Landstown High

Set in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Landstown High is an expansive high school, part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. It educates 2,152 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% larger than the state mean of about 1,213.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools comprises 82 schools with combined enrollment of 64,731 students; Landstown High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Landstown High lists that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 24% Black, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 12% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Landstown High has 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Landstown High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Virginia Beach city runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Landstown High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.9%, the actual is 83.8%, a residual of +5.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for Virginia Beach city shows median household income runs about $92,968, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Landstown High is one of 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students).

Landstown Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Landstown High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 72.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Landstown High has showed little movement, going from 2,199 students in 2018 to 2,152 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 11% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

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