1
Which teacher or staff member at PRINCESS ANNE HIGH deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,621
High
DISTRICT 1,689 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384000412
Princess Anne High
4400 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 · (757) 648-5600 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,621 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Virginia public high schools
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
523 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 367 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 382 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 402 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 470 | 29% |
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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
82.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 High
Princess Anne High's state test result (82.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Anne High this school | 1,621 | 32.3% | 82.5% |
| Salem High Virginia Beach | 1,690 | 34.7% | 85.5% |
| Clover Hill High Midlothian | 1,742 | 32.4% | 77.4% |
| Ocean Lakes High Virginia Beach | 1,834 | 30.0% | 86.3% |
| Albemarle High Charlottesville | 1,964 | 31.0% | 70.7% |
| Warhill High Williamsburg | 1,277 | 32.7% | 78.9% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #64 of 311 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #43 of 316 ▲ 55 | #1 of 12 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #110 of 316 ▼ 34 | #9 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,621 | #103 of 325 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #179 of 309 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #38 of 309 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #247 of 319 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #83 of 178 | #4 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,621
-120 (-7%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 2,422
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 1,621 | 112.6 | 14.4:1 | 32% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 1,715 | 117.2 | 14.6:1 | 34% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 1,717 | 119.5 | 14.4:1 | 33% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 1,741 | 124 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,799 | 118.4 | 15.2:1 | 29% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 1,835 | 91 | 20.2:1 | 26% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 1,972 | 108 | 18.3:1 | 19% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 2,422 | 178 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princess Anne High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,799 to 1,621); teachers down 5% (118.4 to 112.6).
About Princess Anne High
Princess Anne High operates as a mid-sized high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,621 students in 2024-25. The school is 34% bigger than the average for high schools in Virginia.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools counts 64,731 students in its 82 schools, and Princess Anne High is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Princess Anne High, about 47 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 9% Asian. That is lower than the 61% White share among all Virginia Beach city residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Princess Anne High, which has 112.6. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 32%. That is 17 points below the 49% average for public schools in Virginia Beach city.
Princess Anne High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Virginia public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 82.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 79.3%.
The school is in Virginia Beach city, where median household income comes to 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. Virginia Beach city's 89 public schools enroll about 64,731 students and include Princess Anne High.
The closest school to Princess Anne High is Thalia Elementary, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Princess Anne High. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Princess Anne High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%.
The Princess Anne High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Thalia Elementary0.4 mi · 590
- Pembroke Elementary1.0 mi · 529
- Bayside 6th Grade Campus1.0 mi · 329
- Pembroke Meadows Elementary1.4 mi · 485
- Malibu Elementary1.6 mi · 398
- Windsor Woods Elementary1.6 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Princess Anne HighWhat is the total enrollment at Princess Anne High?
Princess Anne High enrolls approximately 1,621 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Princess Anne High serve?
Princess Anne High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Princess Anne High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Princess Anne High is approximately 14.4:1 (113 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Princess Anne High?
At Princess Anne High, the student body is approximately 47% White, 12% Hispanic, 20% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Princess Anne High public or private?
Princess Anne High 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.