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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001707
Pembroke Elementary
4622 Jericho Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 · (757) 648-3320 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
424 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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
73%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% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp 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 71 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Pembroke Elementary
Pembroke Elementary's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Elementary this school | 529 | 80.2% | 70.8% |
| Norge Elementary Williamsburg | 578 | 76.6% | 76.0% |
| Madison Elementary Ruther Glen | 456 | 82.7% | 66.5% |
| Windsor Woods Elementary Virginia Beach | 487 | 73.9% | 77.6% |
| Reams Road Elementary North Chesterfield | 612 | 77.1% | 61.3% |
| O.B. Gates Elementary Chesterfield | 620 | 76.9% | 72.5% |
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 Pembroke Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #564 of 1,101 | #35 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #661 of 1,111 ▼ 110 | #39 of 54 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #561 of 1,111 ▼ 125 | #39 of 54 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #505 of 1,176 | #27 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #59 of 1,105 | #4 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #123 of 1,106 | #14 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #495 of 1,157 | #13 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #749 of 759 | #40 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
529
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 857
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 529 | 49.2 | 10.8:1 | 80% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 46.7 | 11.5:1 | 78% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 48.8 | 10.7:1 | 71% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 46 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 42.2 | 12.6:1 | 59% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 54% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 48% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 47 | 11.1:1 | 38% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 857 | 61 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pembroke Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (532 to 529); teachers up 17% (42.2 to 49.2).
About Pembroke Elementary
Pembroke Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A total of 529 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools operates 82 schools. Combined enrollment is 64,731 students.
White students are the largest group at Pembroke Elementary, with 41% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 23% Black, 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 20 points below the 61% share among Virginia Beach city residents. Pembroke Elementary has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Pembroke Elementary's 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 80%. The rate at public schools in Virginia Beach city averages 49%, lower than here.
Pembroke Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Pembroke Elementary would score about 66.3%. It scores 70.8%, 4.5 points above that figure.
Pembroke Elementary is located in Virginia Beach city, where median household income is about $92,968, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city, with a combined enrollment of about 64,731.
Bayside 6th Grade Campus is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Pembroke Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 78.7% proficiency; Pembroke Elementary posts 70.8%.
The NCES locale for Pembroke Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 525 in 2020-21 to 529 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.
Community posts for Pembroke Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
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 Pembroke Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pembroke Elementary. Pembroke Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Pembroke ElementaryPembroke, NC · 703 students
- Pembroke Elementary SchoolPembroke, KY · 597 students
- Pembroke Elementary SchoolTROY, MI · 324 students
- Pembroke Elementary SchoolPembroke, ME · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Bayside 6th Grade Campus0.1 mi · 329
- Pembroke Meadows Elementary0.7 mi · 485
- Old Donation School0.9 mi · 1,377
- Princess Anne High1.0 mi · 1,621
- Thalia Elementary1.1 mi · 590
- Luxford Elementary1.1 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Pembroke ElementaryHow many students attend Pembroke Elementary?
Pembroke Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pembroke Elementary serve?
Pembroke Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pembroke Elementary have?
Pembroke Elementary employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Pembroke Elementary?
Pembroke Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 21% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Pembroke Elementary public or private?
Pembroke Elementary 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.