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What's something Landstown Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384000674
Landstown Elementary
2212 Recreation Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 · (757) 648-2880 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
262 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 | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
78%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
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 71.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 77% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Landstown Elementary
Landstown Elementary's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landstown Elementary this school | 632 | 41.5% | 59.5% |
| Tallwood Elementary Virginia Beach | 601 | 43.9% | 80.5% |
| Gunston Elementary Lorton | 530 | 39.4% | 78.0% |
| Saratoga Elementary Springfield | 612 | 42.2% | 70.8% |
| Halley Elementary Fairfax Station | 608 | 41.1% | 69.7% |
| Winding Creek Elementary Stafford | 840 | 35.0% | 76.8% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Landstown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #849 of 1,101 | #49 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #825 of 1,111 ▼ 18 | #46 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #720 of 1,111 ▼ 134 | #45 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #295 of 1,176 | #10 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #316 of 1,105 | #18 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.8% | #5 of 1,106 | #2 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #843 of 1,157 | #35 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #192 of 759 | #6 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
632
-174 (-22%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 632 | 49.2 | 12.8:1 | 41% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 45.5 | 13.7:1 | 44% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 53.5 | 12.6:1 | 44% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 54 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 40.2 | 19.5:1 | 38% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 35 | 22.9:1 | 35% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 761 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 30% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 25% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Landstown Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (782 to 632); teachers up 22% (40.2 to 49.2).
About Landstown Elementary
Landstown Elementary is an elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, reachable at (757) 648-2880. It has an enrollment of 632 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 27% bigger than that mark.
Landstown Elementary is among 82 schools run by Virginia Beach City Public Schools, which serves 64,731 students.
The biggest share of students at Landstown Elementary, 33%, is White. The next largest groups are 22% Black, 18% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 13% Asian. In Virginia Beach city overall, about 61% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 78%.
On staff are 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. About 41% of students at Landstown Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Virginia Beach city report 49%.
On the allk12 Grade, Landstown Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Landstown Elementary falls short of its prediction by 17.3 points. The model expects 76.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Virginia; the school's rate is 59.5%.
The school is in Virginia Beach city, where median household income comes to about $92,968, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Virginia Beach city's 89 public schools enroll about 64,731 students and include Landstown Elementary.
Landstown Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Landstown Middle, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Landstown Elementary ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 59.5% against a local average of 75.5%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 22% drop, from 806 to 632. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Landstown Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Landstown Middle0.1 mi · 1,272
- Landstown High0.4 mi · 2,152
- New Castle Elementary0.8 mi · 728
- Salem Elementary0.9 mi · 541
- Rosemont Forest Elementary1.4 mi · 497
- Rosemont Elementary1.5 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Landstown ElementaryHow large is Landstown Elementary?
Landstown Elementary enrolls approximately 632 students in grades PK-05.
Is Landstown Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Landstown Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Landstown Elementary have?
Landstown Elementary employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Landstown Elementary?
At Landstown Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 18% Hispanic, 22% Black, 13% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Landstown Elementary in?
Landstown Elementary is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
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