Kempsville Elementary

Kempsville Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Virginia Beach, Virginia, run under Virginia Beach City Public Schools, serves 498 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Kempsville Elementary is one of 82 schools operated by Virginia Beach City Public Schools, a district that hosts 64,731 students overall.

Demographically, Kempsville Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 38% 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.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kempsville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 77.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Virginia Beach city put 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%. Kempsville Elementary is one of 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students).

The closest other public school is Kempsville High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kempsville Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 72.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Kempsville Elementary's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 498). Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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