Total enrollment
64,731
-881 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
88 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Virginia · 64,731 students · 1 city
Virginia Beach City Public Schools's footprint covers 88 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 64,731 (an average of 736 per school).
4-year change in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
82
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Virginia Beach City Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #19 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 64,731 | #4 of 130 | #57 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 82 | #4 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #110 of 130 | #5,531 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 49.2% | #90 of 115 | #4,283 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #10 of 114 | #272 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Virginia Beach City Public Schools
State test results across the district's 81 scored schools run from Old Donation School at 100.0% proficient to Williams Elementary at 46.0%, a gap of 54.0 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 82 district schools that reported both years went from 68,986 to 64,731 students (down 6%) and from 4,120 to 4,317 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Across 88 schools, Virginia Beach City Public Schools hosts about 64,731 students in Virginia. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Virginia Beach City Public Schools is made up of 61 elementary, 15 middle, and 12 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Virginia Beach City Public Schools runs about 736 students per school, 10% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 672.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 64,731 students, remained close to its prior level from the 65,612 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Virginia Beach City Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.