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Tallwood Elementary

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Tallwood Elementary ranks 291 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Tallwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving 539 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, which is ranked 25th out of 129 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Tallwood Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with impressive proficiency rates in subjects like mathematics and reading. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82.76% of Tallwood's 5th-grade students scored proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to 79.48% for the district and 71.56% for the state. The school's reading proficiency rates are also noteworthy, with 89.53% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better in SOL/English Reading, compared to 79.2% for the district and 71.95% for the state.

Tallwood Elementary's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, particularly Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's Asian students ranked 9th out of 249 Virginia elementary schools, and its Hispanic students ranked 39th out of 606 schools. Additionally, Tallwood's low socioeconomic status students performed exceptionally well, ranking 92nd out of 1,046 Virginia elementary schools. The school's ability to support the academic success of diverse student populations is a testament to its commitment to equity and inclusion.

601

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,277

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2025 Kempsville Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23464-6805

(757) 648-3840

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Tallwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brandon Middle
High:	Tallwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.1%

African American:

26.0%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (82% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

291^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 53Elementary Schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools

25^th of 129Virginia 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
2025	74.9	291 of 1110	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	235 of 1114	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	142 of 1114	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	76 of 1109	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	113 of 1103	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	27 of 1105	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	33 of 1097	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	70.9	292 of 1099	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.3	204 of 1096	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	222 of 1100	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.1	294 of 1110	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	57.8	475 of 1120	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.2	901 of 1117	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	877 of 1117	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.4	807 of 1113	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.6	794 of 1082	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.7	642 of 1081	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.8	806 of 1083	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.7	697 of 1071	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.7	634 of 1062	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	168 of 579	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	62 of 588	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	118 of 579	79.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	9 of 249	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	61.5	91 of 230	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	54.2	174 of 324	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	332 of 1096	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	282 of 1098	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	125 of 1100	88.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	39 of 606	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	17 of 580	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	20 of 564	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	92 of 1046	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	67 of 1036	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	234 of 1093	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	186 of 1101	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	185 of 1093	83.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	85 of 192	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	46 of 195	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	18 of 182	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	128 of 271	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	131 of 247	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	151 of 245	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	400 of 973	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	470 of 979	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.7	58 of 984	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)96th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)56th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2023)46th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading86%+15 vs state

VA Studies82%+12 vs state

Mathematics80%+7 vs state

Science74%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 6, 2015

This school is terrible. The teachers seem to be lazy and incompetent. Just look at where Tallwood places in rank and that speaks for itself. There is no communication from the teacher to let the parent know their student is struggling in a specific area. The report card has zero notes indicating area for improvement. Basically Tallwood Elementary is a check the box kind of school with little to know communication with the parent. The PTA a is useless because all they want is your money. The PTA does not care about your opinion for the direction of the school. The PTA does not disclose their goals or what they hope to achieve with your dues. But simply tells you in a poorly written flyer that if you join the PTA you will receive a cool bumper sticker and your student may receive a cupcake party. Wow a bumper sticker and a cupcake party well that fixes everything. "sarcasism" Close Quote

Schools Near Tallwood Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Tallwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2025 Kempsville Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3840	601	41	14.8	43.9%	199 (33.1%)	156 (26.0%)	97 (16.1%)	57 (9.5%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	81 (13.5%)	74.9	291^st of 1110 public elementary schools	73.8%		78.6	235^th of 1114 public elementary schools	78.9%	56	78.4	78.7	82.8	73.6	81.8	86.2	89.5	82.1	$15,277	$989	$14,288
Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Centerville Tnpk	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2200	570	34	16.6	28.1%	261 (45.8%)	79 (13.9%)	65 (11.4%)	76 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	85 (14.9%)	83.4	155^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.0%		81.2	193^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	82.7%	38	85.7	88.6	86.6	85.7	73.8	93.1	89.3	86.5	$15,399	$1,297	$14,103
Greenbrier Intermediate	Public	3-5	1701 River Birch Run N	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7080	657	37	17.6	72.5%	204 (31.1%)	231 (35.2%)	76 (11.6%)	59 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (12.8%)	60.8	468^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.8%		65.9	412^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.0%	56	77.5	76.4	79.8	71.4	65.0	71.7	77.2	85.0	$10,292	$1,393	$8,899
Greenbrier Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1551 Eden Way South	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 436-3428	679	42	16.0	72.8%	223 (32.8%)	205 (30.2%)	96 (14.1%)	55 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (14.3%)								(n/a)									$10,826	$659	$10,166
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Bennington Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2280	496	38	12.9	100.4%	47 (9.5%)	342 (69.0%)	62 (12.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	49.8	598^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.1%		49.6	624^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.0%	26	79.2	64.7	83.1	65.3	75.0	76.1	67.6	43.7	$18,204	$2,677	$15,526
Woodstock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6016 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4200	689	46	15.1	68.4%	287 (41.7%)	202 (29.3%)	89 (12.9%)	37 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.7%)	66.7	395^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.4%		43.7	685^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.5%	290	79.2	86.3	76.2	69.3	78.1	81.2	75.3	71.9	$14,308	$1,084	$13,224
Sparrow Road Intermediate	Public	4-5	1605 Sparrow Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7050	413	29	14.3	72.9%	113 (27.4%)	207 (50.1%)	47 (11.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	30.1	825^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.7%		28.1	864^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.4%	39		72.6	62.6	50.5		71.4	56.9	49.7	$11,799	$1,722	$10,077
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%)	69	366^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.9	490^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.0%	124	80.9	81.7	83.7	67.4	82.0	81.7	78.8	71.4	$15,787	$1,128	$14,659
Georgetown Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	436 Providence Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7060	804	54	14.8	72.6%	188 (23.4%)	382 (47.5%)	136 (16.9%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (9.3%)								(n/a)	62.4				58.3				$10,504	$1,562	$8,942
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%)	58.5	497^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.2%		55.1	555^th of 1114 public elementary schools	50.2%	58	68.6	82.5	79.5	68.3	61.4	80.0	74.7	74.4	$15,058	$1,345	$13,713

Frequently Asked Questions about Tallwood Elementary

What district is Tallwood Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

How many students attend Tallwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Tallwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Tallwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tallwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brandon Middle
High : Tallwood High

Is Tallwood Elementary a good school?

Tallwood Elementary ranks 291^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tallwood Elementary?

Students at Tallwood Elementary are 33% White, 26% African American, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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