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White Oaks Elementary

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White Oaks Elementary ranks 654 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

White Oaks Elementary in Virginia Beach, VA, is a PK–5 school serving 653 students within the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, a region known for its significant military presence. The school has consistently ranked in the middle tier of Virginia elementary schools over the past decade, currently sitting at the 41st percentile. While it generally lags behind district averages in key subjects like reading and math, its performance is not uniform across all areas or grade levels.

One of the school's most positive developments is a dramatic recovery in attendance. After a post-pandemic spike where more than one in four students were chronically absent in 2022-2023, the rate has dropped to 11.1%, which is now below the state average and nearly matches the district rate. Additionally, White Oaks shows a notable strength in supporting its economically disadvantaged students, who perform at a higher percentile rank than the school's overall student population. However, this progress is juxtaposed with significant challenges for military-connected students, who rank at the 10th percentile—the school's weakest subgroup performance and a clear outlier that warrants attention.

Academically, test scores show significant volatility from year to year, suggesting outcomes can be highly dependent on the specific cohort. While the school spends less per student than some nearby high-poverty schools like Parkway Elementary, it spends more than high-performing Salem Elementary and enjoys a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7. White Oaks' overall performance sits squarely in the middle of its immediate neighbors, tracking closely with its poverty level, and the school's future success will likely hinge on stabilizing early-grade reading achievement and addressing the needs of its military-connected families.

653

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,437

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

960 Windsor Oaks Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-5221

(757) 648-4040

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend White Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Larkspur Middle
High:	Green Run High

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.7%

African American:

26.3%

Hispanic:

21.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

654^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	46.3	654 of 1111	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	531 of 1110	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	571 of 1114	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	662 of 1114	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	572 of 1109	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	636 of 1103	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	529 of 1105	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	560 of 1097	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	646 of 1099	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.1	671 of 1096	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	792 of 1100	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	918 of 1110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	839 of 1120	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.1	869 of 1117	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	962 of 1117	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	803 of 1113	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.7	758 of 1082	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.2	459 of 1081	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.8	637 of 1083	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.1	626 of 1071	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.3	548 of 1062	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	290 of 591	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	150 of 579	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	323 of 588	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	368 of 579	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	244 of 355	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	654 of 1100	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	529 of 1096	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	640 of 1098	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	598 of 1100	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	278 of 619	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	311 of 606	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	336 of 580	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	331 of 564	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	396 of 1040	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	276 of 1046	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	396 of 1036	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	658 of 1099	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	502 of 1093	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	479 of 1101	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	710 of 1093	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	185 of 206	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	155 of 192	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	145 of 195	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	175 of 182	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	242 of 306	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.5	165 of 271	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	144 of 247	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	194 of 245	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	584 of 974	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.1	465 of 973	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	273 of 979	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	587 of 984	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

White (2026)40th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)31st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2026)10th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies76%~ state avg

Mathematics70%-3 vs state

English Reading69%~ state avg

Science66%-3 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
White Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	960 Windsor Oaks Blvd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4040	653	51	12.7	54.5%	207 (31.7%)	172 (26.3%)	140 (21.4%)	34 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	93 (14.2%)	46.3	654^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.1%		56.2	531^st of 1110 public elementary schools	52.2%	123	70.9	63.5	76.3	66.0	59.2	70.8	78.4	75.6	$15,437	$1,428	$14,008
Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4180 O'Hare Dr	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3280	465	40	11.5	85.2%	77 (16.6%)	225 (48.4%)	66 (14.2%)	31 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (13.8%)	34	804^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.6%		34.4	781^st of 1110 public elementary schools	29.6%	23	62.5	56.0	68.3	65.1	62.5	64.3	73.0	69.4	$18,913	$2,986	$15,927
Rosemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1257 Rosemont Rd	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3600	387	36	10.6	76.5%	80 (20.7%)	151 (39.0%)	66 (17.1%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.0%)	57.3	517^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.5%		46.6	648^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.6%	131	60.0	68.0	79.7	81.4	70.9	72.0	89.8	74.1	$19,897	$2,362	$17,535
Indian Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Homestead Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2680	516	39	13.1	39.5%	226 (43.8%)	114 (22.1%)	83 (16.1%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	67 (13.0%)	57.4	514^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.7%		58.5	497^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.2%	17	66.7	65.7	85.9	75.6	70.2	68.1	80.5	82.9	$15,058	$1,345	$13,713
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	$16,320	$1,953	$14,367
Rosemont Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1716 Grey Friars Chase	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3640	497	32	15.6	30.4%	202 (40.6%)	74 (14.9%)	81 (16.3%)	58 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	77 (15.5%)	74.5	284^th of 1111 public elementary schools	74.4%		76.3	272^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	75.5%	12	76.8	87.1	84.2	72.0	85.2	83.9	85.2	82.5	$15,072	$962	$14,110
Windsor Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Van Buren Dr	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4120	497	37	13.3	76.7%	157 (31.6%)	146 (29.4%)	99 (19.9%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (13.3%)	55.8	542^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	51.2%		49.3	607^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.3%	65	79.0	73.3	71.6	69.5	67.1	78.9	78.1	71.3	$16,707	$1,573	$15,134
Green Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Green Garden Circle	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2560	350	30	11.5	100.9%	74 (21.1%)	151 (43.1%)	52 (14.9%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (14.0%)	34.1	801^st of 1111 public elementary schools	27.9%		35.6	761^st of 1110 public elementary schools	31.4%	40	58.3	66.0	71.7	64.2	56.3	58.5	64.8	78.0	$20,505	$2,828	$17,677
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	$15,925	$1,103	$14,822
Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3340 Holland Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2640	435	37	11.6	100.9%	102 (23.4%)	172 (39.5%)	76 (17.5%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (14.3%)	41.8	712^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.9%		42	697^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.2%	15	80.7	77.8	63.2	52.9	68.4	82.5	62.3	53.1	$18,577	$3,091	$15,486

Frequently Asked Questions about White Oaks Elementary

Is White Oaks Elementary a good school?

White Oaks Elementary ranks 654^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is White Oaks Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of White Oaks Elementary?

Students at White Oaks Elementary are 32% White, 26% African American, 21% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend White Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended White Oaks Elementary.

What schools do graduates of White Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend White Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Larkspur Middle
High : Green Run High

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