Kempsville Meadows Element…, Virginia Beach, VA

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,106 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

4.5 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 68.3% across all subjects — 39th percentile statewide.

3.4 · Academic progress

Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 27th percentile.

6.9 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 9.7% — better attendance than 66% of peers statewide.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2024–2025.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

65%state 69%

Virginia Studies

68%state 69%

Grade 3 Mathematics

66%state 73%

Grade 4 Mathematics

70%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

71%state 71%

Grade 3 English Reading

65%state 67%

Grade 4 English Reading

70%state 73%

Grade 5 English Reading

71%state 72%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2024–2025.

Kempsville Meadows Elementary School & its school zone

Kempsville Meadows Elementary School is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, VA 23462, part of Virginia Beach Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Kempsville Meadows 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 4.7/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 1,106 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 68.3%. Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 86% for English and 78% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the 11.7% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Virginia Beach school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Kempsville Meadows 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.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
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 (2024–2025) · 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 (regular, non-charter)
Principal: Christa Markert
Established: 1959 · this campus 2002
Mascot & colors: Lion Cub · Green, White
Enrollment: 438 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 12:1
Classroom teachers: 37.3 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384001696

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

69%

Mathematics

69%

Science

65%

History & Social Sci.

68%

Attendance

2024-2025

7.5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Kempsville Meadows Elementary School

Kempsville Meadows Elementary School is a public school in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, serving grades PK-5 at 736 Edwin Drive in the Larkspur area of the Kempsville borough of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The original school opened in 1959 with 810 students under founding principal Mrs. Josephine Charles. A new facility on the current site was dedicated on August 21, 2002, and opened to students the following September.

The school's mascot is the Lion Cub and its colors are green and white, reflecting that its students feed into Larkspur Middle School, home of the Lions. For the 2024-2025 school year the school enrolled 438 students and employed about 37 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, and it was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Contact

Phone: (757) 648-2760

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail — NCES School ID, grades served, enrollment (438), FTE teachers (37.30), student/teacher ratio (11.74), locale (City, Large), district, phone2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Kempsville Meadows Elementary — Accreditation status (Fully Accredited 2025-2026), SOL pass rates, race/ethnicity, economically disadvantaged %, English learners %, students with disabilities %, chronic absenteeism2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Kempsville Meadows Elementary School - Official Website (Our School / Administration) — Principal (Christa Markert), phone, mascot (Lion Cub), colors (green and white), founding history (1959; new facility dedicated Aug 21, 2002)2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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