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If you had an hour of school board time for Red Mill Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384002168
Red Mill Elementary
1860 Sandbridge Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 · (757) 648-3560 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
86 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 | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
44%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
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
88.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Red Mill Elementary
Red Mill Elementary's state test result (88.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mill Elementary this school | 586 | 14.7% | 88.1% |
| Butts Road Intermediate Chesapeake | 579 | 12.8% | 87.5% |
| Crozet Elementary Crozet | 571 | 15.1% | 75.5% |
| Princess Anne Elementary Virginia Beach | 654 | 11.2% | 92.4% |
| Oak Street Elementary Falls Church | 587 | 11.8% | 86.3% |
| Brownsville Elementary Crozet | 530 | 13.8% | 86.3% |
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 Red Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #91 of 1,101 | #6 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #237 of 1,111 ▼ 148 | #15 of 54 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #132 of 1,111 ▼ 76 | #11 of 54 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #388 of 1,176 | #16 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,071 of 1,105 | #53 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #848 of 1,106 | #51 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #1,077 of 1,157 | #53 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #505 of 759 | #23 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
586
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,275
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 586 | 32.2 | 18.2:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 33.2 | 16.8:1 | 15% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 38.3 | 14.8:1 | 14% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 38 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 33.5 | 19.1:1 | 13% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 11% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 950 | 55 | 17.3:1 | 7% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 1,275 | 59 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (641 to 586); teachers down 4% (33.5 to 32.2).
About Red Mill Elementary
Red Mill Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 586 students.
In Virginia Beach City Public Schools, 82 schools enroll a combined 64,731 students.
White students make up a majority at Red Mill Elementary, at 73%. Next come 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. That compares with about 61% White among all Virginia Beach city residents. Red Mill Elementary's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Red Mill Elementary total 32.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.2:1. That is 4.4 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 15%. The average for public schools in Virginia Beach city is 49%.
Red Mill Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Red Mill Elementary are 4.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (88.1% actual, 84.1% predicted).
In the county around the school, Virginia Beach city, the median household income is $92,968, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city, enrolling about 64,731 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Three Oaks Elementary, is about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Red Mill Elementary places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 586, a 5% rise from 559 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.7:1 in 2020-21, and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Red Mill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Red Mill Elementary. Red Mill Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Red Mill Elementary SchoolEtters, PA · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Three Oaks Elementary0.8 mi · 706
- Strawbridge Elementary1.6 mi · 610
- Princess Anne Elementary1.8 mi · 654
- Princess Anne Middle1.9 mi · 1,358
- Ocean Lakes High2.0 mi · 1,834
- Ocean Lakes Elementary2.6 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Red Mill ElementaryHow large is Red Mill Elementary?
Red Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 586 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Red Mill Elementary serve?
Red Mill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Red Mill Elementary have?
Red Mill Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Mill Elementary?
At Red Mill Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Red Mill Elementary in?
Red Mill 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.