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Best Elementary Schools in Virginia Beach, VA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Virginia Beach, VA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Virginia Beach, VA rankings: Elementary Schools
Virginia Beach, VA elementary schools ranked
How Virginia Beach, VA's elementary schools compare
A: 17B: 15C: 15D: 8
58% of the 55 ranked elementary schools in Virginia Beach, VA earn an A or B (17 A grades, 15 B, 15 C, 8 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 45 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (82% here, 70% nationally), and 27 exceed it. On average 76% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 50% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Pembroke Elementary (71% against 29%, C), Corporate Landing Elementary (80% against 40%, B+), Windsor Woods Elementary (80% against 43%, B+), Glenwood Elementary (84% against 50%, A-), College Park Elementary (71% against 37%, C+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 14): Virginia Beach City Public Schools (14).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Old Donation School (1,335 students, A+, #1), Glenwood Elementary (986 students, A-, #15), John B Dey Elementary (775 students, A+, #6).
Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Virginia Beach, VA that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (1)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Diamond Springs Elementary, Virginia Beach
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Virginia Beach, VA, as grouped on its schools page; the Virginia ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Virginia Beach, VA
What is the best elementary school in Virginia Beach, VA?
Old Donation School in Virginia Beach ranks first among the 55 ranked elementary schools in Virginia Beach, VA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 100% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 79%.
How are elementary schools in Virginia Beach, VA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Virginia Beach, VA have?
SchoolGrade grades 56 public elementary schools in Virginia Beach, VA; 55 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.