Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001682
Creeds Elementary
920 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23457 · (757) 648-2400 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
69 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
21%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
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
90.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Creeds Elementary
Creeds Elementary's state test result (90.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeds Elementary this school | 333 | 20.7% | 90.0% |
| Bonsack Elementary Roanoke | 311 | 22.5% | 93.9% |
| Back Creek Elementary Roanoke | 274 | 22.3% | 90.6% |
| Boonsboro Elementary Lynchburg | 309 | 26.5% | 77.9% |
| Broadus Wood Elementary Earlysville | 282 | 17.7% | 78.3% |
| Battlefield Park Elementary Mechanicsville | 407 | 26.5% | 84.1% |
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 Creeds Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #55 of 1,101 | #3 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #56 of 1,111 ▲ 32 | #5 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #130 of 1,111 ▼ 41 | #9 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #931 of 1,176 | #55 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #504 of 1,105 | #29 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #1,043 of 1,106 | #55 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #1,025 of 1,157 | #49 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #166 of 324 | #6 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
333
+49 (+17%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 333 | 24.2 | 13.8:1 | 21% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 25.2 | 12.8:1 | 23% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 22.8 | 13.8:1 | 21% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 21 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 16.8 | 18.5:1 | 23% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 19% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 22% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 11% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creeds Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (311 to 333); teachers up 44% (16.8 to 24.2).
About Creeds Elementary
Creeds Elementary is one of the public schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It had 333 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
The district, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, operates 82 schools serving 64,731 students.
At Creeds Elementary, 89% of students are White. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Virginia Beach city is roughly 61% White. The diversity index for Creeds Elementary is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.8:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is close to this figure. By family income, 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Virginia Beach city, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Creeds Elementary outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Creeds Elementary scores 90.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 82.5%.
The school is in Virginia Beach city, where median household income comes to about $92,968, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Virginia Beach city counts 89 public schools with about 64,731 students.
The closest school to Creeds Elementary is North Landing Elementary, located about 7.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 90.0% is above the 88.7% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased 17% over 4 years, reaching 333 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Creeds Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- North Landing Elementary7.4 mi · 463
- Floyd Kellam High7.5 mi · 1,842
- Princess Anne Middle7.8 mi · 1,358
- Princess Anne Elementary7.9 mi · 654
- Red Mill Elementary7.9 mi · 586
- Three Oaks Elementary8.1 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About Creeds ElementaryHow large is Creeds Elementary?
Creeds Elementary enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Creeds Elementary serve?
Creeds Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Creeds Elementary?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Creeds Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creeds Elementary?
At Creeds Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Creeds Elementary?
Creeds Elementary is overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia Beach city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.