School district in Virginia, United States
Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2512 George Mason Drive
Virginia Beach
, Virginia , 23456 United States Type Public Motto Charting the Course Grades PreK–12[ 1] Superintendent Donald E. Robertson NCES District ID5103840 [ 1] Students 65,612 (2020–2021)[ 1] Teachers 4,354.66 (on an FTE basis)[ 1] Staff 4,718.75 (on an FTE basis)[ 1] Student–teacher ratio 15.07:1[ 1] Website www
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the branch of the government of the city of Virginia Beach , Virginia responsible for public K-12 education. Like all public school systems in the state, it is legally classified as a school division instead of a school district . Although Virginia school divisions perform the functions of school districts in other U.S. states , they have no taxing authority, instead relying on appropriations from their local governments.
The school system is the fourth largest in Virginia, and among the 50 largest school systems in the United States (based on student enrollment). All of the division's 80+ schools are fully accredited in the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL).[ 2]
Virginia Beach City Public Schools currently serves approximately 70,000 students, and includes 87 schools.[ 3]
The division has a fleet of nearly eight hundred school buses , which is serviced by two bus garages and is the second largest employer in the city, following Naval Air Station Oceana .
History
In 2004 the school board made plans to change the snack offerings and to establish a physical education class for 8th graders as a result of higher than desired obesity rates.[ 4]
In 2004 there were plans to make significant changes to district attendance boundaries.[ 5]
List of Schools
Elementary schools
Alanton Elementary School
Arrowhead Elementary School
Bayside Elementary School
Birdneck Elementary
Brookwood Elementary School
Centerville Elementary School
Christopher Farms Elementary School
Cooke Elementary
College Park Elementary School
Corporate Landing Elementary School
Creeds Elementary School
John B. Dey Elementary School
Diamond Springs Elementary School
Fairfield Elementary School
Glenwood Elementary
Green Run Elementary School
Hermitage Elementary School
Holland Elementary School
Indian Lakes Elementary School
Kempsville Elementary School
Kempsville Meadows Elementary School
King's Grant Elementary School
Kingston Elementary School
Landstown Elementary School
Linkhorn Park Elementary School
Luxford Elementary School
Lynnhaven Elementary School
Malibu Elementary School
New Castle Elementary School
Newtown Elementary School
North Landing Elementary School
Ocean Lakes Elementary School
Old Donation School (for students identified as gifted)Parkway Elementary School
Pembroke Elementary School
Pembroke Meadows Elementary School
Plaza Elementary School
Point O View Elementary School
Princess Anne Elementary School
Providence Elementary School
Red Mill Elementary School
Rosemont Elementary School
Rosemont Forest Elementary School
Salem Elementary School
Seatack Elementary School
Shelton Park Elementary School
Strawbridge Elementary School
Tallwood Elementary School
Thalia Elementary School
Throughgood Elementary School
Trantwood Elementary School
Three Oaks Elementary School
White Oaks Elementary School
Bettie F. Williams Elementary School
Windsor Oaks Elementary School
Windsor Woods Elementary School
Woodstock Elementary School
W. T. Cooke Elementary School
Middle schools
Bayside Middle School
Bayside 6th Grade Campus
Brandon Middle School
CEL (Center for Effective Learning)
Corporate Landing Middle School
Great Neck Middle School
Independence Middle School
Edward E. Brickell Academy at Old Donation School
Kempsville Middle School
Landstown Middle School
Larkspur Middle School
Lynnhaven Middle School
Plaza Middle School
Princess Anne Middle School
Renaissance Academy Middle
Salem Middle School
Virginia Beach Middle School
High schools
Academy programs
Many of the district's high schools feature special academy programs as well as their regular zoned classes. Rising 9th and 10th graders require acceptance into the academies in order to attend.[ 6]
Mathematics and Science Academy at Ocean Lakes High School
International Baccalaureate Academy at Princess Anne High School
Entrepreneurship and Business Academy at Kempsville High School
Legal Studies Academy at First Colonial High School
Global Studies and World Languages Academy at Tallwood High School
Governor's STEM and Technology Academy at Landstown High School
Health Sciences Academy at Bayside High School
Visual and Performing Arts Academy at Salem High School
Environmental Studies Program at the Brock Environmental Center
Kemps Landing School , 525 Kempsville Road, has been remodeled into a residential apartment building.[ 7] [ 8] Plaza Elementary School - Opened in 1961, closed in 2009[ 9]
References
^ a b c d e f
"Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for VA BEACH CITY PBLC SCHS" . National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
^ "Virginia Beach City Public Schools: Master Accreditation List" (PDF) . Virginia Beach City Public Schools. September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2009 .^ "Virginia Beach City Public Schools: About Us" . Virginia Beach City Public Schools. October 3, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2008 .^ Gruss, Mike (August 18, 2004). "Beach schools consider 8th-grade gym, healthier snacks" . The Virginian-Pilot the original on September 8, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2021 . ^ Gruss, Mike (October 12, 2004). "Beach panel begins study on redrawing school zones" . The Virginian-Pilot the original on April 28, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2021 . ^ "Academies & Advanced Programs - Virginia Beach City Public Schools" . www.vbschools.com . Retrieved April 17, 2024 .^ "Plans are underway to preserve Kempsville history" , WTKR (Oct. 17, 2013)^ "Historic 525 Kempsville Road Apartments" website^ Roth, Lauren (April 22, 2009). "Board votes to close Plaza Elementary in Va. Beach" . The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved December 26, 2023 .
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