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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001712
Princess Anne Elementary
2444 Seaboard Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 · (757) 648-3480 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Virginia public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
73 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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
46%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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 95.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
92.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Princess Anne Elementary
Princess Anne Elementary's state test result (92.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Anne Elementary this school | 654 | 11.2% | 92.4% |
| Cardinal Elementary Arlington | 682 | 6.7% | 93.8% |
| Red Mill Elementary Virginia Beach | 586 | 14.7% | 88.1% |
| Oak Street Elementary Falls Church | 587 | 11.8% | 86.3% |
| Butts Road Intermediate Chesapeake | 579 | 12.8% | 87.5% |
| Rural Point Elementary Mechanicsville | 627 | 14.5% | 87.1% |
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 Princess Anne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.4% | #27 of 1,101 | #1 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #28 of 1,111 ▼ 14 | #1 of 54 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #63 of 1,111 ▼ 24 | #4 of 54 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #256 of 1,176 | #8 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,026 of 1,105 | #50 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #826 of 1,106 | #50 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #1,106 of 1,157 | #54 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #131 of 324 | #4 of 14 |
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
654
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 654 | 38.2 | 17.1:1 | 11% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 38.6 | 16.2:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 44.3 | 15.4:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 39 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 33.2 | 17.9:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 9% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 852 | 48 | 17.8:1 | 7% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 862 | 41 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princess Anne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (595 to 654); teachers up 15% (33.2 to 38.2).
About Princess Anne Elementary
Princess Anne Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Virginia Beach. It educates 654 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
The district, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, operates 82 schools serving 64,731 students.
Princess Anne Elementary's enrollment is 72% White. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. Among people living in Virginia Beach city, the White share is about 61%. Princess Anne Elementary has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Princess Anne Elementary operates with 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Princess Anne Elementary reports 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 49% average for public schools in Virginia Beach city is 38 points higher.
allk12 grades Princess Anne Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 92.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 85.1%.
Princess Anne Elementary is located in Virginia Beach city, where median household income is about $92,968, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Princess Anne Elementary is one of 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city, which together enroll about 64,731 students.
Princess Anne Middle is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Princess Anne Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 92.4% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Princess Anne Elementary as City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 654 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 615. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Princess Anne Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Princess Anne Elementary. Princess Anne Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Princess Anne Elementary SchoolPrincess Anne, MD · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Princess Anne Middle0.2 mi · 1,358
- Three Oaks Elementary1.1 mi · 706
- Strawbridge Elementary1.3 mi · 610
- Floyd Kellam High1.7 mi · 1,842
- Red Mill Elementary1.8 mi · 586
- Christopher Farms Elementary2.2 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Princess Anne ElementaryHow many students attend Princess Anne Elementary?
Princess Anne Elementary enrolls approximately 654 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Princess Anne Elementary serve?
Princess Anne Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Princess Anne Elementary?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Princess Anne Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Princess Anne Elementary?
Student demographics at Princess Anne Elementary are roughly 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Princess Anne Elementary in?
Princess Anne Elementary is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.