Hermitage Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

Hermitage Elementary School phone, mascot & school colors

Phone: (757) 648-2600
Mascot: Viking ("The Friendly Viking")
School colors: Royal Blue, Gold
Principal: Ashley C. Godfrey
Address: 1701 Pleasure House Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

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.

6.0 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 75.2% across all subjects — 56th percentile statewide.

4.8 · Academic progress

80% of students showed growth in reading and 80% in math — 43th percentile.

6.1 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 8.2% — better attendance than 57% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 5.7 for 2025–26, compared with 6.1 for 2024–25 — down 0.4.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

69%state 69%

Virginia Studies

74%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

89%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

69%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

72%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

82%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

72%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

74%state 73%

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

Hermitage Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Virginia Beach Public Schools, Hermitage Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Virginia Beach, VA 23455. Buyers searching homes for sale near Hermitage Elementary School 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 5.7/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 6.1 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 75.2%, with standout results in Grade 3 Mathematics (89% vs a 74% state average) and Grade 3 English Reading (82% vs a 68% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 80% of students showed growth in English reading and 80% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, 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 Hermitage Elementary School. 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: Regular public elementary school
Established: 1964 · this campus 2005
Enrollment: 548 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 34.8 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384001688

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

76%

Mathematics

77%

Science

69%

History & Social Sci.

74%

Attendance

2025-2026

8.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Hermitage Elementary School

Hermitage Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools division, located at 1701 Pleasure House Road in the Bayside area of Virginia Beach. The original school opened in November 1964 on 19 acres donated by the federal government. Most of the original structure was demolished in 2003, and students moved into a newly constructed building in April 2005; the school reports being the first LEED-certified elementary school in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The school serves roughly 550 students and uses the Viking as its mascot, with royal blue and gold as its school colors. It sits in a large-city locale near Pleasure House Road in the northern part of Virginia Beach, within a mixed residential setting close to the Chesapeake Bay side of the city.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Public School Detail ↗ — NCES School ID, address, phone, district, grades, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, school type, charter status2024-2025 (enrollment/staffing); 2025-2026 directory
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Hermitage Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism, principal, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Hermitage Elementary School official website ↗ — Website URL, phone, mascot (Viking), and 'Our School' history page2026
Hermitage Elementary 'Our School' page ↗ — Founding history (1964), new building (2005), mascot 'The Friendly Viking', colors Royal Blue and Gold, LEED certification2026
U.S. Dept. of Education National Blue Ribbon Schools award winners ↗ — National Blue Ribbon School recognition (award code 14va226pu)2014 (inferred from award code)

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.

Hermitage Elementary School