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What's the one class at Kingston Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001698
Kingston Elementary
3532 Kings Grant Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 · (757) 648-2840 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
56 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 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
Student demographics
38%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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
88.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Kingston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #90 of 1,101 | #5 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #98 of 1,111 | #7 of 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #62 of 1,111 | #3 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #531 of 1,176 | #28 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #871 of 1,105 | #41 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #931 of 1,106 | #54 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #721 of 759 | #37 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
518
-8 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.6:1
% White
78%
was 76%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 8%
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 | 518 | 33.2 | 15.6:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 32.2 | 16.1:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 31.3 | 16.2:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 29.8 | 17.6:1 | 9% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingston Elementary.
About Kingston Elementary
Kingston Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In all, 518 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (82 schools, 64,731 students) runs Kingston Elementary.
At Kingston Elementary, 78% of students are White. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Virginia Beach city is roughly 61% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kingston Elementary scores 38%.
The school has 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Virginia Beach city, the average is 49%.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Kingston Elementary's results are 3.0 points above predicted: 88.1% against 85.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Virginia Beach city show that the median household earns about $92,968 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Virginia Beach city, 89 public schools serve about 64,731 students.
The closest school to Kingston Elementary is King's Grant Elementary, located about 0.7 miles away. Kingston Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 74.7% on proficiency, and Kingston Elementary is above that at 88.1%.
Federal data place Kingston Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 526 students in 2017-18 and 518 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, 8% of students were Asian; in 2024-25, 3% were. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.6:1, from 17.6:1.
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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
- King's Grant Elementary0.7 mi · 475
- Malibu Elementary1.1 mi · 398
- Thalia Elementary1.8 mi · 590
- Pembroke Meadows Elementary1.8 mi · 485
- Lynnhaven Elementary2.0 mi · 339
- Independence Middle2.1 mi · 1,193
Frequently asked questions
About Kingston ElementaryHow large is Kingston Elementary?
Kingston Elementary enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kingston Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kingston Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kingston Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kingston Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kingston Elementary?
Student demographics at Kingston Elementary are roughly 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Kingston Elementary in?
Kingston Elementary is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
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