Hermitage Elementary

Hermitage Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The school caters to 552 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools comprises 82 schools with combined enrollment of 64,731 students; Hermitage Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Hermitage Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Hermitage Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at Hermitage Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hermitage Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.9%.

Around the school, census data for Virginia Beach city shows 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), Hermitage Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Shelton Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hermitage Elementary. On composite proficiency, Hermitage Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 77.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hermitage Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 671 (now 552). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 12% to 21%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Hermitage Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.