Summary:
Zip code 23662 in Poquoson, Virginia, is served by four public schools—Poquoson Primary (PK–2), Poquoson Elementary (3–5), Poquoson Middle (6–8), and Poquoson High (9–12)—which together enroll about 2,030 students as part of the Poquoson City Public Schools district, a top-ranked system sitting 8th out of 131 districts in Virginia with a 5-star rating.
Families in this zip code have access to exceptional secondary schools. Poquoson High is one of Virginia's best high schools, ranked in the top 8% statewide with a 94.7% graduation rate, a near-zero 0.5% dropout rate, and perfect 100% proficiency in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Biology at the 9th-grade level. Poquoson Middle is equally impressive, ranking in the 94th percentile of Virginia middle schools; it posts 100% proficiency in Algebra I for both 7th and 8th graders, 97.6% in Geometry, and a remarkable 91% proficiency in 8th-grade science versus the state's 64.7%. Both schools earn 5-star ratings and keep chronic absenteeism well below state levels.
The lower grades present a mixed picture. Poquoson Elementary is the district's weakest link, with its state ranking sliding from the 76th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 54th percentile in 2025-2026, and 5th-grade math and science scores now dipping below state averages. Poquoson Primary, which has no test data due to its PK–2 grade span, shows the highest free/reduced lunch rate (30.9%) and the highest chronic absenteeism (11.3%) in the district, flagging it as a key early-intervention point. Meanwhile, the high school's one outlier—World History II at 25% proficiency, below the state's 35.5%—is worth noting. Despite these targeted concerns, the district remains one of Virginia's strongest, with a cohesive pipeline that produces elite results by middle and high school.
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