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What's one thing Three Oaks Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384002475
Three Oaks Elementary
2201 Elson Green Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 · (757) 648-3960 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest 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
17.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
123 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 | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
44%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
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
85.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Three Oaks Elementary
Three Oaks Elementary's state test result (85.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Oaks Elementary this school | 706 | 17.4% | 85.3% |
| Thoroughgood Elementary Virginia Beach | 767 | 18.4% | 87.4% |
| Hickory Elementary Chesapeake | 695 | 15.7% | 87.5% |
| John B. Dey Elementary Virginia Beach | 744 | 20.8% | 89.4% |
| Great Bridge Intermediate Chesapeake | 728 | 16.1% | 88.0% |
| Grange Hall Elementary Moseley | 724 | 15.9% | 84.0% |
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 Three Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #167 of 1,101 | #12 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #177 of 1,111 ▲ 18 | #11 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #153 of 1,111 ▼ 63 | #12 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #185 of 1,176 | #5 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,029 of 1,105 | #51 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #850 of 1,106 | #52 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #1,049 of 1,157 | #52 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #581 of 759 | #28 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
706
+67 (+10%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 706 | 41.2 | 17.1:1 | 17% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 41.3 | 17.2:1 | 19% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 38.8 | 17.0:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 39 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 39.5 | 19.1:1 | 15% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 36 | 21.1:1 | 15% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | 34 | 23.1:1 | 12% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Three Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (753 to 706); teachers up 4% (39.5 to 41.2).
About Three Oaks Elementary
Three Oaks Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It enrolled 706 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students each.
A total of 82 schools make up Virginia Beach City Public Schools, with 64,731 students enrolled.
Three Oaks Elementary is 73% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. That compares with about 61% White among all Virginia Beach city residents. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 17.1 students per teacher and 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.3 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 17%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Virginia Beach city is 32 points.
The allk12 Grade for Three Oaks Elementary is B+. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Three Oaks Elementary scores 85.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 83.4%.
Among Virginia Beach city residents, the median household income is $92,968, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Three Oaks Elementary is one of 89 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Red Mill Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Three Oaks Elementary's average proficiency of 85.3% compares with 85.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Three Oaks Elementary climbed 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 639 to 706 students.
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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
Other Three Oaks Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Three Oaks Elementary. Three Oaks Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- THREE OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT MYERS, FL · 941 students
Nearby schools
- Red Mill Elementary0.8 mi · 586
- Strawbridge Elementary0.9 mi · 610
- Princess Anne Elementary1.1 mi · 654
- Princess Anne Middle1.2 mi · 1,358
- Ocean Lakes High2.2 mi · 1,834
- Corporate Landing Middle2.4 mi · 995
Frequently asked questions
About Three Oaks ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Three Oaks Elementary?
Three Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 706 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Three Oaks Elementary serve?
Three Oaks Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Three Oaks Elementary have?
Three Oaks Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Three Oaks Elementary?
At Three Oaks Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Three Oaks Elementary public or private?
Three Oaks 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.