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Virginia Beach, VA
Public School Ratings




Virginia Beach Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Va Beach City Pblc Schs School District details

Va Beach City Pblc Schs School District
2512 George Mason Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23456

65,450 Students enrolled in District

87 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Va Beach City Pblc Schs School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.0% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
70%
82%
73%
76%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adult Learning Ctr. School
5100 Cleveland Street
Virginia Beach, VA, 23462
N-N
Advanced Technology Ctr. School
1800 College Crescent
Virginia Beach, VA, 23453
N-N
Alanton Elem School
1441 Stephens Rd
Virginia Beach, VA, 23454
PK-05
Arrowhead Elem School
5549 Susquehanna Dr
Virginia Beach, VA, 23462
PK-05
Bayside 6th Grade Campus School
4722 Jericho Road
Virginia Beach, VA, 23462
06-06
Bayside Elem School
5649 Bayside Rd
Virginia Beach, VA, 23455
PK-05
Bayside High School
4960 Haygood Rd
Virginia Beach, VA, 23455
09-12
Bayside Middle School
965 Newtown Rd
Virginia Beach, VA, 23462
06-08
Birdneck Elem School
957 S Birdneck Rd
Virginia Beach, VA, 23451
PK-05
Brandon Middle School
1700 Pope St
Virginia Beach, VA, 23464
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.6% 49.0%
Black 25.9% 23.4%
Hispanic 14.8% 19.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.9% 7.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.8% 45.9%
Free lunch eligible 32.2% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.6% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,014 $481,903,884 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $568 $39,025,008 4.2%
Staff $992 $68,156,352 7.3%
General Administration $102 $7,008,012 0.8%
School Administration $703 $48,300,318 5.2%
Operation $1,506 $103,471,236 11.1%
Transportation $492 $33,803,352 3.6%
Other $238 $16,352,028 1.8%
Total Support $4,600 $316,047,600 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,951 $134,045,406 14.4%
Total Expenditures $13,565 $931,996,890 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,122 $10,150,830,466 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $719 $899,115,816 4.8%
Staff $956 $1,195,311,652 6.4%
General Administration $235 $293,181,354 1.6%
School Administration $785 $981,688,258 5.3%
Operation $1,172 $1,464,732,040 7.8%
Transportation $669 $836,467,381 4.5%
Other $242 $303,024,403 1.6%
Total Support $4,780 $5,973,544,662 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,052 $2,564,076,445 13.7%
Total Expenditures $14,953 $18,688,464,433 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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