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What's the one class at OCEAN LAKES HIGH every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,834
High
DISTRICT 1,689 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001046
Ocean Lakes High
885 Schuman Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 · (757) 648-5550 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,834 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Virginia public high schools
- ATest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
551 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 451 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 479 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 435 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 469 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%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
93.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
86.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 High
Ocean Lakes High's state test result (86.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Lakes High this school | 1,834 | 30.0% | 86.3% |
| Glen Allen High Glen Allen | 1,939 | 30.4% | 75.6% |
| Princess Anne High Virginia Beach | 1,621 | 32.3% | 82.5% |
| Mills E. Godwin High Richmond | 1,702 | 27.1% | 79.9% |
| Patriot High Nokesville | 2,020 | 24.4% | 81.6% |
| Albemarle High Charlottesville | 1,964 | 31.0% | 70.7% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #30 of 311 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #158 of 316 ▼ 47 | #11 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #52 of 316 ▼ 38 | #5 of 12 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,834 | #78 of 325 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #284 of 309 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #84 of 309 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #260 of 319 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #54 of 178 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,834
-156 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 2,451
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,834 | 106.4 | 17.2:1 | 30% (551) |
| 2023-24 | 1,814 | 115.8 | 15.7:1 | 30% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 1,855 | 122 | 15.2:1 | 29% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 1,990 | 135 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,111 | 124.8 | 16.9:1 | 28% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 2,169 | 112 | 19.4:1 | 26% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 2,421 | 127 | 19.1:1 | 18% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 2,451 | 167 | 14.7:1 | 17% (410) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Lakes High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (2,111 to 1,834); teachers down 15% (124.8 to 106.4).
About Ocean Lakes High
Ocean Lakes High is a large high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, administered by Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The latest federal count shows 1,834 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,213-student average for high schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 51% higher.
Ocean Lakes High falls under Virginia Beach City Public Schools, which has 82 schools enrolling 64,731 students.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at Ocean Lakes High. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 11% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Ocean Lakes High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Ocean Lakes High operates with 106.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Virginia average 13.9:1. About 30% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Virginia Beach city.
Ocean Lakes High is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.9% for Ocean Lakes High. The school posts 86.3%, 6.3 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Virginia Beach city this way: median household income is about $92,968, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Virginia Beach city number 89 and enroll about 64,731.
The nearest public school is Ocean Lakes Elementary, at about 1.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Ocean Lakes High ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Ocean Lakes High saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 14.7:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Ocean Lakes High may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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Nearby schools
- Ocean Lakes Elementary1.1 mi · 530
- Corporate Landing Elementary1.8 mi · 415
- Red Mill Elementary2.0 mi · 586
- Corporate Landing Middle2.0 mi · 995
- Strawbridge Elementary2.1 mi · 610
- Three Oaks Elementary2.2 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Lakes HighHow large is Ocean Lakes High?
Ocean Lakes High enrolls approximately 1,834 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ocean Lakes High serve?
Ocean Lakes High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Lakes High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean Lakes High is approximately 17.2:1 (106 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocean Lakes High?
At Ocean Lakes High, the student body is approximately 53% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocean Lakes High?
Ocean Lakes High 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.