings, the school ranks 286th out of 1,111 elementary schools—the 74th percentile with a 4-star rating—placing it solidly in the top quarter of the state even though 68.66% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is especially strong in the upper grades. In 5th grade, math proficiency reached 85.71%, reading 84.42%, science 81.82%, and Virginia Studies 89.61%—all well above district and state averages, with the Virginia Studies result more than 15 percentage points above the state. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.4%, well below the district rate of 10.1% and the state rate of 14.8%—a remarkable figure for a school with this poverty level. Pembroke Meadows also ranks 6th out of 206 Virginia schools for military-connected students (97th percentile) and 82nd percentile for low-income students. A student-teacher ratio of 13.9 means smaller class sizes than many nearby schools.

Among nearby elementary schools, Pembroke Meadows is the third-highest ranked, behind only Thoroughgood Elementary (94th percentile) and Kingston Elementary (94th percentile), both of which serve far more affluent populations. It dramatically outranks similar high-poverty neighbors including Pembroke Elementary (19th percentile), Williams Elementary (8th percentile), and Luxford Elementary (39th percentile)—even while spending less per student than several of them. While 3rd grade scores run slightly below district averages, students show strong growth by 4th and 5th grade, and the school's main opportunities for improvement are in supporting disabled students (45th percentile) and multi-racial students (52nd percentile).

485

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,016

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Cathedral Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23455-6209

(757) 648-3360

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Pembroke Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Independence Middle
High:	Princess Anne High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

African American:

22.9%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (82% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

286^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	74.3	286 of 1111	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	279 of 1110	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	307 of 1114	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	475 of 1114	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	366 of 1109	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.1	237 of 1103	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	376 of 1105	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	242 of 1097	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.1	336 of 1099	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	379 of 1096	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	457 of 1100	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.6	626 of 1110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	467 of 1120	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	567 of 1117	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	661 of 1117	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.2	565 of 1113	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.8	709 of 1082	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.8	245 of 1081	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	66.5	343 of 1083	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	299 of 1071	72.1%	★★★★☆
2005	66.1	328 of 1062	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	159 of 591	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	169 of 579	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	241 of 588	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	287 of 579	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	230 of 420	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	215 of 1100	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	302 of 1096	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	304 of 1098	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	543 of 1100	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	193 of 619	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	167 of 606	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	91 of 580	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	67 of 564	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	188 of 1040	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	216 of 1046	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	253 of 1036	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	372 of 1099	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	281 of 1093	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	335 of 1101	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	402 of 1093	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	6 of 206	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	62.2	72 of 192	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	33 of 195	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	109 of 182	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	147 of 306	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	111 of 271	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	167 of 247	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	203 of 245	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	227 of 974	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	220 of 973	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	112 of 979	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	511 of 984	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2026)97th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile~ school

African American (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2026)45th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies90%+15 vs state

Science82%+13 vs state

Mathematics81%+8 vs state

English Reading80%+9 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pembroke Meadows Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pembroke Meadows Elementary?

Students at Pembroke Meadows Elementary are 46% White, 23% African American, 15% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pembroke Meadows Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Independence Middle
High : Princess Anne High

Is Pembroke Meadows Elementary a good school?

Pembroke Meadows Elementary ranks 286^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pembroke Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Pembroke Meadows Elementary.

What district is Pembroke Meadows Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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