Glenwood Elementary

Glenwood Elementary is an expansive elementary campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia, operated by Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The school educates 896 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 80% larger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Across the 82 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools (64,731 students total), Glenwood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Glenwood Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Glenwood Elementary has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 45% of students at Glenwood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Glenwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.8%; this one delivers 82.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Virginia Beach city indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,968 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Glenwood Elementary is one of 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students).

Salem High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Glenwood Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 76.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 1,002 students in 2018 compared to 896 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.