Floyd Kellam High

Floyd Kellam High is a sizable senior high in Virginia Beach, Virginia, part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The school works with 1,842 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 52% above the state mean of about 1,213.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools runs 82 schools in total, collectively educating 64,731 students. Floyd Kellam High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Floyd Kellam High shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Virginia Beach city as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Floyd Kellam High has 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Virginia Beach city runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Floyd Kellam High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.4%; this one delivers 88.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Virginia Beach city indicate median household earnings sit near $92,968, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Virginia Beach city's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students), Floyd Kellam High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: North Landing Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Floyd Kellam High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Floyd Kellam High at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 87.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Floyd Kellam High's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,058 (now 1,842).

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.