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Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

966^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Seatack Elementary an Achievable Dream Academy is a small PK–5 school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 393 students in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, where 86.77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a very high-need community. Academically, the school currently ranks in the bottom tier of Virginia elementary schools, placing in the 13th percentile statewide for 2025-2026 with a 1-star rating — a sharp contrast to the district's 78th percentile ranking. This low ranking comes despite the school spending more per student ($19,274) than any nearby school and offering the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.1) in the area.

One of the most notable bright spots is chronic absenteeism, which has plummeted from roughly 27% in 2021-2022 to just 6.3% in 2024-2025 — far better than the district rate of 10.1% and even better than the state rate of 14.8%. However, academic proficiency remains well below district and state averages across nearly every subject and grade. For example, 5th grade math proficiency sits at 49.33% versus 77.93% for the district, and 3rd grade reading is 57.89% versus 75.77% for the district. State ranking has also declined steadily from the 39th percentile in 2022-2023 to the current 13th percentile, even as attendance improved dramatically.

The comparison to nearby Birdneck Elementary is particularly revealing: Birdneck is just 0.23 miles away, serves a similar high-poverty population, and has a similar student-teacher ratio, yet it spends less per student and has higher chronic absenteeism — but still ranks higher statewide (23rd percentile) and posts dramatically higher 5th grade science and VA Studies scores. Meanwhile, higher-income nearby schools like Princess Anne Elementary and Strawbridge Elementary are 5-star schools with proficiency rates often above 90%. Seatack’s 4th grade is a relative bright spot (reading at 68.25%), but 5th grade shows the largest gaps, especially in science and VA Studies. The school’s low socioeconomic status subgroup ranks in the 27th percentile statewide and its African American subgroup ranks in the 15th percentile — both slightly above the school’s overall rank, suggesting some competitiveness when compared to similar students elsewhere, though still well below the state median.

393

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,274

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

912 S Birdneck Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23451-1111

(757) 648-3720

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Virginia Beach Middle
High:	First Colonial High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.8%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (55% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

966^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	18.0	966 of 1111	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	879 of 1110	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	774 of 1114	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	680 of 1114	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	421 of 1109	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	681 of 1103	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	947 of 1105	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	731 of 1097	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	826 of 1099	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.1	726 of 1096	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	17.5	999 of 1100	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	1022 of 1110	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	890 of 1120	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	1010 of 1117	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	1007 of 1117	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.6	1000 of 1113	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.7	613 of 1082	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.7	532 of 1081	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	30.4	900 of 1083	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	1037 of 1071	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	70.4	265 of 1062	75.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	500 of 591	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	419 of 579	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	347 of 588	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	348 of 579	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	923 of 1100	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	887 of 1096	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	712 of 1098	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	652 of 1100	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	61.6	222 of 564	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	758 of 1040	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	705 of 1046	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	597 of 1036	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	954 of 1099	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	879 of 1093	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	837 of 1101	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	706 of 1093	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	252 of 306	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	230 of 247	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	71.7	240 of 984	75.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)76th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2023)61st percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading62%-9 vs state

Mathematics57%-16 vs state

VA Studies47%-27 vs state

Science41%-27 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
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
Birdneck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	957 S Birdneck Rd	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2120	584	51	11.4	77.2%	182 (31.2%)	178 (30.5%)	132 (22.6%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.7%)	29.2	853^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	23.2%		24.4	882^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	20.5%	29	56.0	55.3	63.2	65.3	57.9	65.9	57.3	80.0	$17,916	$1,849	$16,068
Corporate Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1590 Corporate Landing Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2360	415	34	12.3	71.1%	210 (50.6%)	72 (17.3%)	66 (15.9%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.5%)	56.2	536^th of 1111 public elementary schools	51.8%		71.7	329^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.4%	207	75.8	70.5	69.5	74.6	75.4	78.7	72.9	72.9	$19,029	$1,333	$17,696
Ocean Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Upton Dr	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3200	530	35	15.2	32.1%	339 (64.0%)	54 (10.2%)	57 (10.8%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	62 (11.7%)	70.5	347^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.8%		80.4	210^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.1%	137	81.4	88.1	83.7	67.4	83.7	85.1	79.1	75.6	$14,386	$1,649	$12,738
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
Strawbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2553 Strawbridge Rd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3800	610	36	16.8	20.8%	405 (66.4%)	21 (3.4%)	89 (14.6%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.8%)	89.9	46^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.8	24^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.8%	22	94.3	87.9	93.6	85.9	90.5	95.7	91.4	93.3	$13,547	$896	$12,652
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
Three Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Elson Green Avenue	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3960	706	41	17.1	17.4%	517 (73.2%)	26 (3.7%)	70 (9.9%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.4%)	87	92^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	91.7%		83.7	148^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.7%	56	89.1	86.3	92.4	84.6	90.0	89.3	92.4	91.3	$13,911	$1,135	$12,776
Red Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1860 Sandbridge Rd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3560	586	32	18.1	14.7%	429 (73.2%)	18 (3.1%)	55 (9.4%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	53 (9.0%)	85.8	109^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.2%		82.4	172^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	84.5%	63	100.0	84.8	87.6	84.1	91.1	89.0	87.7	89.1	$14,641	$1,086	$13,555
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

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What schools do graduates of Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy attend?

Students who attend Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Virginia Beach Middle
High : First Colonial High

Is Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy a good school?

Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy?

Students at Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy are 62% African American, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% White.

How many students attend Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy.

What district is Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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