Three Oaks Elementary

Three Oaks Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The school hosts 706 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Three Oaks Elementary sits 41% larger than that benchmark.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools comprises 82 schools with combined enrollment of 64,731 students; Three Oaks Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Three Oaks Elementary lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Three Oaks Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Virginia Beach city (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Three Oaks Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 83.4%, the actual is 85.3%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the surrounding community, 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. Three Oaks Elementary is one of 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students).

The closest other public school is Red Mill Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Three Oaks Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 85.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 753 students in 2018 compared to 706 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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