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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384002169
Tallwood Elementary
2025 Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 · (757) 648-3840 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
264 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 | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
77%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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 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 down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Tallwood Elementary
Tallwood Elementary's state test result (80.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallwood Elementary this school | 601 | 43.9% | 80.5% |
| Landstown Elementary Virginia Beach | 632 | 41.5% | 59.5% |
| Gunston Elementary Lorton | 530 | 39.4% | 78.0% |
| Providence Elementary Virginia Beach | 547 | 40.6% | 79.5% |
| Indian Lakes Elementary Virginia Beach | 516 | 39.5% | 71.9% |
| Douglas MacArthur Elementary Alexandria | 680 | 42.6% | 74.4% |
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 Tallwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #297 of 1,101 | #19 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #418 of 1,111 ▼ 172 | #28 of 54 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #179 of 1,111 ▼ 22 | #15 of 54 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #360 of 1,176 | #14 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #737 of 1,105 | #34 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.0% | #15 of 1,106 | #3 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #823 of 1,157 | #32 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #321 of 324 | #13 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
601
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 843
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 601 | 40.6 | 14.8:1 | 44% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 40.1 | 13.4:1 | 48% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 46% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 38 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 32.8 | 18.3:1 | 40% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 27 | 21.2:1 | 38% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 34 | 18.2:1 | 27% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 23% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 843 | 42 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tallwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (599 to 601); teachers up 24% (32.8 to 40.6).
About Tallwood Elementary
Tallwood Elementary is an elementary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in Virginia Beach city. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 601 students. It has 20% more students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Tallwood Elementary sits within Virginia Beach City Public Schools, which has 82 schools and 64,731 students.
White students account for 33% of enrollment at Tallwood Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 26% Black, 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 9% Asian. Among people living in Virginia Beach city, the White share is about 61%. The diversity index for Tallwood Elementary is 77%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. The school reported 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Tallwood Elementary 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 70% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Tallwood Elementary would score about 76.1%. It scores 80.5%, 4.4 points above that figure.
For Virginia Beach city, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $92,968, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 89 public schools and about 64,731 students.
Centerville Elementary, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tallwood Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
A 4% gain took enrollment from 580 in 2020-21 to 601 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Tallwood Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Centerville Elementary0.9 mi · 570
- Tallwood High0.9 mi · 1,890
- Brandon Middle0.9 mi · 1,053
- Greenbrier Intermediate1.3 mi · 657
- Greenbrier Primary1.6 mi · 679
- College Park Elementary1.9 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Tallwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tallwood Elementary?
Tallwood Elementary enrolls approximately 601 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tallwood Elementary serve?
Tallwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tallwood Elementary have?
Tallwood Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tallwood Elementary?
At Tallwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 26% Black, 9% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Tallwood Elementary public or private?
Tallwood Elementary 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.