Summary:
Zip code 23696 contains exactly one school: Seaford Elementary, a K–5 public elementary school in Seaford, Virginia, serving 552 students within the highly rated York County Public Schools district.
As the only school in the area, Seaford Elementary is the clear standout. The school holds a 5-star rating and ranked 59th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (95th percentile) for 2025–2026, with a state rank of 27th as recently as 2023–2024. Its student-teacher ratio is 17.8:1, and 35.69% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Academic proficiency is well above state averages across every subject: 3rd-grade math proficiency is 94.2% versus 74.0% statewide, and 3rd-grade reading is 95.7% versus 67.6% statewide — a 28-point gap. Even the school's lowest scores, 5th-grade reading at 89.5% and 5th-grade science at 85.7%, exceed state averages by roughly 17 points.
Performance is remarkably stable year over year, with math and reading averages holding near 92% and 93% respectively across recent school years. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.9%, well below the district's 10.1% and the state's 14.8%. The school spends $11,211 per student. One consideration for families: with no middle or high schools in zip code 23696, secondary students must travel outside the area, though they remain within the top-rated York County Public Schools system, which ranks 6th out of 131 Virginia districts.
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