Rosemont Forest Elementary

Set in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Rosemont Forest Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, one of the schools within Virginia Beach City Public Schools. It hosts 497 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools runs 82 schools in total, collectively educating 64,731 students. Rosemont Forest Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Rosemont Forest Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 15% Black, 12% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Rosemont Forest Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Virginia Beach city runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rosemont Forest Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 79.8%; this one delivers 80.8%.

In the broader community, Virginia Beach city reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,968 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Rosemont Forest Elementary is one of 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students).

Salem Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rosemont Forest Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 76.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Rosemont Forest Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 502 (now 497). The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 7% to 12% over that span.

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