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Indian Lakes Elementary

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Indian Lakes Elementary ranks 514 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Indian Lakes Elementary is a PK–5 school in Virginia Beach, VA, serving 516 students as part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, a strong district ranked in the 78th percentile statewide. Indian Lakes Elementary itself sits in the middle of the pack, ranking 514th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (54th percentile, 3 stars). The school has declined from its pre-pandemic peak—it ranked in the 87th percentile statewide in 2015–2016—but has been recovering from a low of the 41st percentile in 2022–2023. One standout positive: only 6.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, less than half the state average (14.8%) and well below the district average (10.1%). Among nearby schools, only Rosemont Forest Elementary is clearly better on attendance.

Academically, Indian Lakes shows a clear upper-grade strength, early-grade weakness pattern. Fifth graders outperform the district and state in every tested subject: 85.9% proficient in math (vs. 77.9% district), 75.6% in science, 80.5% in reading, and 82.9% in VA Studies. That fifth-grade math score is the third highest among 10 nearby elementary schools, trailing only Salem Elementary and Glenwood Elementary. However, 3rd and 4th graders lag well behind district averages—4th grade reading is 12.4 points below the district (68.1% vs. 80.5%), and only Parkway Elementary scores lower locally. The school's spending of about $15,058 per student and favorable 13.1 student-teacher ratio don't explain the gap, since Salem spends less and achieves far stronger results.

Subgroup results are a mix of success stories and concerns. Hispanic students ranked in the 85th percentile statewide, a consistently strong result, while African American students improved dramatically from the 23rd to 58th percentile over three years. However, military-connected students rank in the 22nd percentile statewide—a notable gap given Virginia Beach's large military population—and White students also trail the statewide median for that group. The bigger picture is encouraging: with excellent attendance, strong fifth-grade outcomes, and clear improvement from recent lows, Indian Lakes has a realistic path back toward its historical standing if it can apply its upper-grade success to 3rd and 4th grades.

516

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,087

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1240 Homestead Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

(757) 648-2680

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Indian Lakes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Brandon Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

African American:

22.1%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 41st percentile in 2023 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2026) from a 41st-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Virginia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

514^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	57.4	514 of 1111	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	497 of 1110	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	555 of 1114	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	652 of 1114	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	465 of 1109	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	627 of 1103	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	354 of 1105	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	249 of 1097	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	301 of 1099	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	147 of 1096	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	62.6	426 of 1100	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.3	291 of 1110	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	145 of 1120	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	160 of 1117	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	61.4	422 of 1117	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.6	496 of 1113	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.4	147 of 1082	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	68.5	299 of 1081	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	154 of 1083	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	36.5	814 of 1071	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.8	685 of 1062	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	250 of 591	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	402 of 579	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	452 of 588	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	391 of 579	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	488 of 1100	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	601 of 1096	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	426 of 1098	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	760 of 1100	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	90 of 619	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	155 of 606	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	57 of 580	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	60.0	232 of 564	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	520 of 1040	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	489 of 1046	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	379 of 1036	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	528 of 1099	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	418 of 1093	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	673 of 1101	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	547 of 1093	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	153 of 192	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	192 of 195	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	176 of 182	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	137 of 306	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	172 of 271	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	208 of 247	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	172 of 245	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	667 of 974	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	562 of 973	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	618 of 979	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	602 of 984	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2026)22nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies83%+9 vs state

Science76%+7 vs state

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading73%~ state avg

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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
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	$16,087	$1,075	$15,012
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
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	$19,619	$2,947	$16,672
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
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	$15,456	$995	$14,461
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	$14,536	$589	$13,947
Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2213 Round Hill Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2520	896	60	14.8	45.3%	330 (36.8%)	179 (20.0%)	137 (15.3%)	116 (12.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	127 (14.2%)	78.9	218^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.3	191^st of 1110 public elementary schools	82.8%	27	80.9	81.8	91.7	84.2	74.7	84.2	90.2	90.6	$14,950	$733	$14,218
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
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3961 Salem Lakes Blvd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3680	541	33	16.2	33.8%	157 (29.0%)	112 (20.7%)	76 (14.0%)	130 (24.0%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (10.7%)	85.2	122^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	89.0%		79	229^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.4%	107	84.5	89.2	92.2	81.6	83.1	91.6	93.5	89.3	$14,872	$569	$14,303
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Lakes Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Indian Lakes Elementary?

Students at Indian Lakes Elementary are 44% White, 22% African American, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Indian Lakes Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

How many students attend Indian Lakes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Indian Lakes Elementary.

Is Indian Lakes Elementary a good school?

Indian Lakes Elementary ranks 514^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Indian Lakes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Indian Lakes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brandon Middle

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