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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Point O' View Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
692
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001711
Point O' View Elementary
5400 Parliament Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 · (757) 648-3440 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
12.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
697 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
72%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
55.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
54.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Point O' View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #895 of 1,101 | #51 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #987 of 1,111 ▼ 52 | #53 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #945 of 1,111 ▼ 216 | #53 of 54 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #195 of 1,176 | #6 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #309 of 1,105 | #17 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #146 of 1,106 | #20 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #71 of 1,157 | #3 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #691 of 759 | #33 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
692
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 692 | 54 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 52.6 | 13.9:1 | 94% (688) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 75% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 49 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 36.7 | 19.3:1 | 59% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 34 | 22.6:1 | 52% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 47% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 58 | 12.1:1 | 42% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 45 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Point O' View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (708 to 692); teachers up 47% (36.7 to 54).
About Point O' View Elementary
Point O' View Elementary is an elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to federal school records. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 692 students. That puts enrollment 39% above the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the local district for Point O' View Elementary. It runs 82 schools with 64,731 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Point O' View Elementary is Black, with 39% of students. Next come 29% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 19% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Point O' View Elementary scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Point O' View Elementary is 12.8:1, based on 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is higher.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Point O' View Elementary outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Point O' View Elementary, the prediction is 60.7% and the result is 56.5%.
The school's county is Virginia Beach city. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $92,968 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Virginia Beach city number 89, with about 64,731 students.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Arrowhead Elementary, is the closest to Point O' View Elementary. Point O' View Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Point O' View Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 56.5% versus a 67.2% average.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 698 students in 2020-21 and 692 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.2:1 to 12.8:1.
Point O' View Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Nearby schools
- Arrowhead Elementary1.0 mi · 500
- Kempsville Elementary1.3 mi · 498
- Kempsville High1.4 mi · 2,046
- Fairfield Elementary1.6 mi · 478
- Newtown Elementary1.7 mi · 409
- Williams Elementary1.8 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Point O' View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Point O' View Elementary?
Point O' View Elementary enrolls approximately 692 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Point O' View Elementary serve?
Point O' View Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Point O' View Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Point O' View Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Point O' View Elementary?
At Point O' View Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 29% Hispanic, 39% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Point O' View Elementary public or private?
Point O' View 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.