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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384002167
Ocean Lakes Elementary
1616 Upton Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 · (757) 648-3200 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
170 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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
55%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
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp 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 87 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 up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Ocean Lakes Elementary
Ocean Lakes Elementary's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Lakes Elementary this school | 530 | 32.1% | 81.8% |
| Seaford Elementary Seaford | 552 | 35.7% | 90.6% |
| Stone Robinson Elementary Charlottesville | 476 | 30.3% | 75.8% |
| Goochland Elementary Goochland | 509 | 28.3% | 77.8% |
| Greenfield Elementary North Chesterfield | 519 | 31.2% | 83.5% |
| New Kent Elementary New Kent | 601 | 33.4% | 77.4% |
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 Ocean Lakes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #271 of 1,101 | #17 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #213 of 1,111 ▲ 231 | #13 of 54 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #257 of 1,111 ▼ 70 | #23 of 54 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #502 of 1,176 | #26 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #819 of 1,105 | #39 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #673 of 1,106 | #43 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #922 of 1,157 | #42 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #732 of 759 | #38 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
530
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,306
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 530 | 34.7 | 15.3:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 32.7 | 17.3:1 | 34% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 36.8 | 15.5:1 | 31% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 28.7 | 18.7:1 | 26% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 25 | 21.6:1 | 25% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 23% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 731 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 16% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 1,306 | 60 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Lakes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (536 to 530); teachers up 21% (28.7 to 34.7).
About Ocean Lakes Elementary
Ocean Lakes Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, under Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Enrollment stands at 530 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Ocean Lakes Elementary is one of 82 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, which enrolls 64,731 students in total.
About 64% of the student body at Ocean Lakes Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 2% Asian. Virginia Beach city residents are about 61% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The school lists 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. A total of 170 students, or 32%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 49% for public schools in Virginia Beach city.
Ocean Lakes Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ocean Lakes Elementary's results are 2.4 points above predicted: 81.8% against 79.4%.
In Virginia Beach city, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $92,968, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 89 public schools in the county, enrolling about 64,731, Ocean Lakes Elementary among them.
About 0.9 miles separate Ocean Lakes Elementary from the closest public school, Corporate Landing Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ocean Lakes Elementary's average proficiency of 81.8% compares with 77.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 568 in 2020-21 to 530 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.3:1.
People who know Ocean Lakes Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Corporate Landing Elementary0.9 mi · 415
- Ocean Lakes High1.1 mi · 1,834
- Corporate Landing Middle1.2 mi · 995
- Birdneck Elementary1.7 mi · 584
- Seatack Elementary an Achievable Dream Academy1.9 mi · 393
- Strawbridge Elementary2.0 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Lakes ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ocean Lakes Elementary?
Ocean Lakes Elementary enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ocean Lakes Elementary serve?
Ocean Lakes Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Lakes Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean Lakes Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ocean Lakes Elementary?
Ocean Lakes Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Ocean Lakes Elementary in?
Ocean Lakes Elementary is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.