Best Public Schools in Zip Code 23464

ZIP code 23464 in Virginia Beach, VA, is served by 14 schools spanning kindergarten through 12th grade, all part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district — 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools enrolling about 12,079 students in total. The district ranks 29th out of 131 districts in Virginia (78th percentile, 4 stars), and the ZIP code includes a mix of high-performing standouts and schools with significant challenges. Enrollment ranges from 478 students at Fairfield Elementary to 2,046 at Kempsville High, with high schools being the largest schools in the area.

Centerville Elementary is the top-rated school in the ZIP code, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide with the lowest chronic absenteeism (5.1%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (28.1%), and it posts test scores well above district averages. Among middle schools, Salem Middle stands out at the 80th percentile, with 100 percent proficiency in 7th and 8th grade Algebra I and 97.5 percent in 8th grade Geometry. At the high school level, Kempsville High has shown the most impressive turnaround, climbing from the 62nd percentile in 2023-24 to the 82nd percentile in 2025-26, with a 96.6 percent graduation rate. Tallwood High leads in completion metrics with a 98.9 percent graduation rate and just 1.0 percent dropout rate.

The data also reveal clear areas of concern. Both high schools have chronic absenteeism rates above the state average of 14.8 percent — 16.1 percent at Kempsville High and 15.1 percent at Tallwood High — despite strong graduation rates. College Park Elementary is an outlier for the wrong reasons: despite the highest per-student spending ($18,204) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.9 to 1), it ranks in just the 46th percentile, with a free/reduced lunch rate near 100 percent. Advanced math is a strength across all three middle schools, but on-grade 7th grade math proficiency is just 17.3 percent at Brandon Middle and 36.3 percent at Kempsville Middle. Kempsville Elementary has also declined sharply, from the 76th percentile in 2023-24 to the 49th percentile in 2025-26. History and social studies scores lag other subjects across multiple schools, making them a consistent weak spot in the area.