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Which teacher or staff member at Windsor Oaks Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001726
Windsor Oaks Elementary
3800 Van Buren Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 · (757) 648-4120 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
381 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
75%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
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 →
Schools most like Windsor Oaks Elementary
Windsor Oaks Elementary's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Oaks Elementary this school | 497 | 76.7% | 66.3% |
| Forest Edge Elementary Reston | 454 | 78.4% | 70.3% |
| Birdneck Elementary Virginia Beach | 584 | 77.2% | 57.4% |
| Pembroke Elementary Virginia Beach | 529 | 80.2% | 70.8% |
| Thalia Elementary Virginia Beach | 590 | 77.6% | 72.5% |
| Luxford Elementary Virginia Beach | 476 | 78.2% | 65.1% |
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 Windsor Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #699 of 1,101 | #41 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #714 of 1,111 ▲ 53 | #44 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #526 of 1,111 ▼ 117 | #36 of 54 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #590 of 1,176 | #33 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #408 of 1,105 | #25 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #49 of 1,106 | #6 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #547 of 1,157 | #17 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #251 of 759 | #9 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
497
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 827
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 497 | 37.3 | 13.3:1 | 77% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 37.3 | 13.2:1 | 73% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 75% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 30 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 32.3 | 18.5:1 | 58% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 30 | 20.0:1 | 60% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 46% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 33% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 827 | 38 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windsor Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (597 to 497); teachers up 15% (32.3 to 37.3).
About Windsor Oaks Elementary
Windsor Oaks Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 497 students.
Windsor Oaks Elementary reports to Virginia Beach City Public Schools, which has 82 schools and 64,731 students.
Windsor Oaks Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 32%. Other reported shares: 29% Black, 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 61% White among all Virginia Beach city residents. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.3 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 77%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Virginia Beach city is 49%.
The allk12 Grade for Windsor Oaks Elementary is C+. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Windsor Oaks Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.3%, compared with a predicted 67.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Virginia Beach city, the median household income is $92,968, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Windsor Oaks Elementary, Virginia Beach city has 88 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Windsor Woods Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Windsor Oaks Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Windsor Oaks Elementary's average proficiency of 66.3% compares with 73.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment at Windsor Oaks Elementary dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 533 to 497 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Windsor Oaks Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Windsor Woods Elementary0.6 mi · 487
- Lynnhaven Elementary1.3 mi · 339
- Green Run High1.4 mi · 1,465
- Green Run Collegiate1.4 mi · 390
- Brookwood Elementary1.5 mi · 574
- Plaza Middle1.5 mi · 1,033
Frequently asked questions
About Windsor Oaks ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Windsor Oaks Elementary?
Windsor Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Windsor Oaks Elementary serve?
Windsor Oaks Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Windsor Oaks Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Windsor Oaks Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Windsor Oaks Elementary?
At Windsor Oaks Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 20% Hispanic, 29% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Windsor Oaks Elementary public or private?
Windsor 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.