Landstown Elementary

Landstown Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia, run under Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 632 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 27% above typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Landstown Elementary shows that 33% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 22% Black, 18% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Landstown Elementary shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Virginia Beach city (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Landstown Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 76.8%; this one comes in at 59.5%, -17.3 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Virginia Beach city) records that the typical household earns roughly $92,968 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Virginia Beach city runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students), of which Landstown Elementary is one.

Landstown Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Landstown Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Landstown Elementary has ticked down 19%, going from 782 students in 2018 to 632 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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