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What's one thing Shelton Park Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001716
Shelton Park Elementary
1700 Shelton Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 · (757) 648-3760 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
198 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 | 70 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
65%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
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Shelton Park Elementary
Shelton Park Elementary's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton Park Elementary this school | 416 | 47.6% | 77.5% |
| Clara Byrd Baker Elementary Williamsburg | 457 | 44.9% | 75.4% |
| J. Blaine Blayton Elementary Williamsburg | 481 | 43.9% | 72.3% |
| Green Valley Elementary Roanoke | 483 | 44.3% | 81.0% |
| West Point Elementary West Point | 409 | 48.9% | 88.5% |
| Waller Mill Elementary Williamsburg | 445 | 38.7% | 85.5% |
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 Shelton Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #380 of 1,101 | #24 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #417 of 1,111 ▲ 1 | #27 of 54 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #224 of 1,111 ▼ 14 | #18 of 54 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #775 of 1,176 | #47 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #410 of 1,105 | #26 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #407 of 1,106 | #34 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #801 of 1,157 | #30 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #713 of 759 | #35 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
416
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 416 | 31.2 | 13.3:1 | 48% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 31.2 | 14.8:1 | 48% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 45% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 32 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 52% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 23 | 20.9:1 | 57% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 57% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 44 | 11.4:1 | 61% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 32 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelton Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (423 to 416); teachers up 4% (30 to 31.2).
About Shelton Park Elementary
Among the schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is Shelton Park Elementary, a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 416 students in pre-K through 5.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools, which runs Shelton Park Elementary, has 82 schools and 64,731 students.
Roughly 54% of students at Shelton Park Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 3% Asian. Shelton Park Elementary's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Shelton Park Elementary is 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. About 48% of students, or 198, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Virginia Beach city average 49%.
The allk12 Grade for Shelton Park Elementary is B. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Shelton Park Elementary would be expected to post about 75.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.5%.
Across Virginia Beach city, the median household income is $92,968, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Virginia Beach city is home to 89 public schools and about 64,731 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Hermitage Elementary is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Shelton Park Elementary ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.5% against a local average of 75.6%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Shelton Park Elementary's enrollment climbed 8%, to 416. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.0 to 13.3 over 4 years.
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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
- Hermitage Elementary0.4 mi · 552
- Thoroughgood Elementary1.0 mi · 767
- Independence Middle1.7 mi · 1,193
- Bayside Elementary1.8 mi · 546
- Luxford Elementary1.8 mi · 476
- Bayside High2.0 mi · 1,984
Frequently asked questions
About Shelton Park ElementaryHow large is Shelton Park Elementary?
Shelton Park Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
Is Shelton Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shelton Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Shelton Park Elementary have?
Shelton Park Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Shelton Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Shelton Park Elementary are roughly 54% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Shelton Park Elementary in?
Shelton Park 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.