Kempsville Middle School, Virginia Beach, VA: Phone & Scores

Kempsville Middle School phone & website

Phone: (757) 648-4700
Principal: Tamara D. Cornick
Address: 860 Churchill Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Official school website ↗

Score breakdown

Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

6.4 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 74.3% across all subjects — 60th percentile statewide.

5.6 · Academic progress

82% of students showed growth in reading and 74% in math — 51th percentile.

6.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 10.5% — better attendance than 60% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 6.2 for 2025–26, compared with 6.6 for 2024–25 — down 0.4.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Geometry

100%state 82%

Algebra I

98%state 86%

Civics & Econ

79%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

70%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

69%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

38%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

68%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

77%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

78%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

77%state 74%

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

Kempsville Middle School & its school zone

A public middle school in Virginia Beach Public Schools, Kempsville Middle School anchors its attendance zone in Virginia Beach, VA 23464. Buyers searching homes for sale near Kempsville Middle School are shopping this Virginia Beach school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Virginia Beach middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 6.2/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 6.6 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 74.3%, with standout results in Geometry (100% vs an 82% state average) and Algebra I (98% vs an 86% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 82% of students showed growth in English reading and 74% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, better than the 11.9% state median for middle schools.

For house hunters comparing Virginia Beach school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Kempsville Middle 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: 6-8
School type: Public
Enrollment: 840 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 47.7 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384001695

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

77%

Mathematics

69%

Science

77%

History & Social Sci.

79%

Attendance

2025-2026

10.5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Kempsville Middle School

Kempsville Middle School is a public school in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools division, serving grades 6 through 8 at 860 Churchill Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is one of the district's middle schools and, per the Virginia Department of Education, is Fully Accredited for the 2025-2026 school year.

The school sits in the Kempsville area on the western side of Virginia Beach, a largely residential district near the city's border with Chesapeake. NCES classifies the setting as a large city locale. Kempsville is one of the older named communities in the region, originally a colonial-era village before Virginia Beach's mid-20th-century suburban growth.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Kempsville Middle ↗ — NCES School ID, address, grades, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Kempsville Middle ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates (reading/math/science/history-social science), demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD percentages, chronic absenteeism, principal name, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Kempsville Middle School official website ↗ — Phone number, address, website URL2026

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.

Kempsville Middle School