Larkspur Middle School, Virginia Beach, VA: Phone & Mascot

Larkspur Middle School phone, mascot & school colors

Phone: (757) 648-4800
Mascot: Lions
School colors: Purple, Gold
Principal: Dr. Whitney Szoke
Address: 4696 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462

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.

5.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 70.0% across all subjects — 46th percentile statewide.

4.9 · Academic progress

78% of students showed growth in reading and 74% in math — 43th percentile.

3.4 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 15.7% — better attendance than 26% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 4.7 for 2025–26, compared with 5.3 for 2024–25 — down 0.6.

Test scores by subject

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

This school Virginia average

Geometry

95%state 82%

Algebra I

98%state 86%

Civics & Econ

72%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

68%state 66%

Grade 6 Mathematics

61%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

43%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

67%state 62%

Grade 6 English Reading

75%state 73%

Grade 7 English Reading

67%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

73%state 74%

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

Larkspur Middle School & its school zone

Larkspur Middle School serves Virginia Beach, VA 23462 students as a public middle school in Virginia Beach Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Larkspur 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 4.7/10 — 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 5.3 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 70.0%, with standout results in Geometry (95% vs an 82% state average) and Algebra I (98% vs an 86% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 78% of students showed growth in English reading and 74% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, compared with 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 Larkspur 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
Established: 1994
Enrollment: 1,356 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 17:1
Classroom teachers: 87 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384001057

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

72%

Mathematics

65%

Science

75%

History & Social Sci.

72%

Attendance

2025-2026

15.7% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Larkspur Middle School

Larkspur Middle School opened in November 1994 and serves grades 6-8 within Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Located in the Kempsville area of Virginia Beach at 4696 Princess Anne Road, it is among the largest middle schools in the city. The school was designed to implement a "school-within-a-school" model, with each grade level having its own assistant principal and school counselor. Its mascot is the Lion ("Home of the Lions"), with the motto "Something to ROAR about!"

The campus sits in a large-city locale in southeastern Virginia and enrolled roughly 1,488-1,491 students in the 2024-2025 school year. It feeds into the surrounding Kempsville-area attendance zone of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools division.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Larkspur Middle (510384001057) ↗ — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, free/reduced lunch count, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Larkspur Middle ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (percent), chronic absenteeism, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Larkspur Middle School official website - Our School ↗ — Founding history, mascot, school colors, motto, school-within-a-school model, phone2026 (current)
Larkspur Middle School official website - Administration ↗ — Principal and assistant principal names2026 (current)

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.

Larkspur Middle School