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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 998 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001721
Virginia Beach Middle
600 25th St, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 · (757) 648-6050 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Virginia public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
421 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 243 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%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
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Virginia Beach Middle
Virginia Beach Middle's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach Middle this school | 685 | 61.5% | 76.6% |
| Berkeley Middle Williamsburg | 666 | 65.0% | 78.0% |
| Thornburg Middle Spotsylvania | 755 | 64.8% | 54.1% |
| James Blair Middle Williamsburg | 505 | 65.1% | 72.5% |
| Jackson P. Burley Middle Charlottesville | 534 | 63.1% | 65.3% |
| Northside Middle Roanoke | 648 | 71.9% | 75.8% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Virginia Beach Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #103 of 337 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #116 of 342 ▲ 23 | #7 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #110 of 342 ▲ 18 | #10 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #189 of 343 | #13 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #302 of 327 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #76 of 333 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #219 of 340 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #28 of 224 | #2 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
685
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 947
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 685 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 61% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 57% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 51% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 47 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 55.4 | 15.9:1 | 40% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 845 | 45 | 18.8:1 | 42% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 37 | 20.3:1 | 41% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 59 | 12.3:1 | 42% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 947 | 61 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virginia Beach Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (879 to 685); teachers down 24% (55.4 to 42).
About Virginia Beach Middle
As a medium-sized middle school, Virginia Beach Middle serves students in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 685 students.
In Virginia Beach City Public Schools, 82 schools enroll a combined 64,731 students.
The most common group at Virginia Beach Middle is White students, at 48%. It is also 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Virginia Beach city's residents are about 61% White, 13 points above the school's share. Virginia Beach Middle's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 42 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.3:1. That is higher than the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Eligible students account for 61% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Virginia Beach city average 49%.
Virginia Beach Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Virginia Beach Middle would score about 71.4%. It scores 76.6%, 5.3 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Virginia Beach city, the median household income is $92,968, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city, enrolling about 64,731 students in all.
Nearby, W.T. Cooke Elementary is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 74.5% on proficiency, and Virginia Beach Middle is above that at 76.6%.
Federal data place Virginia Beach Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 25 students since 2020-21, to 685. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.0 to 16.3 over 4 years.
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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
Nearby schools
- W.T. Cooke Elementary0.7 mi · 555
- Linkhorn Park Elementary2.4 mi · 514
- Seatack Elementary an Achievable Dream Academy2.7 mi · 393
- First Colonial High2.9 mi · 1,727
- Birdneck Elementary2.9 mi · 584
- Lynnhaven Middle3.0 mi · 727
Frequently asked questions
About Virginia Beach MiddleHow many students attend Virginia Beach Middle?
Virginia Beach Middle enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 06-08.
Is Virginia Beach Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Virginia Beach Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Virginia Beach Middle have?
Virginia Beach Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Virginia Beach Middle?
Student demographics at Virginia Beach Middle are roughly 48% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Virginia Beach Middle in?
Virginia Beach Middle is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
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