Larkspur Middle

Located at 4696 Princess Anne Rd, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Larkspur Middle is a well-populated middle-grades school that caters to 1,488 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Virginia Beach City Public Schools. That puts it 98% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

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

On the student-mix side, Larkspur Middle reports that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Larkspur Middle has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Larkspur Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Virginia Beach city runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Larkspur Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.3%; this one delivers 71.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Virginia Beach city put median household income runs about $92,968, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Virginia Beach city runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students), of which Larkspur Middle is one.

Kempsville Meadows Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Larkspur Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Larkspur Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 1,557 students in 2018 compared to 1,488 in 2025.

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