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Point O' View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

998^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Point O'View Elementary is a PK–5 school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 692 students as one of the larger elementary schools in its area and operating within the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district. The school serves an extremely high-need population, with effectively all students eligible for free or reduced lunch. While the district overall is strong—ranked 29th out of 131 districts in Virginia—Point O'View Elementary itself currently ranks 998th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the bottom 10 percent with a 1-star rating. This continues a longer decline: the school was near the state median in 2016-17 but has spent the last five years in the bottom quartile.

SOL proficiency rates at Point O'View are dramatically below both district and state averages in every subject and grade, with the largest gaps in 5th grade. Fifth-grade math and reading proficiency are both just 46.8%, roughly 31 points below the district and 26 points below the state. Nearby schools paint a different picture. Arrowhead Elementary, just over a mile away and serving a student population with 68% poverty, ranks in the 66th percentile with 5th grade math at 80.25%. Providence Elementary ranks in the 68th percentile, and Fairfield Elementary ranks in the 51st. Even Newtown Elementary, with a poverty rate similar to Point O'View, posts slightly higher 3rd grade reading and math scores, suggesting poverty alone does not fully explain the outcomes.

There is one notable bright spot: chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply from 28.8% in 2021-22 to 11.5% in 2024-25, now below the state rate of 14.8% and better than several nearby high-poverty schools. However, military-connected students at Point O'View rank in the bottom 1% of the state—an alarming finding in a region where military families are a defining demographic—and male students rank in the 6th percentile. With per-pupil spending above $15,000 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 comparable to higher-performing neighbors, the data points to a need for targeted academic intervention rather than additional resources alone.

692

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,808

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

5400 Parliament Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

(757) 648-3440

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Point O' View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Larkspur Middle
High:	Kempsville High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.0%

Hispanic:

29.5%

White:

17.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (52% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

998^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	13.6	998 of 1111	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	949 of 1110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	847 of 1114	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	908 of 1114	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	942 of 1109	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	746 of 1103	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	680 of 1105	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	734 of 1097	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.5	556 of 1099	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.8	707 of 1096	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	870 of 1100	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.5	668 of 1110	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.8	930 of 1120	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.0	826 of 1117	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.0	599 of 1117	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	608 of 1113	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	597 of 1082	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.3	438 of 1081	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.1	520 of 1083	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.2	516 of 1071	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.9	594 of 1062	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	538 of 591	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	497 of 579	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	448 of 588	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	436 of 579	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	317 of 326	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	927 of 1100	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	941 of 1096	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	855 of 1098	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	923 of 1100	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	535 of 619	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	522 of 606	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	474 of 580	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	473 of 564	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	947 of 1040	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	881 of 1046	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	707 of 1036	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	1034 of 1099	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	952 of 1093	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	830 of 1101	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	898 of 1093	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	204 of 206	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	181 of 192	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	167 of 182	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	272 of 306	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	162 of 271	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	180 of 247	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	214 of 245	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	763 of 974	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	711 of 973	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	599 of 979	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	650 of 984	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile~ school

African American (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2026)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading56%-15 vs state

Mathematics54%-19 vs state

Science45%-23 vs state

VA Studies43%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Great teachers and wonderful staff. Point O' View has wonderful programs for all students and no students are left behind. The reading programs are wonderful and the children rewarded for hard work. Great school and I am proud to be a Point O' View parent!! : ) 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	—	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	$16,808	$2,151	$14,657
Arrowhead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5549 Susquehanna Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2040	500	37	13.4	68.4%	223 (44.6%)	133 (26.6%)	79 (15.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	67.6	379^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.9%		60.3	473^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	57.4%	94	73.9	74.7	80.3	75.3	76.5	85.9	78.1	85.2	$16,175	$1,701	$14,474
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	$16,164	$1,283	$14,881
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	$15,794	$684	$15,109
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				$19,428	$2,328	$17,100
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	$18,681	$2,715	$15,966
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	—	35 (7.5%)	289 (61.9%)	87 (18.6%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.6%)								(n/a)									$21,158	$2,609	$18,549
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	$17,394	$1,511	$15,883
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	$16,391	$806	$15,585
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	$20,954	$2,001	$18,953

Frequently Asked Questions about Point O' View Elementary

What district is Point O' View Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Point O' View Elementary?

Students at Point O' View Elementary are 39% African American, 29% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Point O' View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Point O' View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Point O' View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Point O' View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Larkspur Middle
High : Kempsville High

Is Point O' View Elementary a good school?

Point O' View Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

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