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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001708
Pembroke Meadows Elementary
820 Cathedral Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 · (757) 648-3360 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- 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.
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
14.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
333 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
70%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
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Meadows Elementary
Pembroke Meadows Elementary's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Meadows Elementary this school | 485 | 68.7% | 78.9% |
| Arrowhead Elementary Virginia Beach | 500 | 68.4% | 72.3% |
| Linkhorn Park Elementary Virginia Beach | 514 | 68.5% | 80.4% |
| D.J. Montague Elementary Williamsburg | 515 | 66.6% | 75.3% |
| Corporate Landing Elementary Virginia Beach | 415 | 71.1% | 76.5% |
| Brookwood Elementary Virginia Beach | 574 | 67.9% | 66.0% |
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 Meadows Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #340 of 1,101 | #22 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #355 of 1,111 ▲ 32 | #24 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #223 of 1,111 ▲ 29 | #17 of 54 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #620 of 1,176 | #37 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #556 of 1,105 | #32 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #231 of 1,106 | #27 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #713 of 1,157 | #22 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #662 of 759 | #32 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
485
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 485 | 34.7 | 14.0:1 | 69% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 36.7 | 13.5:1 | 65% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 34.8 | 14.3:1 | 47% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 28.1 | 17.9:1 | 44% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 43% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 31% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 25% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 38 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pembroke Meadows Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (502 to 485); teachers up 24% (28.1 to 34.7).
About Pembroke Meadows Elementary
Pembroke Meadows Elementary, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 485 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools counts 64,731 students in its 82 schools, and Pembroke Meadows Elementary is one of them.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at Pembroke Meadows Elementary, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 23% Black, 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Virginia Beach city's population at about 61%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Pembroke Meadows Elementary has a ratio of 14.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Income data for the school show 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Virginia Beach city, the average is 49%.
Pembroke Meadows Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Test results at Pembroke Meadows Elementary are 9.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (78.9% actual, 69.4% predicted).
In Virginia Beach city, the median household earns about $92,968 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Virginia Beach city has 89 public schools with about 64,731 students, including Pembroke Meadows Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Old Donation School is closest at about 0.5 miles. Pembroke Meadows Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 77.5% proficiency; Pembroke Meadows Elementary posts 78.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment at Pembroke Meadows Elementary was 496 in 2020-21 and 485 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.0:1) than in 2020-21 (15.0:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Old Donation School0.5 mi · 1,377
- Pembroke Elementary0.7 mi · 529
- Bayside 6th Grade Campus0.8 mi · 329
- Luxford Elementary1.0 mi · 476
- Independence Middle1.1 mi · 1,193
- Bayside High1.3 mi · 1,984
Frequently asked questions
About Pembroke Meadows ElementaryHow large is Pembroke Meadows Elementary?
Pembroke Meadows Elementary enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pembroke Meadows Elementary serve?
Pembroke Meadows Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Pembroke Meadows Elementary have?
Pembroke Meadows Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Pembroke Meadows Elementary?
Student demographics at Pembroke Meadows Elementary are roughly 46% White, 15% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Pembroke Meadows Elementary public or private?
Pembroke Meadows 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.