Bayside High School, Virginia Beach, VA

At a glance

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Public
Principal: Troy A. Walton
Established: 1964
Mascot & colors: Marlins · Scarlet, Gold
Enrollment: 1,984 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 117 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384001675

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

86%

Mathematics

87%

Science

87%

History & Social Sci.

82%

99%

On-time graduation (2025 (4-year cohort))

Dropout rate

46%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

28%

Students in AP courses

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

1,189

Career & technical credentials earned

839 students earned at least one CTE credential; 192 CTE completers. 14% of students took AP exams.

Attendance

2024-2025

14% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Bayside High School

Bayside High School opened in September 1964 and is one of the older comprehensive high schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools division. It is located at 4960 Haygood Road in the Haygood area of northern Virginia Beach, serving grades 9 through 12. The school is home to the district's Health Sciences Academy, a magnet program drawing students from across the city.

The campus sits in a large-city locale in the northern section of Virginia Beach, near the Aragona, Amherst, and Cypress Point neighborhoods. Its teams compete as the Marlins in the Virginia High School League. The school's athletic rival is Princess Anne High School.

Notable alumni

Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.· NASA astronaut (Class of 1969)Derrick Gardner· Jazz trumpeter (Class of 1983)Charles Clark· Sprinter (Class of 2006)EJ Manuel· NFL quarterback, Buffalo Bills; played at Florida State (Class of 2008)Taquan Mizzell· NFL running back/wide receiver, Chicago Bears (Class of 2013)Quin Blanding· NFL safety, Carolina Panthers (Class of 2014)

Contact

Phone: 757-648-5200
Office hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Bayside High (510384001675) — NCES ID, address, enrollment total and by grade, grade span, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 (directory 2025-2026) link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Bayside High — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation and dropout rates, advanced diploma %, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, demographics, CTE credentials2024-2025 data; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Bayside High School (Virginia) — Wikipedia — Founding year, mascot, colors, notable alumni, neighborhood setting, athletic conference and rival2023-2024 enrollment cited; retrieved 2026 link ↗
Bayside High School official website (VBCPS) — Principal, phone, office hours, website URL2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (SOL/demographics/graduation); 2024-2025 enrollment with 2025-2026 directory (NCES); 2025-2026 accreditation unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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