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Best kept secret on campus at Hermitage Elementary?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001688
Hermitage Elementary
1701 Pleasure House Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 · (757) 648-2600 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
236 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
Student demographics
67%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
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 →
Where Hermitage Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #421 of 1,101 | #27 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #584 of 1,111 | #35 of 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #440 of 1,111 | #30 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #459 of 1,176 | #22 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #904 of 1,105 | #44 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #340 of 1,106 | #33 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #227 of 759 | #7 of 40 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
552
-119 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.6:1
% White
50%
was 58%
% Hispanic
21%
was 12%
% Black
16%
was 16%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 552 | 34.8 | 15.9:1 | 43% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 33.8 | 16.2:1 | 44% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 35.8 | 14.2:1 | 42% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 36.2 | 18.6:1 | 38% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hermitage Elementary.
About Hermitage Elementary
Hermitage Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school enrolls 552 students in pre-K through 5.
Hermitage Elementary is one of the 82 schools that make up Virginia Beach City Public Schools (64,731 students in total).
About 50% of students at Hermitage Elementary are White, the largest single group. It is also 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 11% multiracial. Virginia Beach city's residents are about 61% White, 11 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Hermitage Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Hermitage Elementary comes to 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Hermitage Elementary counts 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hermitage Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 75.9% against 76.5%.
The county, Virginia Beach city, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $92,968, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 89, with about 64,731 students.
Hermitage Elementary's nearest public school is Shelton Park Elementary (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Hermitage Elementary places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Hermitage Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2017-18, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 671 to 552. Over the same years, the Hispanic share grew from 12% to 21%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.6 to 15.9 over 7 years.
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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
- Shelton Park Elementary0.4 mi · 416
- Thoroughgood Elementary0.6 mi · 767
- Independence Middle1.4 mi · 1,193
- Luxford Elementary1.7 mi · 476
- Old Donation School1.9 mi · 1,377
- Bayside High2.0 mi · 1,984
Frequently asked questions
About Hermitage ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hermitage Elementary?
Hermitage Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hermitage Elementary serve?
Hermitage Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hermitage Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hermitage Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hermitage Elementary?
Hermitage Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Hermitage Elementary?
Hermitage 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.