Centerville Elementary, Virginia Beach, VA: Phone & Mascot

Centerville Elementary phone & mascot

Phone: (757) 648-2200
Mascot: Dolphins
Principal: Leticia W. Swift-Newsome
Address: 2201 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

8.9 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 87.6% across all subjects — 87th percentile statewide.

8.6 · Academic progress

89% of students showed growth in reading and 93% in math — 84th percentile.

8.7 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 4.8% — better attendance than 86% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 8.8 for 2025–26, compared with 8.4 for 2024–25 — up 0.4.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

87%state 69%

Virginia Studies

86%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

87%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

88%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

91%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

87%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

86%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

87%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Centerville Elementary & its school zone

A public elementary school in Virginia Beach Public Schools, Centerville Elementary anchors its attendance zone in Virginia Beach, VA 23464. Buyers searching homes for sale near Centerville Elementary are shopping this Virginia Beach school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Virginia Beach elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 8.8/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 8.4 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 87.6%, with standout results in Grade 3 English Reading (87% vs a 68% state average) and Grade 5 Mathematics (91% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 89% of students showed growth in English reading and 93% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 4.8%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Virginia Beach school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Centerville Elementary. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Virginia Beach Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Established: 1984
Enrollment: 519 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 34.2 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384002010

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

87%

Mathematics

89%

Science

87%

History & Social Sci.

86%

Attendance

2025-2026

4.8% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Centerville Elementary

Centerville Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools division, established in 1984. It sits at 2201 Centerville Turnpike in the Kempsville/Centerville area of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and its mascot is the Dolphin.

The school serves the Centerville-area neighborhoods of southern Virginia Beach, with an attendance zone that includes Charlestowne, Charlestown Lake South, Woodbridge Point, Magnolia Run, and portions of Brigadoon and Alexandria. For 2024-2025 it enrolled 570 students and was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Centerville Elementary ↗ — NCES School ID (510384002010), total enrollment (570), enrollment by grade, grades served (PK-5), teachers FTE (34.20), student/teacher ratio (16.67), locale (City, Large), phone, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Centerville Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status (Fully Accredited SY2025-26), SOL pass rates (reading 86, math 87, science-gr5 86, history/VA Studies 86), demographics (econ. disadvantaged 31.2%, EL 6.5%, SWD 15.4%, race/ethnicity %), chronic absenteeism (4.9%), principal name, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Centerville Elementary School — official website (VBCPS) ↗ — Established 1984, mascot (Dolphins), phone (757-648-2200), attendance-zone neighborhoods, website URL2026
Wikipedia — Centerville Elementary School ↗ — Disambiguation page only; no dedicated article, no history, no photo2026

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Centerville Elementary