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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001717
Thalia Elementary
421 Thalia Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 · (757) 648-3880 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
458 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
Student demographics
72%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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →
Where Thalia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #516 of 1,101 | #30 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #611 of 1,111 | #37 of 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #594 of 1,111 | #40 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #380 of 1,176 | #15 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #395 of 1,105 | #23 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #137 of 1,106 | #18 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #654 of 759 | #31 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
590
-22 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.6:1
% White
32%
was 43%
% Hispanic
15%
was 13%
% Black
37%
was 28%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 590 | 44.6 | 13.2:1 | 78% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 73% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 37.8 | 15.7:1 | 70% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 39.3 | 15.6:1 | 52% (316) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thalia Elementary.
About Thalia Elementary
Thalia Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 590 students.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the district for Thalia Elementary. It has 82 schools and 64,731 students.
The largest group at Thalia Elementary is Black students, at 37%. After that, the student body is 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Virginia Beach city is about 19% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thalia Elementary scores 72%.
For every teacher at Thalia Elementary, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 78%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Virginia Beach city, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Thalia Elementary is +5.5 points: 72.5% actual, 67.0% predicted.
The school is in Virginia Beach city, where median household income comes to about $92,968, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Virginia Beach city's 89 public schools enroll about 64,731 students and include Thalia Elementary.
The closest school to Thalia Elementary is Princess Anne High, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Thalia Elementary at 6th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2017-18, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 612 to 590. Over that span, the White share moved 11 points, to 32%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2017-18.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Thalia Elementary. 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
- Princess Anne High0.4 mi · 1,621
- Pembroke Elementary1.1 mi · 529
- Bayside 6th Grade Campus1.2 mi · 329
- Malibu Elementary1.3 mi · 398
- Pembroke Meadows Elementary1.3 mi · 485
- Windsor Woods Elementary1.4 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Thalia ElementaryHow large is Thalia Elementary?
Thalia Elementary enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Thalia Elementary serve?
Thalia Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thalia Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thalia Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Thalia Elementary?
Student demographics at Thalia Elementary are roughly 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 37% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Thalia Elementary public or private?
Thalia 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.