Tallwood High

Tallwood High, an expansive four-year high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, one of the schools within Virginia Beach City Public Schools, educates 1,890 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 56% above the state mean of about 1,213.

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

In terms of who attends, Tallwood High lists that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 33% Black, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Tallwood High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.2%; this one delivers 82.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Virginia Beach city shows median household income runs about $92,968, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Virginia Beach city runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students), of which Tallwood High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brandon Middle, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tallwood High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tallwood High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 77.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 1,998 students in 2018 compared to 1,890 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.