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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384002107
Parkway Elementary
4180 O'Hare Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 · (757) 648-3280 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
396 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
69%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
63.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Parkway Elementary
Parkway Elementary's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway Elementary this school | 465 | 85.2% | 60.3% |
| Longdale Elementary Glen Allen | 476 | 89.3% | 57.5% |
| Heritage Elementary Lynchburg | 448 | 86.2% | 49.5% |
| Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School Alexandria | 506 | 85.0% | 47.9% |
| Chamberlayne Elementary Richmond | 389 | 89.2% | 68.0% |
| Sheffield Elementary Lynchburg | 443 | 92.8% | 56.3% |
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 Parkway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #830 of 1,101 | #47 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #859 of 1,111 ▲ 3 | #48 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #802 of 1,111 ▼ 5 | #48 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #667 of 1,176 | #42 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #126 of 1,105 | #9 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #244 of 1,106 | #28 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #428 of 1,157 | #11 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #714 of 759 | #36 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
465
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 957
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 465 | 40.2 | 11.6:1 | 85% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 43.2 | 10.6:1 | 85% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 40.3 | 11.7:1 | 98% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 34.1 | 13.9:1 | 99% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 71% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 59% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 50 | 11.4:1 | 55% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 957 | 47 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (473 to 465); teachers up 18% (34.1 to 40.2).
About Parkway Elementary
Parkway Elementary serves students in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 465 students in pre-K through 5.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools has 64,731 students in 82 schools, and Parkway Elementary is one of those schools.
Parkway Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 48%. The rest of enrollment is 17% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Among all residents of Virginia Beach city, the Black share is about 19%. The chance that two students picked at random at Parkway Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Teachers at the school number 40.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Virginia Beach city, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Parkway Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Parkway Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.3% and a predicted 64.9%.
Virginia Beach city census figures show that median household income is about $92,968, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 89 public schools operate in Virginia Beach city, serving about 64,731 students.
Nearby, White Oaks Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Parkway Elementary is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Parkway Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal data show 469 students in 2020-21 and 465 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.4:1 to 11.6:1.
Discussions about Parkway Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Parkway Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Parkway Elementary. Parkway Elementary is the 10th largest of the 21.
- Parkway Elementary SchoolEvans, GA · 795 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolLeesville, LA · 675 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolLONGVIEW, TX · 674 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolMONAHANS, TX · 646 students
- Parkway ElementaryBoone, NC · 610 students
Nearby schools
- White Oaks Elementary0.4 mi · 653
- Green Run High0.8 mi · 1,465
- Green Run Collegiate0.8 mi · 390
- Rosemont Forest Elementary1.1 mi · 497
- Rosemont Elementary1.2 mi · 387
- Indian Lakes Elementary1.3 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Parkway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Parkway Elementary?
Parkway Elementary enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Parkway Elementary serve?
Parkway Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Parkway Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Parkway Elementary.
How diverse is Parkway Elementary?
Parkway Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 14% Hispanic, 48% Black, 7% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkway Elementary?
Parkway 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.