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What advice would you give to incoming students at Alanton Elementary?
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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001671
Alanton Elementary
1441 Stephens Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 · (757) 648-2000 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
426 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 82.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alanton Elementary
Alanton Elementary's state test result (83.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanton Elementary this school | 632 | 67.4% | 83.0% |
| Spotsylvania Elementary Spotsylvania | 623 | 65.0% | 58.8% |
| Moss-Nuckols Elementary Louisa | 637 | 67.2% | 70.8% |
| Southwestern Elementary Suffolk | 579 | 69.4% | 70.8% |
| King George Elementary King George | 683 | 66.5% | 68.3% |
| Linkhorn Park Elementary Virginia Beach | 514 | 68.5% | 80.4% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alanton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #228 of 1,101 | #14 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #176 of 1,111 ▲ 94 | #10 of 54 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #202 of 1,111 ▲ 49 | #16 of 54 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #296 of 1,176 | #11 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #749 of 1,105 | #36 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #449 of 1,106 | #37 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #725 of 1,157 | #28 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #238 of 324 | #10 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
632
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 632 | 42.6 | 14.8:1 | 67% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 43.9 | 14.3:1 | 64% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 46% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 38.3 | 15.9:1 | 38% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 38% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 32 | 21.1:1 | 34% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 47 | 14.9:1 | 34% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 41 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alanton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (610 to 632); teachers up 11% (38.3 to 42.6).
About Alanton Elementary
Alanton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It educates 632 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 27% above the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Across its 82 schools, Virginia Beach City Public Schools enrolls 64,731 students. Alanton Elementary is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Alanton Elementary, 53%, are White. The next largest groups are 22% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. By the diversity index, Alanton Elementary comes in at 64%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1 at Alanton Elementary, with 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 67%. Across public schools in Virginia Beach city, the average is 49%.
allk12 grades Alanton Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Alanton Elementary are 13.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (83.0% actual, 69.8% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Virginia Beach city, median household income is about $92,968, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Virginia Beach city number 89 and enroll about 64,731.
The closest public school to Alanton Elementary is First Colonial High, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Alanton Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 663 to 632 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Alanton Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Virginia Beach city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
456,349
Census ACS
Median income
$92,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
64,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other schools in Virginia Beach
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Nearby schools
- First Colonial High0.7 mi · 1,727
- Lynnhaven Middle1.1 mi · 727
- Frank W. Cox High1.2 mi · 1,631
- Trantwood Elementary1.6 mi · 561
- Linkhorn Park Elementary1.7 mi · 514
- Great Neck Middle1.8 mi · 1,039
Frequently asked questions
About Alanton ElementaryHow large is Alanton Elementary?
Alanton Elementary enrolls approximately 632 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Alanton Elementary serve?
Alanton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alanton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alanton Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alanton Elementary?
At Alanton Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Alanton Elementary public or private?
Alanton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.