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Enrollment
1,488
Middle
DISTRICT 998 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001057
Larkspur Middle
4696 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 · (757) 648-4800 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,488 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Virginia public middle schools
- B-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
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,136 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 | 511 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 487 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 490 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Larkspur Middle
Larkspur Middle's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkspur Middle this school | 1,488 | 76.3% | 71.0% |
| Elizabeth Davis Middle Chester | 1,364 | 75.3% | 72.8% |
| Potomac Shores Middle Dumfries | 1,229 | 69.7% | 70.0% |
| Manchester Middle North Chesterfield | 1,109 | 75.2% | 64.1% |
| Brandon Middle Virginia Beach | 1,053 | 67.4% | 75.3% |
| Carver Middle Chester | 970 | 74.9% | 50.1% |
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 Larkspur Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #162 of 337 | #13 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #203 of 342 ▼ 32 | #12 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #184 of 342 ▼ 25 | #13 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,488 | #6 of 343 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #313 of 327 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #16 of 333 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #144 of 340 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #189 of 224 | #12 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
1,488
-72 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 1,845
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,488 | 87 | 17.1:1 | 76% (1,136) |
| 2023-24 | 1,483 | 97 | 15.3:1 | 72% (1,073) |
| 2022-23 | 1,536 | 94.5 | 16.3:1 | 60% (923) |
| 2020-21 | 1,560 | 96 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,557 | 88 | 17.7:1 | 53% (826) |
| 2015-16 | 1,547 | 83 | 18.6:1 | 51% (788) |
| 2010-11 | 1,554 | 90 | 17.3:1 | 41% (641) |
| 2000-01 | 1,845 | 137 | 13.5:1 | 33% (611) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larkspur Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,557 to 1,488); teachers down 1% (88 to 87).
About Larkspur Middle
Larkspur Middle is a high-enrollment middle school with an address in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Total enrollment is 1,488 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Virginia enroll about 750 students on average.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (82 schools, 64,731 students) runs Larkspur Middle.
The largest group at Larkspur Middle is Black students, at 36%. After that, the student body is 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Virginia Beach city is about 19% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Larkspur Middle scores 74%.
Larkspur Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1, with 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Virginia Beach city, the school's rate is higher.
Larkspur Middle earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Virginia public middle schools.
Larkspur Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (71.0%) and its predicted rate (67.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
The school is in Virginia Beach city, where median household income comes to about $92,968, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Virginia Beach city's 89 public schools enroll about 64,731 students and include Larkspur Middle.
About 0.1 miles separate Larkspur Middle from the closest public school, Kempsville Meadows Elementary. The five-mile area around Larkspur Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Larkspur Middle ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 71.0% against a local average of 73.2%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 1,560 to 1,488.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Larkspur Middle. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Kempsville Meadows Elementary0.1 mi · 438
- Kempsville Middle0.8 mi · 727
- Providence Elementary0.8 mi · 547
- Kempsville High0.9 mi · 2,046
- Kempsville Elementary1.1 mi · 498
- Indian Lakes Elementary1.2 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Larkspur MiddleHow many students attend Larkspur Middle?
Larkspur Middle enrolls approximately 1,488 students in grades 06-08.
Is Larkspur Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Larkspur Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Larkspur Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Larkspur Middle is approximately 17.1:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Larkspur Middle?
At Larkspur Middle, the student body is approximately 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 36% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Larkspur Middle?
Larkspur Middle is overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia Beach city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.