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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the LANDSTOWN MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,272
Middle
DISTRICT 998 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384000436
Landstown Middle
2204 Recreation Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 · (757) 648-4750 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,272 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Virginia public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
500 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 420 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 420 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 432 | 34% |
Student demographics
75%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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 →
Schools most like Landstown Middle
Landstown Middle's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landstown Middle this school | 1,272 | 39.3% | 82.4% |
| Salem Middle Virginia Beach | 1,072 | 36.1% | 85.0% |
| T. Benton Gayle Middle Fredericksburg | 939 | 41.1% | 69.9% |
| Plaza Middle Virginia Beach | 1,033 | 44.6% | 83.5% |
| Independence Middle Virginia Beach | 1,193 | 47.3% | 77.4% |
| H.H. Poole Middle Stafford | 995 | 39.7% | 60.8% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #59 of 337 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #122 of 342 ▼ 43 | #8 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #70 of 342 ▼ 3 | #6 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,272 | #27 of 343 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #312 of 327 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #9 of 333 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #249 of 340 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #98 of 224 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,272
-85 (-6%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 1,538
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,272 | 74.5 | 17.1:1 | 39% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 1,265 | 74 | 17.1:1 | 41% (513) |
| 2022-23 | 1,278 | 85.5 | 14.9:1 | 41% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 1,357 | 81 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,440 | 83.8 | 17.2:1 | 34% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 1,484 | 73 | 20.3:1 | 32% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 1,498 | 84 | 17.8:1 | 27% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 1,538 | 105 | 14.7:1 | 28% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Landstown Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,440 to 1,272); teachers down 11% (83.8 to 74.5).
About Landstown Middle
Landstown Middle is a large middle school in Virginia, located in Virginia Beach. The school counted 1,272 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 70% above the average of about 750 students for middle schools in Virginia.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools operates 82 schools. Combined enrollment is 64,731 students.
White students make up 39% of enrollment at Landstown Middle, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Virginia Beach city's population at about 61%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
Landstown Middle has 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.1:1. Middle schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%. Public schools in Virginia Beach city average 49%.
Landstown Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of Virginia public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.4% for Landstown Middle. The school posts 82.4%, 5.0 points above the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau 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.
Measured in a straight line, Landstown Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Landstown Middle. The five-mile area around Landstown Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 82.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,272, down from 1,357 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Landstown Middle community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Elementary0.1 mi · 632
- Landstown High0.3 mi · 2,152
- New Castle Elementary0.8 mi · 728
- Salem Elementary1.0 mi · 541
- Rosemont Forest Elementary1.4 mi · 497
- Rosemont Elementary1.5 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Landstown MiddleHow large is Landstown Middle?
Landstown Middle enrolls approximately 1,272 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Landstown Middle serve?
Landstown Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Landstown Middle?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Landstown Middle.
What is the student diversity at Landstown Middle?
Student demographics at Landstown Middle are roughly 39% White, 14% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Landstown Middle public or private?
Landstown Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.