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Enrollment
1,377
Middle
DISTRICT 998 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001353
Old Donation School
4633 Honeygrove Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 · (757) 648-3240 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES 02–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,377 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Virginia public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
16.0:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
197 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 2 | 130 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 277 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 20% |
Student demographics
63%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
100.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
100.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 100 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 2022-23 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
100.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 100% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 84% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Old Donation School
Old Donation School's state test result (100.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Donation School this school | 1,377 | 14.3% | 100.0% |
| Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle Haymarket | 1,436 | 16.9% | 85.1% |
| Frost Middle Fairfax | 1,272 | 15.9% | 87.7% |
| Trailside Middle Ashburn | 1,131 | 21.7% | 85.4% |
| Thoreau Middle Vienna | 1,239 | 18.8% | 85.5% |
| Belmont Ridge Middle Leesburg | 1,071 | 21.6% | 84.1% |
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 Old Donation School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #1 of 337 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #1 of 342 no change | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #1 of 342 no change | #1 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,377 | #16 of 343 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #296 of 327 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #148 of 333 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #326 of 340 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #27 of 99 | N/A |
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
1,377
+50 (+4%) vs 2020
+130% since 2000-01, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,377 | 86.2 | 16.0:1 | 14% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 1,345 | 84.2 | 16.0:1 | 15% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 1,335 | 87.3 | 15.3:1 | 12% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 1,327 | 79 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 77.5 | 15.2:1 | 9% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 1,109 | 45 | 24.6:1 | 11% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 6% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 4% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Donation School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,181 to 1,377); teachers up 11% (77.5 to 86.2).
About Old Donation School
Old Donation School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, one of the schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools. It reported 1,377 students in grades 2 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 750 students for middle schools in Virginia.
District-wide, Virginia Beach City Public Schools has 82 schools and 64,731 students.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Old Donation School. The next largest groups are 21% Asian, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Black. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Old Donation School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 86.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.0:1. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Roughly 14% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Virginia Beach city, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Old Donation School outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Old Donation School is 15.8 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Virginia.
In Virginia Beach city, home to about 456,349 people, median household income comes to about $92,968, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Old Donation School.
Among nearby public schools, Luxford Elementary is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 75.9%, lower than Old Donation School's 100.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment increased 4% over 4 years, reaching 1,377 in 2024-25.
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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
- Luxford Elementary0.5 mi · 476
- Pembroke Meadows Elementary0.5 mi · 485
- Bayside High0.9 mi · 1,984
- Bayside 6th Grade Campus0.9 mi · 329
- Pembroke Elementary0.9 mi · 529
- Independence Middle0.9 mi · 1,193
Frequently asked questions
About Old Donation SchoolHow many students attend Old Donation School?
Old Donation School enrolls approximately 1,377 students in grades 02-08.
Is Old Donation School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Old Donation School is a middle school covering grades 02-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Donation School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Old Donation School is approximately 16.0:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Old Donation School?
At Old Donation School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 21% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Old Donation School public or private?
Old Donation School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.