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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Luxford Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001700
Luxford Elementary
4808 Haygood Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 · (757) 648-2960 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
372 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
72%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% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp 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 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Luxford Elementary
Luxford Elementary's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxford Elementary this school | 476 | 78.2% | 65.1% |
| Windsor Oaks Elementary Virginia Beach | 497 | 76.7% | 66.3% |
| Madison Elementary Ruther Glen | 456 | 82.7% | 66.5% |
| Pembroke Elementary Virginia Beach | 529 | 80.2% | 70.8% |
| Ruby F. Carver Elementary Richmond | 509 | 88.0% | 68.3% |
| Windsor Woods Elementary Virginia Beach | 487 | 73.9% | 77.6% |
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 Luxford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #725 of 1,101 | #44 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #712 of 1,111 ▲ 54 | #42 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #560 of 1,111 ▼ 11 | #38 of 54 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #643 of 1,176 | #39 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #195 of 1,105 | #13 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #133 of 1,106 | #16 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #515 of 1,157 | #14 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #385 of 759 | #15 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
476
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 476 | 39.2 | 12.1:1 | 78% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 38.2 | 13.5:1 | 74% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 36.3 | 14.0:1 | 68% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 35.2 | 15.3:1 | 55% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 52% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 53% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 30% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 40 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luxford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (540 to 476); teachers up 11% (35.2 to 39.2).
About Luxford Elementary
Luxford Elementary serves students in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 476 students.
Luxford Elementary reports to Virginia Beach City Public Schools, which has 82 schools and 64,731 students.
About 41% of students at Luxford Elementary are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 27% Black, 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. Among all residents of Virginia Beach city, the White share is about 61%. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Luxford Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Luxford Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 78%. On average, public schools in Virginia Beach city report 49%.
On the allk12 Grade, Luxford Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Test results at Luxford Elementary are 1.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (65.1% actual, 66.8% predicted).
Virginia Beach city is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $92,968 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Luxford Elementary shares Virginia Beach city with 88 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Bayside High is about 0.5 miles from Luxford Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 65.1% is below the 77.4% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Luxford Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Luxford Elementary had a net loss of 20 students, or 4%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Luxford Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Bayside High0.5 mi · 1,984
- Old Donation School0.5 mi · 1,377
- Diamond Springs Elementary0.9 mi · 467
- Bayside Middle1.0 mi · 628
- Pembroke Meadows Elementary1.0 mi · 485
- Bayside 6th Grade Campus1.1 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Luxford ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Luxford Elementary?
Luxford Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
Is Luxford Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Luxford Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Luxford Elementary have?
Luxford Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Luxford Elementary?
At Luxford Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 12% Hispanic, 27% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Luxford Elementary?
Luxford Elementary 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.